Tonsley is a southern suburb of Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia.
| Tonsley Adelaide, South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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  Tonsley | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°0′30″S 138°34′15″E / 35.00833°S 138.57083°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 743 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 2017 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5042 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Marion | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Elder | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Boothby | ||||||||||||||
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| Footnotes | [2] | ||||||||||||||
History edit
The suburb of Tonsley was created on 27 January 2017 by dividing the suburb of Clovelly Park in half. The southern part of the suburb was separated from Clovelly Park and named Tonsley at that time.[3][4]
Named after England's Tonsley Hall,[5] it includes the former vehicle assembly plant, which was often called Tonsley Park. The Chrysler Australia car plant was opened in 1964. The factory was taken over by Mitsubishi Motors Australia Limited (MMAL) in 1980 and closed in 2008.[6]
The former vehicle factory is being developed as the Tonsley Innovation District with light industry, campuses of TAFE and Flinders University as well as residential development.[5]
The suburb is served by Tonsley railway station on the Flinders railway line.
References edit
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Tonsley (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Search for Tonsley, 5042". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
- ^ "Geographical names Act 1991 - Notice to Alter the Boundaries of a Place and Assign a Name to a Place" (PDF). South Australian Government Gazette. 27 January 2017. p. 191. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
- ^ Boundary alteration of Clovelly Park to create new suburb of Tonsley (PDF) (Map). Government of South Australia. Ref: 2016/05196/01. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
- ^ a b "Adelaide's newest suburb Tonsley is born on old Mitsubishi site". The Advertiser. 6 February 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
- ^ Davis, Mark; Dowling, Josh; Norrie, Justin (5 February 2008). "Mitsubishi plant to close in March". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
