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The City Profile
The City of West Torrens is located
immediately west of the Central
Business District (CBD). It is bounded by
the River Torrens, City of Charles Sturt
to the north and Cities of Holdfast Bay,
Marion and Unley along its southern
boundary. The eastern boundary is the
western edge of the City of Adelaide
Parklands. The western boundary
includes a strip of coastal land which
abuts the Gulf of St Vincent.
The City covers an area of 36 square
kilometres. It has a population of
50,416 (Census 2001). It is envisaged
that the Census data will be updated
in later versions of the report.
For more detailed analysis of the
demographics of the City of West
Torrens, refer to The future of West
Torrens Section 30 Development Plan
Review Issues Paper.
Figure 1 shows the location map of the City.
The major land uses as a percentage
of the total land area in the City are as
follows:
• Residential - 40%
• Commercial/Industrial - 22.5%
• Adelaide Airport – 20%
• Other uses – 17.5%
‘ Overall there has been a
general trend of increasing
dwelling approvals. This
highlights the potential
for a significant increase in
housing stock through in-fill
development.’
The primary shopping centres are
located in Kurralta Park, Torrensville
and Hilton. Commercial developments
are generally located along the main
arterial roads.
The areas experiencing greatest
changes are the Adelaide Airport, the
industrial zones in particular around
Thebarton and Mile End, and in-fill
residential developments.
The West Torrens Community Profile
identifies that overall there has
been a general trend of increasing
dwelling approvals rising from 214
in 1998-99 to 291 in 2004-2005.
Approximately 64% of the City’s
housing stock is detached dwellings on
individual allotments. This highlights
the potential for a significant
increase in housing stock through
in-fill development, such as detached
dwellings being replaced by two and
sometimes three new dwellings.
Source of the above Information:
The future of West Torrens Section 30
Development Plan Review Issues Paper.
Figure 1
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Part 1 - Overview | The City Profile