Morphettville, South Australia

Suburb of Adelaide, South Australia

34°59′20″S 138°32′20″E / 34.98889°S 138.53889°E / -34.98889; 138.53889Population3,686 (SAL 2021)^[1]Postcode(s)5043Location

9 km (6 mi) SW of Adelaide city centre
4 km (2 mi) E of Glenelg

LGA(s)City of MarionState electorate(s)Morphett Federal division(s)Boothby

Suburbs around Morphettville:
Novar Gardens, Glenelg East	Camden Park	Plympton
Glengowrie	Morphettville	Park Holme
WWarradale	Oaklands Park	Marion

Morphettville is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia in the City of Marion.

The northern part of the suburb is bounded by the Glenelg tram line, and fully occupied by the Morphettville Racecourse (horseracing track). The tram barn storage and maintenance facility is across Morphett Road from the racecourse, in the neighbouring suburb of Glengowrie opening in October 1986.^[2] The southern part of the suburb is predominantly residential, with the Sturt River flowing through from south to northwest.^[3]

Both the suburb and the racecourse were named after Sir John Morphett MLC, a prominent early settler.

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Morphettville (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ New Tram Depot Australian Transport February 1987 page 21
^ "Placename details: Morphettville". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. SA0046487. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.