Port Adelaide
Port Adelaide is a port-side region of Adelaide, approximately 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) northwest of the Adelaide CBD. It is also the namesake of the City of Port Adelaide Enfield council, a suburb, a federal and state electoral division and is the main port for the city of Adelaide. Port Adelaide played an important role in the formative decades of Adelaide and South Australia, with the port being early Adelaide's main supply and information link to the rest of the world. Its Kaurna name, although not officially adopted as a dual name, is Yartapuulti.
| Port Adelaide Yartapuulti Adelaide, South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Clockwise, from top: Port Adelaide Lighthouse and Fishermen's Wharf Market, Hart's Mill, Port River Dolphin, Alberton Oval, Birkenhead Bridge, Wool Stores | |||||||||||||||
Port Adelaide | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°50′46″S 138°30′11″E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 1,338 (SAL 2021) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1836 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5015 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 14 km (9 mi) from Adelaide CBD | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Port Adelaide Enfield | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Port Adelaide | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Hindmarsh | ||||||||||||||
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| Footnotes | Adjoining suburbs | ||||||||||||||
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