Hyde Park, South Australia

{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}

{{Infobox Australian place

| type = suburb

| name = Hyde Park

| city = Adelaide

| state = sa

| image =

| caption =

| est =

| lga = City of Unley

| postcode = 5061

| pop =

| local_map = yes

| zoom = 12

| elevation = 46

| area = 0.6

| stategov = Unley

| fedgov = Adelaide

| coordinates = {{coord|34.9569|S|138.603090|E|display=inline,title}}

| near-nw = Goodwood

| near-n = Goodwood
Unley

| near-ne = Unley

| near-e = Malvern

| near-se = Malvern

| near-s = Unley Park

| near-sw = Unley Park

| near-w = Millswood

| dist1 = 3.5

| dir1 = S

| location1 = Adelaide city centre

|footnotes=Adjoining suburbs{{cite web |title=Search result for "Hyde Park (SUB) " (SA0031673) with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities" and " Place names (gazetteer)" |url=http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/ |work=Property Location Browser |publisher=Government of South Australia |accessdate=19 June 2016 |archive-date=12 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012010923/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/ |url-status=dead }}

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Hyde Park is an affluent inner-southern suburb of Adelaide in the City of Unley.

It features King William Road, a popular shopping and dining destination in Adelaide. Considered an upper class suburb, it is home to some of Adelaide's most oldest, expensive and luxurious properties.{{Cite web|url=https://www.news.com.au/finance/real-estate/adelaide-sa/these-are-adelaides-most-expensive-suburbs-of-2017/news-story/87747d9266d77fc62c35564e5aa951d9|title=These are Adelaide's most expensive suburbs of 2017|date=25 December 2017|website=NewsComAu|accessdate=17 March 2021}} Millswood railway station and the Belair railway line are close to Hyde Park. Until the 1950s a tram line ran to Hyde Park.{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-12-01/why-was-adelaides-tram-network-ripped-up-in-the-1950s/9205768|title=Why was Adelaide's tram network ripped up in the 1950s?|date=30 November 2017|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|accessdate=17 March 2021}}

Politically, the suburb is safe for the Liberal Party of Australia; at the 2010 election, it attracted 62.33% of the primary vote.{{cite web |title=Polling Place - Hyde Park |url=http://results.aec.gov.au/15508/Website/HousePollingPlaceFirstPrefs-15508-6878.htm |author=Australian Electoral Commission |accessdate=4 June 2011}}

Hyde Park "did not derive its name, as many suppose, from the famous Hyde Park, of London, but from a gentleman named John Hyde, who came to [Australia] in 1839"{{Cite news |date=1916-02-28 |title=HYDE PARK—A BRIEF HISTORY. |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article59797930 |access-date=2024-06-22 |work=Register}}

Population

In the 2021 Census, there were 1,660 people in Hyde Park. 72.6% of people were born in Australia and 81.1% of people spoke only English at home. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 43.7%, Catholic 19.5% and Anglican 11.8%.{{Cite web |title=2021 Hyde Park (SA), Census All persons QuickStats {{!}} Australian Bureau of Statistics |url=https://abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/SAL40617 |access-date=2022-09-24 |website=abs.gov.au}}

See also

References

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Category:Suburbs of Adelaide

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