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{{Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Infobox Australian place | type = suburb
| name = Burton
| name = Burton
| city = Adelaide
| city = Adelaide
| state = sa
| state = sa
| image = Adelaide locator-MJC.png
| image = Burton Springbank waters.jpg
| caption =
| lga = City of Salisbury
| lga = City of Salisbury
| dist1 = 21
| location1= Adelaide
| postcode = 5110
| postcode = 5110
| pop = <!--leave blank to draw the latest automatically from Wikidata-->
| pop = 3,414 <ref>{{cite web |url= http://www8.abs.gov.au/censusoutput/abs@CPP.nsf/DetailsPage/SSC412012001?OpenDocument&tabname=Details&prodno=SSC41201&issue=2001&num=&view=& |title =2001 Census Community Profile Series : Burton (Suburb) | publisher =[[Australian Bureau of Statistics]] |year =2001 |accessdate =2007-06-07}}</ref>
| propval = $215,000 <ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.domain.com.au/public/suburbprofile.aspx?mode=buy&suburb=Burton&postcode=5110#mapanchor |title = Burton suburb profile | publisher = Domain.com.au |year =2007 |accessdate =2007-06-08}}</ref>
| area = 9.6
| area = 9.6
| elevation=
| elevation=
| maxtemp =
| maxtemp = 22.5
| mintemp =
| mintemp = 11.1
| rainfall =
| rainfall = 438.5
| rainfall_footnotes=<ref name=WEATHER>{{cite web|url=http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_023083.shtml |title=Climate Averages for EDINBURGH RAAF|publisher=Australian Bureau of Meteorology| format=2km from Burton|accessdate=25 January 2007}}</ref>
| stategov = [[Electoral_district_of_Taylor|Taylor]]
| stategov = [[Electoral district of Ramsay|Ramsay]]
| fedgov = [[Division_of_Port_Adelaide|Port Adelaide]]
| fedgov = [[Division of Spence|Spence]]
| dist1 =
| near-nw = [[Waterloo Corner, South Australia|Waterloo Corner]]
| location1= Adelaide
| near-n = [[Waterloo Corner, South Australia|Waterloo Corner]]
| near-ne = [[Direk, South Australia|Direk]]
| near-w = [[Bolivar, South Australia|Bolivar]]
| near-e = [[Salisbury North, South Australia|Salisbury North]]
| near-sw = [[Bolivar, South Australia|Bolivar]]
| near-s = [[Paralowie, South Australia|Paralowie]]
| near-se = [[Paralowie, South Australia|Paralowie]]
}}
}}
'''Burton''' is a residential suburb approximately 21km north of the CBD of [[Adelaide]], [[South Australia]]. Burton is a multicultural community with many families coming from [[Vietnam]], [[Poland]], [[Italy]], [[Greece]], and various other countries. New estates have being developed in the Burton in the past few years, including the prestigious Springbank Waters estate. These new estates have resulted in a small shopping centre, Springbank Plaza, being constructed in the heart of Burton. The North East section of Burton consists of Kaurna Park, a large wetlands conservation.
'''Burton''' is a small residential suburb approximately 21 kilometres north of the CBD of [[Adelaide]], [[South Australia]]. It is located five&nbsp;km north-west of [[Salisbury, South Australia|Salisbury]] in the flat terrain of the [[Adelaide Plains]]. The suburb contains two wetland reserves, including Kaurna Park.

==History==
The [[Kaurna]], an [[Aboriginal Australian]] people, occupied the land of Burton and surrounding Adelaide Plains area prior to European settlement. The first Methodist chapel (also used as a schoolroom) was built in the Burton area in 1858.<ref name=SALISBURYHISTORYTOWNDISTRICT>{{cite book | first=H. John | last=Lewis | authorlink=H. John Lewis | year=1980 | title=Salisbury South Australia, A History of Town and District| pages=74}}</ref>


==School==
==School==
[[Image:Burton Primary001.jpg|right|thumb|Burton Primary School]]
Burton Primary (R-7) is a local school which opened in 1990. It educates over 400 students each year. <ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.burtonps.sa.edu.au/images/context.pdf |title =2006 School Contect Statement : Burton Primary School |year =2006 |accessdate =2007-06-07}}</ref>
Burton Primary (R-7) is a local school which opened in 1990. It educates over 400 students each year. The students mainly come from low socio-economic backgrounds. In 2006, 30+% of the student population were School Card Holders. 40% of the student population came from Non-English Speaking Backgrounds
and 15 nationalities were represented at the school. English as a Second Language (ESL) programs were given a high priority as were Maintenance of Mother Tongue (MTM). The two MTM languages offered were
[[Khmer language|Khmer]] and [[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]].

Burton Primary was selected as an Apple Distinguished School, one of only 29 schools nationally.<ref name=SCHOOLREF>{{cite web|url=http://www.burtonps.sa.edu.au/images/context.pdf |title=2006 School Contect Statement : Burton Primary School |year=2006 |accessdate=7 June 2007 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070830035105/http://burtonps.sa.edu.au/images/context.pdf |archivedate=30 August 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==Transport==
==Transport==
[[Image:Burton Suburb Map.png|right|thumb|Map of Burton]]
Public Transport in Burton is serviced by [[Adelaide Metro]]. Three main bus services pass through the streets of Burton:

* 401/402
Public Transport in Burton is serviced by [[Adelaide Metro]]. Three main bus services pass through the streets of Burton to [[Paralowie]] Shopping Centre, [[Mawson Interchange]] and [[Virginia, South Australia|Virginia]].
** Travels between [[Salisbury Interchange, South Australia | Salisbury Interchange]] and Paralowie Shopping Centre

** Travels along:
==Environment==
*** Waterloo Corner Road

*** Barton Crescent
===Wodliparri Trail at Kaurna Park===
*** Kensington Way
[[Image:Kaurna park001.jpg|right|thumb|Kaurna Park]]
*** Burton Road
Kaurna Park is an Urban wetland, which was created from degraded farming land. The park was named after the [[Kaurna people|Kaurna]], a group of [[Indigenous Australians]] who traditionally owned the local land. The Wodliparri is a river that flows into the wetlands. Wodliparri is the Kaurna name for the [[Milky Way]].<ref name=KAURNAPARK>{{cite web |url= http://cweb.salisbury.sa.gov.au/manifest/servlet/page?pg=10451&stypen=html |title= City of Salisbury – Wodliparri Trail |accessdate= 8 June 2007 |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20070830052842/http://cweb.salisbury.sa.gov.au/manifest/servlet/page?pg=10451&stypen=html |archivedate= 30 August 2007 }}</ref>
* 411/412

** Travels between Salisbury Interchange and [[Mawson Interchange, Adelaide | Mawson Interchange]]
The park site contains winding trails with a series of board walks, which leads visitors across a series of channels and through a growing array of native flora. The wetland is both a home and stopping point for a number of animals, birds and other fauna.
** Travels along:

*** Burton Road
The [[City of Salisbury]] and the Kaurna Aboriginal Community worked together to develop an Indigenous interpretive trail at the Kaurna Park wetlands site. The Kaurna Park Project was designed to build community respect for Kaurna culture and history. It is also hoped that Kaurna Park will become a focus for reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.
* 900

** Travels between Salisbury Interchange and Virginia
==Residents==
** Travels along:
[[Image:Burton Residents.gif|right|thumb|Burton Place of Birth chart]]
*** Waterloo Corner Road
According to the 2001 [[Australian Bureau of Statistics]] [[Census]], the population of Burton was 3,414 people, in an area of 9.6 square kilometres. The suburb was evenly distributed between genders with 50.44% male residents. The Census showed Burton was a multicultural community with 30.39% of residents born in the [[United Kingdom]], [[Vietnam]], [[Poland]], [[Italy]], [[Greece]], and various other countries.

In 2001 45.56% of Burton residents were of [[Christianity|Christian]] faith, primarily [[Catholic]]. 22.85% of people claimed to follow no religion, and 16.90% were [[Buddhist]]. Almost all dwellings in the suburb were Separate house with 99.36% of dwellings in this form. The suburb had an unemployment rate of 13.59%, which is greater than the state average. The [[Median]] age of residents was 27. The Median weekly individual income was $300–$399 and the median weekly household income was $700–$799.<ref name=ABSSTATS>{{Census 2001 AUS|id=SSC41201|name=Burton (State Suburb)|accessdate=30 June 2007}}</ref>

==Politics==
[[File:Ingham burton.JPG|thumb|Inghams poultry factory in Burton]]
{| style="margin: 0 0 0.5em 1em;"
|-----
|
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="3" | [[2006 South Australian state election|2006 state election]]<ref name="StateElection">"State Election 2006 – Polling Booth Results (Burton, Taylor)(2 October 2008)</ref>
|-
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
| [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] || bgcolor="FFFF99" | 72.8%
|-
| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp;
| [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]]
| bgcolor="FFFF99" | 14.7%
|-
| {{Australian party style|Family First}}|&nbsp;
| [[Family First Party|Family First]] || bgcolor="FFFF99" | 7.6%
|-
| {{Australian party style|Greens}}|&nbsp;
| [[SA Greens|Greens]] || bgcolor="FFFF99" | 2.8%
|-
| {{Australian party style|Democrats}}|&nbsp;
| [[Australian Democrats|Democrats]] || bgcolor="FFFF99" | 2.1%
|}
|
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan ="3" | [[2007 Australian federal election|2007 federal election]]<ref name="FederalElection">"Federal Election 2007 – Polling Booth Results (Burton, Port Adelaide)" (2 October 2008).</ref>
|-
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
| Labor || bgcolor="FFFF99" | 59.8%
|-
| {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp;
| Liberal || bgcolor="FFFF99" | 19.8%
|-
| {{Australian party style|Family First}}|&nbsp;
| Family First || bgcolor="FFFF99" | 9.3%
|-
| {{Australian party style|Greens}}|&nbsp;
| [[Australian Greens|Greens]] || bgcolor="FFFF99" | 5.2%
|-
| {{Australian party style|Democrats}}|&nbsp;
| Democrats || bgcolor="FFFF99" | 1.7%
|}
|}


==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of Adelaide suburbs]]
* [[List of Adelaide suburbs]]


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
<references />


==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category}}
[http://www.springbankwaters.com.au/ Springbank Waters housing estate]
*[http://www.burtonps.sa.edu.au/ Burton Primary School]
*[http://www.salisbury.sa.gov.au/ City of Salisbury website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070520201145/http://www.springbankwaters.com.au/ Springbank Waters housing estate]


{{Coord|-34.740|138.605|format=dms|type:city_region:AU-SA|display=title}}
[http://www.burtonps.sa.edu.au/ Burton Primary School]
{{City of Salisbury suburbs}}


[[Category:Suburbs of Adelaide]]
[[Category:Suburbs of Adelaide]]
{{City of Salisbury suburbs}}

Latest revision as of 02:01, 17 February 2024

Burton
Adelaide, South Australia
Population6,519 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)5110
Area9.6 km2 (3.7 sq mi)
Location21 km (13 mi) from Adelaide
LGA(s)City of Salisbury
State electorate(s)Ramsay
Federal division(s)Spence
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall[2]
22.5 °C
73 °F		 11.1 °C
52 °F		 438.5 mm
17.3 in
Suburbs around Burton:
Waterloo Corner Waterloo Corner Direk
Bolivar Burton Salisbury North
Bolivar Paralowie Paralowie

Burton is a small residential suburb approximately 21 kilometres north of the CBD of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located five km north-west of Salisbury in the flat terrain of the Adelaide Plains. The suburb contains two wetland reserves, including Kaurna Park.

History

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The Kaurna, an Aboriginal Australian people, occupied the land of Burton and surrounding Adelaide Plains area prior to European settlement. The first Methodist chapel (also used as a schoolroom) was built in the Burton area in 1858.[3]

School

[edit]
Burton Primary School

Burton Primary (R-7) is a local school which opened in 1990. It educates over 400 students each year. The students mainly come from low socio-economic backgrounds. In 2006, 30+% of the student population were School Card Holders. 40% of the student population came from Non-English Speaking Backgrounds and 15 nationalities were represented at the school. English as a Second Language (ESL) programs were given a high priority as were Maintenance of Mother Tongue (MTM). The two MTM languages offered were Khmer and Vietnamese.

Burton Primary was selected as an Apple Distinguished School, one of only 29 schools nationally.[4]

Transport

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Map of Burton

Public Transport in Burton is serviced by Adelaide Metro. Three main bus services pass through the streets of Burton to Paralowie Shopping Centre, Mawson Interchange and Virginia.

Environment

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Wodliparri Trail at Kaurna Park

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Kaurna Park

Kaurna Park is an Urban wetland, which was created from degraded farming land. The park was named after the Kaurna, a group of Indigenous Australians who traditionally owned the local land. The Wodliparri is a river that flows into the wetlands. Wodliparri is the Kaurna name for the Milky Way.[5]

The park site contains winding trails with a series of board walks, which leads visitors across a series of channels and through a growing array of native flora. The wetland is both a home and stopping point for a number of animals, birds and other fauna.

The City of Salisbury and the Kaurna Aboriginal Community worked together to develop an Indigenous interpretive trail at the Kaurna Park wetlands site. The Kaurna Park Project was designed to build community respect for Kaurna culture and history. It is also hoped that Kaurna Park will become a focus for reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.

Residents

[edit]
Burton Place of Birth chart

According to the 2001 Australian Bureau of Statistics Census, the population of Burton was 3,414 people, in an area of 9.6 square kilometres. The suburb was evenly distributed between genders with 50.44% male residents. The Census showed Burton was a multicultural community with 30.39% of residents born in the United Kingdom, Vietnam, Poland, Italy, Greece, and various other countries.

In 2001 45.56% of Burton residents were of Christian faith, primarily Catholic. 22.85% of people claimed to follow no religion, and 16.90% were Buddhist. Almost all dwellings in the suburb were Separate house with 99.36% of dwellings in this form. The suburb had an unemployment rate of 13.59%, which is greater than the state average. The Median age of residents was 27. The Median weekly individual income was $300–$399 and the median weekly household income was $700–$799.[6]

Politics

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Inghams poultry factory in Burton
2006 state election[7]
  Labor 72.8%
  Liberal 14.7%
  Family First 7.6%
  Greens 2.8%
  Democrats 2.1%
2007 federal election[8]
  Labor 59.8%
  Liberal 19.8%
  Family First 9.3%
  Greens 5.2%
  Democrats 1.7%

See also

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Burton (SA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Climate Averages for EDINBURGH RAAF" (2km from Burton). Australian Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 25 January 2007.
  3. ^ Lewis, H. John (1980). Salisbury South Australia, A History of Town and District. p. 74.
  4. ^ "2006 School Contect Statement : Burton Primary School" (PDF). 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2007. Retrieved 7 June 2007.
  5. ^ "City of Salisbury – Wodliparri Trail". Archived from the original on 30 August 2007. Retrieved 8 June 2007.
  6. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (19 November 2002). "2001 Community Profiles: Burton (State Suburb)". 2001 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 30 June 2007. Edit this at Wikidata
  7. ^ "State Election 2006 – Polling Booth Results (Burton, Taylor)(2 October 2008)
  8. ^ "Federal Election 2007 – Polling Booth Results (Burton, Port Adelaide)" (2 October 2008).
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