The suburb of Gawler South, (postcode 5118) is located in South Australia in the northern Adelaide metropolitan area region, 43 km north of Adelaide. It is bordered by the South Para River and the suburbs of Gawler, Reid (Gawler West) and Evanston. Emblems: Hairy Nosed Wombat (faunal); Leafy Seadragon (marine); Piping Shrike (bird: unofficial); Sturts Desert Pea (floral); Opal (gemstone) Motto: United for the Common Wealth Slogan or Nickname: Festival State Other Australian states and territories Capital Adelaide Government Const. ... Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia, with a population of over 1. ... Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia, with a population of over 1. ...

History

Gawler South is a subdivision of the Gawler township. It has streets named from First to Twenty Fourth, originally named with local identities and royal connections. The suburb has attracted a railway station (see below) and tram line (now disused), racecourse, and Anglican Church during its colonial history. After Federation, suburban infill allowed the nightcart lanes installed into these now suburban blocks to stay at the location.

A railway line was built from Adelaide to Gawler in 1879, with the Gawler Railway Station being established in the Gawler South area. The railway was extended to the Barossa Valley (Angaston, South Australia). The Gawler South Station is now still a stationyard for housing trains for the TransAdelaide line to Adelaide. Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia, with a population of over 1. ... Gawler is a town in the state of South Australia. ... Gawler Central railway station is the terminus railway station on the Gawler railway line which is located in the northern Adelaide suburb of Gawler. ... Emblems: Hairy Nosed Wombat (faunal); Leafy Seadragon (marine); Piping Shrike (bird: unofficial); Sturts Desert Pea (floral); Opal (gemstone) Motto: United for the Common Wealth Slogan or Nickname: Festival State Other Australian states and territories Capital Adelaide Government Const. ...

Layout

The housing lots have been arranged in several different directions. This takes into account the stages of development around the suburb. There is a north-south grid orientation around the south-westerly section of the suburb (by the railway station). The shopping precinct along Adelaide Road provides a grid-fashion at approximately 45 degrees to the south-westerly grid. A Housing Trust subdivision was built in the post-World War Two period on the river flats, between the South Para and the Gawler Rivers.

The suburb today

A new subdivision during the 1990's was started on the foothills, adjacent to the South Para River. The shopping precinct is still very commercially viable, extending Gawler's central business district across the Adelaide Road Bridge (on the South Para River) along an almost one kilometre road length.

Governance

Gawler South is governed at the local level by the Town of Gawler. Gawler South lies in the state electoral district of Light and the federal electoral division of Wakefield. The Town of Gawler is the name of the Local Government Area containing Gawler and its suburbs north of Adelaide in South Australia. ... Light is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. ... The Division of Wakefield is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of South Australia. ...

See also

• Gawler, South Australia

Gawler is a town in the state of South Australia. ...

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