Glenalta, South Australia

Glenalta is a suburb located in the south eastern Foothills of the Mount Lofty Ranges of Adelaide, South Australia. It is adjacent to Belair National Park.

Glenalta
Adelaide, South Australia
Glenalta
Coordinates35°00′36″S 138°37′23″E
Population1,959 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density1,630/km2 (4,230/sq mi)
Postcode(s)5052
Area1.2 km2 (0.5 sq mi)
LGA(s)City of Mitcham
State electorate(s)Waite
Federal Division(s)Boothby
Suburbs around Glenalta:
Belair Belair Belair
Blackwood Glenalta Belair
Blackwood Hawthorndene Hawthorndene

In 2009, demographer Bernard Salt of the Sunday Mail judged Glenalta to be Adelaide's most liveable suburb, citing its "affordability, access and ambience".[2]

History

The name Glenalta is derived from "glen" (valley) and "alta" (high), hence meaning 'a valley near a hill'.[3] The majority of the suburb was subdivided for suburban housing in the 1950s and 1960s.[4]

Transport

The suburb is served by Glenalta railway station on the Belair line. Bus routes 195, 195F, 196 and 196F operate to and from the city from nearby Blackwood Interchange, and routes 893 and 894 operate to and from Aldgate from Blackwood Interchange.

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Glenalta (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  2. Pepper, Chris. "Glenalta the best address in town". The Advertiser. Adelaide. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  3. Manning, Geofffrey (2010). The place names of our land: a South Australian anthology. Modbury, S. Aust.: Gould Genealogy & History. ISBN 9780947284787.
  4. Glenalta, City of Mitcham


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