Elizabeth South

{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}} {{Infobox Australian place | type = suburb | name = Elizabeth South | state = sa | city = Adelaide | image = | caption = | pop =  | est = 1955 | postcode = 5112 | area = | dist1 = | dir1 = | location1 = | lga = City of Playford | use_lga_map = yes | stategov = Elizabeth | fedgov = Spence | near-n = Elizabeth | near-ne = Elizabeth Grove | near-e = | near-se = Elizabeth Vale | near-s = Salisbury | near-sw = Salisbury North | near-w = Edinburgh | near-nw = | alternative_location_map = Australia SA inner Adelaide | pushpin_map_caption = Location in greater metropolitan Adelaide | coordinates = {{coord|34.74126|S|138.65639|E|display=inline,title}} }} '''Elizabeth South''' is a northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia in the City of Playford.

It was established in 1955 as one of the earliest residential suburbs of the planned City of Elizabeth. As for its neighbours including Elizabeth and Elizabeth North, it was configured as a local community around a small shopping centre containing a supermarket, bank, hotel and service station along with other shops.

The western boundary is the Gawler railway line, with predominantly current and former Defence land on the other side, including the South Australian branch of the Defence Science and Technology Group opposite Elizabeth South railway station. The suburb is situated on both sides of Philip Highway. The northern part of the suburb (north of Hogarth Road) is a residential suburb, with corresponding schools, shops and other community services. South of Hogarth Road, the suburb is industrial, including automotive and Defence manufacturing, dominated by the large Holden factory, which opened in 1960 and closed in 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/12/27/eliz-d27.html |title=Elizabeth, South Australia: A city devastated by General Motors Holden |author=Zac Hambides |publisher=International Committee of the Fourth International |date=27 December 2013 |work=World Socialist Web Site |accessdate=3 October 2015}}</ref>

The water tower near the railway line is {{convert|44.2|m}} tall and the tank holds {{convert|250000|impgal}}. It was built around 1940 (before Elizabeth was established) to supply the munitions factory that is now repurposed as Defence Science and Technology.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kettering Road water tower |url=https://playfordspast.recollect.net.au/nodes/view/344 |website=Playfords Past |accessdate=11 November 2020}}</ref>

==Population== According to the 2021 census of population, there were 2,933 people in Elizabeth South. * Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 7.1% of the population. * 84.4% of people were born in Australia. The next most common country of birth was England at 5%. * 69.3% of people spoke only English at home. * The most common response for religion was No Religion at 44.4%.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2021 Elizabeth South, Census All persons QuickStats {{!}} Australian Bureau of Statistics |url=https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/SAL40403 |access-date=2025-01-17 |website=www.abs.gov.au}} 50px Material was copied from this source, which is available under a [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License].</ref>

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Category:Suburbs of Adelaide