Adelaide was named after Queen Adelaide of England, (1792 to 1849). She was the wife of King William IV.
In 1836 a fleet of eight ships under John Hindmarsh, first Governor of South Australia, camped at Holdfast Bay. South Australia was officially proclaimed as a new British colony on December 28, 1836, near The Old Gum Tree in what is now the suburb of Glenelg North.
The site of the colony's capital, Adelaide, was surveyed and laid out by Colonel William Light, the first Surveyor-General of South Australia, through the design made by the architect George Strickland Kingston.
Light was also was the surveyor of Christchurch, New Zealand and the two locations are sister cities.
The community soon developed as the chief outlet for the agriculture of the lower Murray River valley.
It achieved city status in 1919.
In 2014, Adelaide had a metropolitan population of 1,304,631, making it Australia's fifth largest city behind Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth.
More than a quarter (27.5%) of Adelaide's population is aged 55 years or older, in comparison to the national average of 25.6%.
The City of Adelaide Clipper ship, which is housed at the dock in Port Adelaide is the world’s oldest clipper ship. Around 250,000 Australians can trace their ancestry back to the 889 or so passengers who arrived in Adelaide on its deck (1864-1887).
The final stage of the O-Bahn Busway in Adelaide was completed on August 20, 1989. At the time it was the world's longest and fastest guided busway with buses travelling a total of 12 km (7.5 mi) at maximum speeds of up to 100 km/h (62 mph).
Public transport is of an extremely high standard in Adelaide and you can reach any point in the city within a period of 20 minutes by car. The airport, city centre and beaches can all be accessed within 20 minutes.
In 1836 a fleet of eight ships under John Hindmarsh, first Governor of South Australia, camped at Holdfast Bay. South Australia was officially proclaimed as a new British colony on December 28, 1836, near The Old Gum Tree in what is now the suburb of Glenelg North.
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| European settlers with Aborigines, 1850 |
The site of the colony's capital, Adelaide, was surveyed and laid out by Colonel William Light, the first Surveyor-General of South Australia, through the design made by the architect George Strickland Kingston.
Light was also was the surveyor of Christchurch, New Zealand and the two locations are sister cities.
The community soon developed as the chief outlet for the agriculture of the lower Murray River valley.
It achieved city status in 1919.
In 2014, Adelaide had a metropolitan population of 1,304,631, making it Australia's fifth largest city behind Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth.
More than a quarter (27.5%) of Adelaide's population is aged 55 years or older, in comparison to the national average of 25.6%.
The City of Adelaide Clipper ship, which is housed at the dock in Port Adelaide is the world’s oldest clipper ship. Around 250,000 Australians can trace their ancestry back to the 889 or so passengers who arrived in Adelaide on its deck (1864-1887).
The final stage of the O-Bahn Busway in Adelaide was completed on August 20, 1989. At the time it was the world's longest and fastest guided busway with buses travelling a total of 12 km (7.5 mi) at maximum speeds of up to 100 km/h (62 mph).
Public transport is of an extremely high standard in Adelaide and you can reach any point in the city within a period of 20 minutes by car. The airport, city centre and beaches can all be accessed within 20 minutes.
Adelaide has been nicknamed the City of Churches. Churches boasting exquisite architectural designs abound in the city with the Holy Trinity Anglican Church being the oldest which was built in the year 1838.
Over half of the population of Adelaide identifies as Christian, with the largest denominations being Catholic (21.3%), Anglican (12.6%), Uniting Church (7.6%) and Eastern Orthodox (3.5%).
The Adelaide Festival Centre complex is the site of a biennial arts festival that begun in 1960.
The Adelaide Botanic Garden is a 51-hectare (130-acre) public garden at the north-east corner of the Adelaide city centre, in the Adelaide Park Lands, It has the largest and oldest glasshouses in the Southern hemisphere.
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Over half of the population of Adelaide identifies as Christian, with the largest denominations being Catholic (21.3%), Anglican (12.6%), Uniting Church (7.6%) and Eastern Orthodox (3.5%).
The Adelaide Festival Centre complex is the site of a biennial arts festival that begun in 1960.
The Adelaide Botanic Garden is a 51-hectare (130-acre) public garden at the north-east corner of the Adelaide city centre, in the Adelaide Park Lands, It has the largest and oldest glasshouses in the Southern hemisphere.
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