The City of Charles Sturt is a local government area in the western suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia, stretching to the coast.
The council was formed on 1 January 1997 as a result of the amalgamation of the City of Hindmarsh Woodville and the City of Henley and Grange. It comprises a mix of residential, industrial and commercial areas and had a population of 121,840 in 2021.
History
The first local government to be established in the area was the District Council of Hindmarsh (established in 1853), covering the north west suburbs of Adelaide south of the port and north of the Torrens. The boundaries of the Hindmarsh district council were remarkably similar to the boundaries of the City of Charles Sturt, but the intervening years from 1874 to 1997 saw several divisions and amalgamations in the original council area, leading to the current boundaries.
In 1874 the Town of Hindmarsh seceded from the original district council, the latter changing its name to District Council of Woodville a year later. The Town of Hindmarsh included the near-city communities of Hindmarsh, Bowden, Brompton, Croydon and what would become Renown Park. The District Council of Woodville ultimately came to be seated at the present-day civic centre on Woodville Road at Woodville.
As part of the District Councils Act 1887 consolidation of local government in the state, the rump of the District Council of Glanville was amalgamated into Woodville council as the Davenport ward in 1888. This closely following the creation of the Town of Semaphore which removed a significantly-populated portion of Glanville. This now meant that the Woodville council's western boundary was the coastline from the Torrens to Fort Glanville.
In December 1915, the seaside communities of Henley Beach and Grange seceded from Woodville council (along with the West Beach area of West Torrens council) to form the Municipality of Henley and Grange
The Woodville and Hindmarsh councils were reunited in 1993 as the City of Hindmarsh Woodville, and, four years later, the City of Henley and Grange was also reunited to form the present boundaries as the City of Charles Sturt.
Councillors
The current council is:
WardPartyCouncillorNotes Mayor Independent Angela EvansBeverley Labor Edgar Agius Independent Michael McEwenFindon Labor Peter Ppiros Independent George TurelliGrange Independent Rachele Tullio Independent Tom SchefflerHenley Independent Kenzie Van den Nieuwelaar Liberal Merlindie FardoneHindmarsh Independent Katriona Kinsella Labor Alice CampbellSemaphore Park Independent Stuart Ghent Independent Nicholas Le LacheurWoodville Independent Quin Tran Labor Senthil ChidambaranathanWest Woodville Independent Kelly Thomas Independent Nicole Mazeika
Suburbs
Albert Park Allenby Gardens Athol Park Beverley Bowden Brompton Cheltenham Croydon Devon Park Findon Flinders Park Fulham Gardens Grange Hendon Henley Beach Henley Beach South Hindmarsh Kidman Park Kilkenny Ovingham Pennington Renown Park Ridleyton Rosewater Royal Park Seaton Semaphore Park St Clair Tennyson Welland West Beach West Croydon West Hindmarsh West Lakes West Lakes Shore Woodville Woodville North Woodville Park Woodville South Woodville West
See also List of Adelaide parks and gardens
References
External links City of Charles Sturt website City of Charles Sturt LGA SA page City of Charles Sturt community profile