Kurralta Park, South Australia


Kurralta Park is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia in the City of West Torrens. In the, Kurralta Park recorded a population of 2,574 people, 50.7% female and 49.3% male

History

Dr William Wyatt purchased an 80-acre section of land, south-west of Adelaide, which would become Kurralta Park, in 1837. Dr Wyatt made his home, "Kurralta", in Burnside. "Kurralta" is said to mean "set on a hill" in a local language.

Geography

The area is bound by Anzac Highway to the south, South Road to the east, and Barwell Avenue to the north. Brownhill Creek divides the suburb.
It is about 4 km from the CBD of Adelaide.