Taperoo /ˈtæpəruː/ is a suburb in the Australian state of South Australia, located on the Lefevre Peninsula in the west of Adelaide, about 18 kilometres (11 mi) north-west of the Adelaide city centre.
| Taperoo Adelaide, South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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  Taperoo | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°48′24″S 138°29′59″E / 34.806710°S 138.499840°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 3,250 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1945[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5017 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 18 km (11 mi) from Adelaide city centre | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Port Adelaide Enfield[2] | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Port Adelaide[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Hindmarsh[4] | ||||||||||||||
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| Footnotes | Adjoining suburbs[2] | ||||||||||||||
Description
editTaperoo is adjacent to Osborne and Largs North. It is bounded to the north by Moldavia Walk and Solvay Road, to the south by Strathfield Terrace, and in the west and east by Gulf St Vincent and the Port River respectively. Taperoo is primarily a residential suburb, with a minor harbourside presence on the eastern side of the suburb.
History
editTaperoo as a placename was in use by 1920 as a railway siding located "opposite the works of the now defunct Silicate Brick Company, between Outer Harbour and Glanville" was renamed as Taperoo.[5] The name is derived from an Aboriginal word meaning "calm".[6][2] Part of Taperoo is reported as being "formerly known as Silicate".[2] The name was "formally submitted by the City of Port Adelaide at a council meeting held on 10 May 1945" and was formally adopted in 1951 by the Nomenclature Committee. In January 2007, a portion was excluded and added to the suburb of Largs North. In August 2009, its eastern boundary was extended to the centre of the Port River.[2]
Osborneville Post Office, opened around 1922, was renamed Taperoo on 1 February 1964 and North Haven in 1989.[7]
Facilities
editThe suburb is served by Ocean View College P-12 on Gedville Road and Our Lady of the Visitation Catholic Primary School. The suburb is the location of historic Fort Largs, including the former Fort Largs Police Academy, which had been the training facility for South Australia Police. The heritage-listed Fort Largs site, together with a parcel of coastal frontage land immediately to the north and also formerly part of the Police Academy site, was placed on the market by the state government in 2014 to recoup the cost of constructing new Police Academy buildings.[8]
Further to the north, the site is bordered by a former sand quarry in the coastal foredune, officially known as White Hollow Reserve but popularly known as the "Snakepit".[9] The area contains a sandhill running circuit, established by local activist Robert Crouch,[10] with 392 metres (1,286 ft) of tracks used by sporting clubs and locals.
Roy Marten Park, the primary recreational reserve in the suburb, lies to the north of the Fort Largs Police Academy, between the "Snakepit" and Military Road. A major upgrade of the park started in 2016.[11]
Governance
editTaperoo is located within the federal division of Hindmarsh, the state electoral district of Port Adelaide and the local government area of the City of Port Adelaide Enfield.[4][3][2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Taperoo (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Search result for "Taperoo (SUB)" (Record no SA0065415) with the following layers being selected – "Suburbs and Localities"". Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Electoral district profiles – Port Adelaide (2018-2022 boundaries)". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Profile of the electoral division of Hindmarsh (SA)". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- ^ "SPRAINED ANKLE". The Journal. Vol. LV, no. 15389. South Australia. 27 November 1920. p. 20 (NIGHT EDITION). Retrieved 1 July 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "MISCELLANEOUS". The Register (Adelaide). Vol. LXXVII, no. 20, 485. South Australia. 8 July 1912. p. 8. Retrieved 1 July 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Phoenix Auctions. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ Space for up to 200 homes in Fort Largs land being released to the market at Taperoo Portside Messenger, 19 March 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ^ Suspicious minds at the snake pit. Portside Messenger, 5 March 2008
- ^ City of Port Adelaide Enfield, Minutes of the Ordinary Council Meeting held on 10 May 2022, item 12.2.3, accessed 6 May 2024
- ^ Work to start this month on $6.4 million overhaul of Roy Marten Park, Taperoo, including new dog park Portside Messenger, 6 January 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016.