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Woodville is a suburb of Adelaide
Adelaide

Adelaide is the List of Australian capital cities and most populous city of the Australian States and territories of Australia of South Australia, and is the fifth-largest city in Australia, with a population of more than 1.1 million....
, situated about 8 kilometres northwest of the Central Business District
Central business district

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 of Adelaide
Adelaide

Adelaide is the List of Australian capital cities and most populous city of the Australian States and territories of Australia of South Australia, and is the fifth-largest city in Australia, with a population of more than 1.1 million....
. It lies within the City of Charles Sturt
City of Charles Sturt

The City of Charles Sturt is a Local Government Areas in Australia in the western suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia, stretching to the coast....
. The postcode of Woodville is 5011. Woodville is bound by Cheltenham Parade to the west, Torrens Road to the north, Port Road to the south and Woodville Road to the east.

Woodville was one of the first areas to be settled by European migrants in the mid-19th century, many establishing dairy farms in the vicinity.






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Woodville is a suburb of Adelaide
Adelaide

Adelaide is the List of Australian capital cities and most populous city of the Australian States and territories of Australia of South Australia, and is the fifth-largest city in Australia, with a population of more than 1.1 million....
, situated about 8 kilometres northwest of the Central Business District
Central business district

A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In Australia, China , Republic of Ireland, Kenya, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore and South Africa, the phrase is commonly used, and is often colloquially abbreviated to "CBD"....
 of Adelaide
Adelaide

Adelaide is the List of Australian capital cities and most populous city of the Australian States and territories of Australia of South Australia, and is the fifth-largest city in Australia, with a population of more than 1.1 million....
. It lies within the City of Charles Sturt
City of Charles Sturt

The City of Charles Sturt is a Local Government Areas in Australia in the western suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia, stretching to the coast....
. The postcode of Woodville is 5011. Woodville is bound by Cheltenham Parade to the west, Torrens Road to the north, Port Road to the south and Woodville Road to the east.

Woodville was one of the first areas to be settled by European migrants in the mid-19th century, many establishing dairy farms in the vicinity. By 1853 Woodville consisted of 24 houses, a forge and a wheelwright’s shop. It has many fine examples of colonial and federation architecture and was considered to be a genteel area. Many European migrants settled in Woodville and the surrounds after World War II
World War II

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. It was a busy local centre in the 1950s and 60's when General Motors Holden had a car manufacturing plant in the nearby suburb of Cheltenham
Cheltenham, South Australia

The suburb of Cheltenham is located to the north-west of the city of Adelaide, South Australia. Its surrounding suburbs are Woodville, South Australia to the east, Albert Park, South Australia and Hendon, South Australia to the south, Royal Park, South Australia and Queenstown, South Australia to the west, and Pennington, South Australia to t...
 and because of its proximity to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital is a 340 bed acute tertiary referral hospital in the western suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia....
 in Woodville South. Woodville Road was the hub of local activity with numerous commercial businesses. During the 1980s and 1990s, Woodville and its surrounds became home to many Vietnamese
Vietnamese people

The Vietnamese people are an ethnic group originating from what is now northern Vietnam and southern People's Republic of China. They are the majority ethnic group of Vietnam, comprising 86% of the population as of the 1999 census, and are officially known as Kinh to distinguish them from other List of ethnic groups in Vietnam....
 refugees from the Vietnam War
Vietnam War

The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina Wars, the Vietnam Conflict, or often in Vietnam the American War occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia from 1959 to April 30, 1975....
. Decline set in in the 1980s upon the closure of the Cheltenham plant of General Motors Holden. Woodville became a depressed suburb, particularly during the 1990s. Since then, Woodville is undergoing a revival and many are now seeking residence in Woodville because of its architecture. Woodville Road, although not as a lively as it once was, is starting to develop a personality again. Woodville's inhabitants are still highly multicultural.

It was previously the home of the SANFL (South Australian National Football League - Australian Rules Football) team of the Woodville Football Club
Woodville Football Club

Woodville Football Club was an Australian rules football club that competed in the South Australian National Football League from 1964 to 1990, when it merged with the West Torrens Football Club to form the Woodville-West Torrens Eagles....
. Woodville merged with the West Torrens Football Club
West Torrens Football Club

West Torrens Football Club was an Australian rules football club that competed in the South Australian National Football League from 1897 to 1990 when it merged with neighbouring Woodville Football Club to form the Woodville-West Torrens Eagles....
 to form the Woodville-West Torrens Eagles in 1991.

Suburbs adjacent to Woodville: Woodville Gardens
Woodville Gardens, South Australia

Woodville Gardens is a north-western suburb of Adelaide 10km from the Central Business District, in the state of South Australia, Australia and falls under the City of Port Adelaide Enfield....
, Woodville Park, Woodville West
Woodville West, South Australia

Woodville West is a suburb of Adelaide, in the City of Charles Sturt.References...
.

The local zone high school is Woodville High School
Woodville High School (Australia)

Woodville High School, is a secondary school in Woodville, South Australia, a north western suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It was opened at its current site in 1915, open to all ethnicities....
.

In 2005, the Woodville Warriors won the ABL (Australian Basketball League) championship, which is South Australia's state league. This was their first championship since 2000.

Further reading


  • Hardy, M. (Comp., 1960): History of Woodville, South Australia, Vol. I: 1837 - 1874, Vol. II: 1875-1960 Corporation of the City of Woodville
  • Marsden, S. (1977): A History of Woodville, Corporation of the City of Woodville
  • Geyer, M. & Donovan, P. (1996): From Parklands to Sea Coast, City of Hindmarsh & Woodville


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