West Croydon, South Australia
- West Croydon, South Australia
Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = West Croydon
city = Adelaide
state = sa
caption = Croydon High school, West Croydon
lga = City of Charles Sturt
postcode = 5008
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fedgov = Port Adelaide
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location1= Adelaide
West Croydon is a suburb in the north-west of Adelaide, South Australia.
West Croydon has a population of 3881, ABS Census 2006, and is located 5km west of the Central Business District of Adelaide. The population has changed greatly over the past 15 years as older residents move away and younger residents move in. The main industry is Glass Manufacturing with ACI being one of the largest plants of its type in the Southern Hemisphere.
Croydon High School closed at the end of 2006 due to falling enrolments. The site is currently occupied by the School of Languages and the Adelaide Secondary School of English. The Islamic College of South Australia is also located in West Croydon
The Suburb is within the Federal seat of Port Adelaide and the City of Charles Sturt. Until the early 1920s the Suburb was a farming area with infill occurring up until the 1970s.
External links
* [http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/ProductSelect?newproducttype=QuickStats&btnSelectProduct=View+QuickStats+%3E&collection=census&period=2006&areacode=SSC42826&geography=&method=&productlabel=&producttype=&topic=&navmapdisplayed=true&javascript=true&breadcrumb=LP&topholder=0&leftholder=0¤taction=201&action=401&textversion=true#Income] ABS Census 2006
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