Kilkenny, South Australia
Kilkenny is an inner north-western suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, it is located in the City of Charles Sturt. It is named after Kilkenny, Ireland.
History
Before the colonisation of South Australia in 1836, the land now called Kilkenny was occupied by the Kaurna people.The suburb of Kilkenny was created by subdivision of section 388 of the Hundred of Yatala in 1849 and was known as the Township of Kilkenny. Section 388 was bounded on its north east by Torrens Road, indicating the historic township occupied only the southern half of the present suburb. The present-day boundaries of Kilkenny include the former suburb of Challa Gardens, created by subdivision of section 411E of the same hundred in 1950, which was also known as Woodville East and Kilkenny North prior to the 1950 subdivision.
The Austral Picture Palace, an existing building conversion designed by noted cinema architect Chris A. Smith, was built in 1922. It is not known when it closed.
Geography
Kilkenny straddles Torrens Road where it joins with Regency Road. Kilkenny Road and David Terrace forms its western boundary.Demographics
The 2016 Census by the Australian Bureau of Statistics counted 1,660 persons in Kilkenny on census night. Of these, 49.7% were male and 50.3% were female.The majority of residents are of Australian birth, with other common census responses being Vietnam, Italy, India Greece and England.
The age distribution of Kilkenny residents is similar to that of the greater Australian population. 70.9% of residents were over 24 years in 2016, compared to the Australian average of 68.5%; and 28.1% were younger than 24 years, compared to the Australian average of 31.5%.
In terms of religious affiliation, 26.8% of residents identified as not religious, 24.8% identified as Catholic, 9.6% identified as Eastern Orthodox, and 4.7% identified as Buddhist. Within Kilkenny, 90.6% of the residents were employed, with the remaining 9.4% being unemployed.