Reynella,_South_Australia

Reynella, South Australia

Reynella, South Australia

Suburb of Adelaide, South Australia

Reynella is a metropolitan suburb of Adelaide, South Australia.

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It is located 20 km south of the Central Business District of Adelaide in the north of the City of Onkaparinga. It is bordered to the east by Main South Road, to the south by Sherriffs Road, and to the north by Field River.

Reynella was divided into three smaller suburbs: Reynella, Old Reynella (the historical centre of the district) and Reynella East.

Reynella is in the South Australian districts of Mawson and Mitchell.

History

See also: Hurtle Vale

Reynella Post Office opened on 5 September 1856. A Reynella South office opened in 1963 and closed in 1969.[4]

Transport information

Reynella is primary serviced by buses on the Adelaide Metro network.

It is serviced primarily by South Road, Sheriffs Road exits on the Southern Expressway and Young Street.

Landmarks

An unusual landmark in Reynella is what has become known colloquially as Junk Food Junction or Junk Food Corner. At a time when the fast food market was less saturated, the intersection of South Road, Adelaide and Pimpala Road had all four major fast food outlets.

Shopping

Reynella is situated close to a small shopping precinct in Southgate Plaza. Westfield Marion and Centro Colonnades are the larger shopping complexes servicing the area.

Notable people

Notable people from or who lived in Reynella include:

References

  1. [1]
    Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Reynella (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. [2]
    "Southern Adelaide SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  3. [3]
    "Search result for "County of Adelaide, CNTY" with the following data sets selected – "Counties" and "Local Government Areas"". Property Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  4. [4]
    Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 26 May 2011.


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