Coromandel Valley, South Australia

Coromandel Valley is a semirural south-eastern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It straddles the City of Mitcham and the City of Onkaparinga council areas, with the Sturt River[4] being the boundary between the two council areas.

Coromandel Valley
Adelaide, South Australia
Coromandel Valley is located in South Australia
Coromandel Valley
Coromandel Valley
Coordinates35°02′42″S 138°37′26″E
Population4,380 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)5051
Location16.5 km (10 mi) from Adelaide
LGA(s)
RegionSouthern Adelaide[2]
CountyAdelaide[3]
State electorate(s)Waite
Federal division(s)Mayo
Suburbs around Coromandel Valley:
Craigburn Farm Blackwood Hawthorndene
Craigburn Farm; Flagstaff Hill Coromandel Valley Coromandel East
Flagstaff Hill Aberfoyle Park Cherry Gardens; Chandlers Hill

History

Coromandel Valley, and its neighbouring suburb, Coromandel East, gain their name from a ship, the Coromandel, which arrived in Holdfast Bay from London in 1837 with 156 English settlers. The ship was in turn named after the Coromandel Coast in India. After the ship reached the shore, on 17 January 1837 some of its sailors deserted, intending to remain behind in South Australia, and took refuge in the hills in the Coromandel Valley region. Appearing after the ship had sailed, they were never prosecuted, owing to the lack of a suitable official.[5]

The Coromandel Valley Primary School, established in 1877, is one of the oldest in South Australia. Adjacent to the school is the original St John's Anglican Church, built with local stone. The parish at various times in the last century included the rural areas from Meadows in the South to Belair in the north.[6] An important business in the early days was Alex Murray & Son's jam and biscuit factory, which closed around 1902.

The (now closed) Coromandel Valley Post Office first opened on 10 July 1850,[7] for a time designated "West Sturt".[8]

Parks and recreation
  • Frank Smith Park, a reserve of approximately 12 hectares including a wetland[9]
  • Sturt River Linear Park
  • Weymouth Recreation Ground

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Coromandel Valley (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. "Southern Adelaide SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  3. "Search result for "County of Adelaide, CNTY" with the following data sets selected – "Counties" and "Local Government Areas"". Property Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  4. "City of Mitcham: Community Profile". Archived from the original on 31 October 2005. Retrieved 13 October 2007.
  5. Lister, Katrina (3 February 2022). "Coromandel 185 celebrations". The Adelaide East Herald. p. 4.
  6. "Coromandel Valley, South Australian History". Flinders Ranges Research.
  7. Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  8. "Coromandel Valley". The Express and Telegraph. Vol. LI, no. 15, 118. South Australia. 12 January 1914. p. 3. Retrieved 12 April 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. Frank Smith Park Archived 3 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine page at City of Onkaparinga


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