# Rose Park, South Australia

Rose Park is a suburb with a population of 1,374 in the South Australian capital city of Adelaide. It is located 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) east of Adelaide's central business district. Rose Park is a leafy, tree-lined and wealthy inner suburb containing a number of historical and contemporary attractions. Much of the area's 19th-century housing stock has been recognised with heritage protection.
Part of the Burnside Council, it is bounded to the north by Kensington Road, to the east by Prescott Terrace, to the south by Dulwich Avenue and to the west by Fullarton Road. The area is mainly residential in nature, with commercial buildings along Fullarton Road, Kensington Road, and Dulwich Avenue. This places it on the very edge of the Adelaide Park Lands, bordering Victoria Park.

## History

Laid out in 1878 on part section 262, Hundred of Adelaide by the South Australia Company. Named after Sir John Rose, chairman of the company for fourteen years in the latter half of the nineteenth century. Rose Park Post Office opened on 1 October 1946 but was renamed Norwood South in 1966.

## Heritage-listed buildings

The Gartrell Memorial Church, located on Prescott Terrace between Alexandra and Grant Avenues, was designed in 1914 by architect Herbert Jory in the Gothic Revival style when he was in the architectural practice of Woods, Bagot & Jory, and built as a Methodist church in 1915. Jory also designed the Gartrell Memorial Schoolroom. The church and its hall were state heritage-listed in November 1989, with the hall estimated to be built at a later date, probably c.1925.
The church was named after James Gartrell, who was a parishioner and benefactor. He paid for the pipe organ and contributed generously to its building.

## Residents

In the 2016 census, the population of the Rose Park was 1,374 people. This compares with 2,663 in 2001 (when the census area included adjoining Dulwich) with a very slight decrease in population between the 1996 and 2001 censuses. In the 2006 census, the population of the Rose Park (without Dulwich) was 1,293 people.
In 2016 there were 352 families in 615 private dwellings, with a median weekly household income of A$2,060.
Notable residents include Albert Fryar and Andrew Fairweather.

## Education

Rose Park Primary School is located in Rose Park. The Adelaide Japanese Community School, Inc. (ACJS; アデレード日本語補習授業校 Aderēdo Nihongo Hoshū Jugyō Kō), a part-time Japanese educational programme, holds its classes in Rose Park Primary School.

## Politics

As of 2024, Rose Park is part of the state electoral district of Dunstan, which has been held by Cressida O'Hanlon since March. This is the first time a Labor candidate held the seat.
In federal politics, the suburb has been part of the Division of Sturt since 20 July 2018, and has been represented by Liberal MP James Stevens since the 2019 election. Rose Park formerly in the division of Adelaide) and was, from 2004 until her retirement in 2019, represented by Labor MP Kate Ellis.

## References and notes

* ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Rose Park (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
* 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Rose Park (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
* ↑ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
* ↑ "Welcome". Gartrell Church. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
* ↑ "Building Details: Gartrell Memorial Church". Architects of South Australia. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
* ↑ "Heritage places: Gartrell Memorial Uniting (former Methodist) Church & Front Fence and c1925 Hall". The South Australia Heritage Places database. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
* ↑ "Gartrell Memorial Church, Rose Park" (Photo + text.). State Library of South Australia. 10 February 1923. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
* ↑ "Rev. Brian Wibberley's Eulogy". The Register (Adelaide). Vol. XC, no. 26, 510. South Australia. 14 December 1925. p. 9. Retrieved 21 January 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
* ↑ Community Profile for Dulwich/Rose Park City of Burnside
* ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Rose Park (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 June 2008.
* ↑ "学校名称." Adelaide Japanese Community School. Retrieved 7 April 2015. Old URL
* ↑ "大洋州の補習授業校一覧（平成25年4月15日現在）" (Archive). MEXT. Retrieved 7 April 2015. "c/o Rose Park Primary School54 Alexandra Ave. Rose Park SA 5062"
* ↑ "Results". result.ecsa.sa.gov.au. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
* ↑ "Profile of the electoral division of Sturt (SA)". Australian Electoral Commission. 30 September 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
* ↑ "Mr James Stevens MP". Senators and Members of the Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
* ↑ "Hon Kate Ellis MP". Senators and Members of the Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 7 November 2021.