Underdale is a western suburb of South Australia's capital city Adelaide on Kaurna land. It sits between Henley Beach Road and the River Torrens. It is largely residential with a very small industrial section on the eastern side of Holbrook's Road near the river.

A residential street in Underdale

Underdale High School sits within the suburb; its alumni include cricket player David Hookes[2] and Australian soccer player Tony Vidmar.

Australian Bureau of Statistics data from May 2021 identified Adelaide's western suburbs as having the lowest unemployment rate in South Australia.[3]

St Marks Lutheran Church is in Underdale.

Wall art in the Underdale industrial area

History

Underdale Post Office first opened on 1 January 1867 and closed around 1874. It was reopened in 1937 and closed in 1993.[4]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Underdale (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Hooksey. NSW: ABC Books. 1993. p. 11.
  3. ^ "Adelaide's West Leads Employment Surge". InDaily. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  4. ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 26 May 2011.

See also

34°55′S 138°33′E / 34.917°S 138.550°E / -34.917; 138.550

Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underdale,_South_Australia
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