St Clair, South Australia facts for kids

Quick facts for kids St Clair South Australia
Entrance Sign on Actil Avenue
Established	2012
Postcode(s)	5011
LGA(s)	City of Charles Sturt
State electorate(s)	Cheltenham
Federal Division(s)	Hindmarsh
Suburbs around St Clair: Cheltenham Pennington Athol Park Cheltenham St Clair Woodville North Albert Park Woodville Woodville North

St Clair is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, and administered by the City of Charles Sturt. St Clair is geographically located with in the Hundred of Yatala, and was first recorded as the name for the suburb on 6 November 2012 by the Surveyor General of South Australia. The suburb is bounded by Cheltenham Parade, Torrens Road, Woodville Road and the Outer Harbor train line. The Cheltenham Park Racecourse was located here up until the late 2000s and new houses were built in the years after that.

History

The Brocas museum at 111 Woodville Road, St Clair, built in 1840 as the residence for John Newman, was formerly in the adjacent suburb of Woodville and forms an important part of the latter's heritage.

The name "St Clair" was chosen to reflect the history of the surrounding area, It was first used by Robert Richard Torrens as the name for the house he built in the area circa 1842. In 1850 the original house was demolished and a grander house also bearing the name "St Clair" was built adjacent the current Woodville road, this house survived into the mid 20th century.

In 2007 the South Australian Jockey Club signed a deal with developers AVJennings and Urban Pacific to develop the former Cheltenham Park Racecourse for housing. St Clair Village was opened on 1 May 2013 by the Premier of South Australia Jay Weatherill. The centre is home to a Coles Supermarket and 10 speciality shops. Construction work on the new St Clair station on the Outer Harbor railway line commenced in June 2013, with the station opening on 23 February 2014.

Notable People

Some notable people include: Jay Weatherill, former premier of South Australia.