Renown Park, South Australia
Renown Park is an inner northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Charles Sturt.
Geography
The suburb lies between Torrens Road and the Gawler railway line, which form its southwestern and eastern boundaries, respectively, with South Road intersecting the suburb in the east.History
The suburb was established in 1920. It emerged from the sale of land belonging to a John McQuillan upon his death. The land was described in an advertisement as "that fine level area just beyond the Ovingham railway-station". The suburb was named in 1920 shortly after HMS Renown brought the Prince of Wales to Australia.Renown Park west of South Road was serviced by the City–Cheltenham tram line along Torrens Road, but this line was removed in 1958.
Demographics
The 2021 Census by the Australian Bureau of Statistics counted 1,663 persons in Renown Park on census night. Of these, 50.1% were male and 49.9% were female. The median age of Renown's park residents was 37, 4 years younger than the state median of 41.The majority of residents were of Australian birth, with other common census responses being Vietnam, India, China, Greece, and England. Additionally, people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent made up 2.2% of the suburb.
In terms of religious affiliation, 38.2% of residents attributed themselves to being irreligious, 18.6% attributed themselves to being Catholic, 7.5% attributed themselves to be Eastern Orthodox, and 5.5% attributed themselves to being Buddhist. Within Renown Park, 92.7% of the residents were employed, with the remaining 7.3% being unemployed.