Highbury, South Australia
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Highbury Location in greater metropolitan Adelaide | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 34°51′14″S 138°41′49″E / 34.854°S 138.697°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | South Australia | ||||||||||||
| City | Adelaide | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1857 | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 6,956 (SAL 2021)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 5089 | ||||||||||||
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Highbury is a suburb of Adelaide South Australia in the City of Tea Tree Gully in the Adelaide foothills. It is eastwardly adjacent to the suburbs of Hope Valley and Dernancourt. The River Torrens forms southern border of the suburb, with the suburbs of Paradise and Athelstone lying adjacent across the river. The eastern end of the suburb lies in the Adelaide Hills Face Zone.
History
From 1858 to 1930, Highbury was a part of and locally governed by the District Council of Highercombe which also included Hope Valley, Houghton and part of Inglewood.[3]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Highbury (SA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Highbury (SA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "HOUGHTON AND THE HILLS". The Chronicle. Vol. LIV, no. 2, 761. South Australia. 22 July 1911. p. 44. Retrieved 30 March 2016 – via National Library of Australia.