| 词条 | Willaston, South Australia |
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| type = suburb | name = Willaston | city = Adelaide | state = sa | image = | caption = | pop = 3,209 | pop_year = {{CensusAU|2006}} | pop_footnotes = [1] | est = | postcode = 5118 | area = | dist1 = 39 | dir1 = NE | location1 = Adelaide CBD | lga = Town of Gawler | stategov = Light | fedgov = Wakefield | near-nw = Gawler Belt | near-n = Gawler Belt | near-ne = Hewett | near-e = Hewett | near-se = Gawler East | near-s = Gawler | near-sw = Gawler West | near-w = Buchfelde | coordinates = {{coord|34.591|S|138.744|E|display=inline,title}} }} Willaston is a northern suburb {{convert|39|km}} northeast of the Adelaide city centre in South Australia.[2] It is located in the Town of Gawler. HistoryWilliam Paxton and Samuel Stocks obtained land in the area in 1848 and 1849. After Stocks died in 1850, Paxton laid out the village called Willaston. The village may have been named after Willaston in Cheshire, due to a probable association with the Stocks family.[3]Willaston Post Office opened on 1 November 1864.[4] DemographicsThe 2006 Census by the Australian Bureau of Statistics counted 3,209 persons in Willaston on census night. Of these, 47% were male and 53% were female.[1] The majority of residents (77.4%) are of Australian birth, with an additional 11.3% declaring England as their country of birth.[1] The average age of Willaston residents is similar to that of the greater Australian population. 67.2% of residents were over 25 years in 2006, compared to the Australian average of 66.5%; and 32.8% were younger than 25 years, compared to the Australian average of 33.5%.[1] AttractionsThe Willaston Football Club, formed in 1889 and known as the Donnybrooks, plays in the Barossa Light & Gawler Football Association. Gawler Par 3 Golf Course is located on the southern edge of Willaston. The Willaston General Cemetery is in the north of the suburb, alongside the retirement village. ParksElliot Goodger Memorial Park is located between Gawler River Road and Kelly Road. Clonlea Park is located on Murray Road along the banks of the North Para River. TransportationRoadsWillaston lies beside the Sturt Highway (Gawler Bypass) and the southern end of the Horrocks Highway. Willaston is also serviced by Main North Road, linking the suburb to Gawler. Public transportThe nearest train station is Gawler Central. See also
References1. ^1 2 3 {{Census 2006 AUS|id =SSC42856|name=Willaston (State Suburb)|accessdate=10 April 2011| quick=on}} 2. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.postcodes-australia.com/areas/sa/adelaide/willaston |title=Willaston, South Australia |author= |date= |work=Postcodes-Australia |publisher= |accessdate=11 April 2011}} 3. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/manning/pn/w/w6.htm#willaston |title=Place Names of South Australia |author= |date= |work=The Manning Index of South Australian History |publisher=State Library of South Australia |accessdate=10 April 2011}} 4. ^{{Cite web | last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | publisher = Premier Postal Auctions | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=SA&country= | accessdate = 26 May 2011}} External links
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