City of Adelaide
Coordinates: 34°56′S 138°36′E / 34.933°S 138.600°E
The City of Adelaide, also called the Corporation of the City of Adelaide and Adelaide City Council, is a local government area. It is in greater Adelaide, South Australia. It includes the Adelaide city centre, North Adelaide, and the Adelaide Park Lands.
| City of Adelaide South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 Location of Adelaide within the Adelaide metropolitan area | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 25,026 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,607.3/km2 (4,163/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1840 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 15.57 km2 (6.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Lord Mayor | Jane Lomax-Smith | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Adelaide city centre | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Metropolitan Adelaide | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Electoral district of Adelaide | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Division of Adelaide | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | City of Adelaide | ||||||||||||||
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The City of Adelaide was established in 1840. It was the first municipal authority in Australia. In 1840, Adelaide's (and Australia's) first mayor, James Hurtle Fisher, was elected. After 1919, the City of Adelaide has had a Lord Mayor. As of 2023, the Lord mayor is Jane Lomax-Smith.
Notable residents
- William Bragg – Nobel Laureate of Physics[2]
- Robin Warren – [3]
- Paul McDermott – Host of Good News Week
City Of Adelaide Media
Adelaide city centre, North Adelaide and the Park Lands
City of Adelaide Population 1840-2010
Jubilee 150 Walkway - City of Adelaide coat of arms
Flag of the City of Adelaide
References
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics. Adelaide (C). 2021 Census QuickStats (28 June 2022). Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ↑ The Nobel Prize in Physics 1915: William Bragg, Lawrence Bragg. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
- ↑ The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2005: Barry J. Marshall, J. Robin Warren. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
- McDougall & Vines (2006) The City of Adelaide - A Thematic History, www.adelaidecitycouncil.com. (PDF, 780Kb, 156 pages)
- Peter Morton (1996) After Light: A History of the City of Adelaide and its Council, 1878–1928
Further reading
- Ball, Corinne. Adelaide City Council. Adelaide. Retrieved 2025-04-19.
- Elton, Jude. Light's Plan of Adelaide, 1840. Adelaidia (10 December 2013)History Trust of South Australia.[dead link]
- Adelaide, City of. Town Acre Reference Map – Map of the City of Adelaide. data.sa.gov.au (5 June 2014). Retrieved 19 April 2025. PDF Archived 15 January 2021 at the Wayback Machine
- Williamson, Brett (2 Nov 2015). Adelaide City Council: Australia's first ever council celebrates an unusual 175th anniversary. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-30/adelaide-city-council-celebrates-an-unusual-175th-anniversary/6899116.