Bellevue Heights is a suburb in the City of Mitcham local government area. It was originally the rural property of "Windsor Farm" and later "Sturtbrae" when owned by the family of W. G. Mills, and was named after Bellevue in Sydney by the developer Murray Hill.[5]
| Bellevue Heights Adelaide, South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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  Bellevue Heights | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°01′53″S 138°34′59″E / 35.031274°S 138.583123°E[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 2,712 (SAL 2021)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5050 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 11 km (7 mi) from Adelaide city centre (straight line) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Mitcham[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Southern Adelaide[1] | ||||||||||||||
| County | Adelaide[1] | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Davenport[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Boothby[4] | ||||||||||||||
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| Footnotes | Adjoining localities[1] | ||||||||||||||
The southern part of the suburb includes the northern part of the Sturt Gorge Recreation Park.[1]
Bellevue Heights is in the Adelaide foothills. Residents usually have great views of either the city or the Sturt Gorge from their house.[citation needed]
History
editBellevue Heights Post Office opened on 1 September 1960 and closed in 1984.[6]
Amenities
edit- Bellevue Heights Primary School
- Nursing Homes
- Sturt Gorge Recreation Park
- Manson Oval Sporting Facility
- Bellevue Heights Tennis Club
- ClearVision Church
Governance
editBellevue Heights is located within the federal division of Boothby, the state electoral district of Davenport and the local government area of City of Mitcham.[4][3][1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g "Search results for 'Bellevue Heights, SUB' with the following datasets being selected – 'NPW and Conservation Properties', 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Counties', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions', 'Gazetteer' and 'Roads'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bellevue Heights (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b "District of Davenport". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Federal electoral division of Boothby". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ "Bellevue Heights". Retrieved 26 April 2012.
- ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
