Unley, South Australia

{{This|the suburb|the local government area|City of Unley}} {{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}} {{Infobox Australian place | type = suburb | name = Unley | city = Adelaide | state = sa | lga = City of Unley | postcode = 5061 | pop =  | elevation = 49 | area = | local_map = yes | zoom = 12 | est = 1840<ref>{{cite web |title = How Unley Developed |url = http://www.unley.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=1433|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080719004345/http://www.unley.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=1433|url-status = dead|archive-date = 19 July 2008|access-date = 19 February 2009 |publisher = City of Unley}}</ref> | image = File:OIC unley duthy st shops.jpg | stategov = Unley | fedgov = Adelaide | dist1 = 2 | dir1 = S | location1 = Adelaide | near-nw = Adelaide ''Parklands'' | near-n = Adelaide ''Parklands'' | near-ne = Adelaide ''Parklands'' | near-e = Parkside Fullarton | near-se = Malvern | near-s = Hyde Park Malvern | near-sw = Millswood | near-w = Wayville Goodwood | alternative_location_map = Australia SA inner Adelaide | pushpin_map_caption = Location in greater metropolitan Adelaide | coordinates = {{coord|34|57|S|138|36|E|region:AU_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki|display=title}} }}

'''Unley''' is an inner-southern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, within the City of Unley. The suburb is the home of the Sturt Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). Unley neighbours Adelaide Park Lands, Fullarton, Hyde Park, Malvern, Parkside and Wayville.

The boundaries of Unley are Greenhill Road (north), Unley Road, Maud Street and Windsor Street (east), Cremorne Street and Opey Avenue (south) and King William Road (west).

Unley is the family name of the wife of Thomas Whistler, owner of land in Unley which was laid out around 1857.<ref>[http://www.ecsa.sa.gov.au/component/edocman/?view=document&id=581 Unley: ECSA]</ref>

==History== Prior to British colonisation of South Australia, Unley was home to the Aboriginal nation known as the Kaurna, or Adelaide Plains tribe. Settlement by colonists began in the mid-19th century, with arrivals predominantly from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and to a small extent German speaking lands. At this time a small number of other ethnic groups also appeared. The land was cleared of native forest to farm sheep and cattle and to plant vineyards and orchards.

Unley Post Office opened on 17 January 1850.<ref name = "Post Office">{{Cite web | last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | publisher = Premier Postal Auctions | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=SA&country= | access-date = 26 May 2011}}</ref>

'''North Unley''' refers to an obsolete suburb name which was officially discontinued before 1994.

The Glenelg tram line passes the northwest corner of the suburb and another line went along Unley Road until the 1950s.

===Historic buildings===  The Goodwood Institute was built in 1928, and now houses the Goodwood Theatre & Studios, a multi-purpose venue for the performing arts and music.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goodwoodtheatreandstudios.com.au/venue| website=Goodwood Theatre and Studios| title=About Goodwood Theatre & Studios| access-date=22 April 2021}}</ref> Independent Theatre, an amateur theatre company run by Rob Croser,<ref name=about>{{cite web | title=About | website=Independent Theatre | url=https://www.independenttheatre.org.au/about | access-date=8 January 2023}}</ref> uses the venue for many of its performances.<ref>{{cite web | title=Contact | website=Independent Theatre | url=https://www.independenttheatre.org.au/contact | access-date=9 January 2023}}</ref>

The Ikaros Hall, formerly a Masonic Temple erected in 1927, is situated in Arthur Street, and home of the Pan-Ikarian Brotherhood of Australia, a Greek Australian diaspora community organisation founded by migrants from the island of Ikaria.<ref>See: Yianni Cartledge, '110 years of Ikarians in South Australia', ''Historia'', Volume 32, June 2020: [http://acpha.cmail19.com/t/ViewEmail/r/EF37DCEA23B7C0EC2540EF23F30FEDED/1BBA232B9A532CEA667CCDA886AB700A] & [https://pan-ikarian-brotherhood-of-australia-ikaros-inc.square.site/s/stories/110-years-of-ikarians-in-south-australia]</ref>

==Contemporary Unley== Unley has developed into a commercial hub just south of Adelaide's city centre. The suburb also has a significant Greek Australian population,<ref name="Census2006">{{Census 2006 AUS|id =SSC42746|name=Unley (State Suburb)|accessdate=17 July 2008| quick=on}}</ref> while the Roman Catholic Church of the Resurrection, in the north of the suburb, conducts services in English and Polish.<ref>Catholic Archdiocese of Adelaide, [https://adelaide.catholic.org.au/parishes-and-mass-times/find-a-church-or-community?church=1871 Church of the Resurrection], accessed on 7 December 2025</ref>

==Demographics== {| class=wikitable !<big>Population</big> || 2016<ref name="unleycensus2016">{{Cite web |title=2016 Unley, Census All persons QuickStats {{!}} Australian Bureau of Statistics |url=https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2016/SSC41474 |access-date=2026-03-02 |website=www.abs.gov.au}}</ref>|| % || 2021<ref name="unleycensus2021">{{Cite web |title=2021 Unley, Census All persons QuickStats {{!}} Australian Bureau of Statistics |url=https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/SAL41490 |access-date=2026-03-02 |website=www.abs.gov.au}}</ref>|| % || % change |- align=right |Total || 4,006 || || 3,997 || || - 0.2% |- | colspan=6 | '''by Gender''' |- align=right |Females || 2,045 || 51.0% || 2,066 || 51.8% || + 1.0% |- align=right |Males || 1,965 || 49.0% || 1,924 || 48.2% || - 2.1% |- | colspan=6 | '''by Age Group''' |- align=right | 0–4 || 206 || 5.1% || 163 || 4.1% || -20.9% |- align=right | 5–14 || 390 || 9.8% || 435 || 10.9% || +11.5% |- align=right |15–24 || 523 || 13.1% || 433 || 10.9% || -17.2% |- align=right |25–54 || 1,751 || 43.7% || 1,684 || 42.2% || - 3.8% |- align=right |55–64 || 472 || 11.8% || 484 || 12.1% || + 2.5% |- align=right |65+ || 660 || 16.5% || 723 || 18.1% || + 9.5% |- | colspan=6 | '''by Country of Birth''' |- align=right |Australia || 2,752 || 68.7% || 2,802 || 70.1% || + 1.8% |- align=right |England || 176 || 4.4% || 181 || 4.5% || + 2.8% |- align=right |China || 148 || 3.7% || 130 || 3.3% || -12.2% |- align=right |Greece || 103 || 2.6% || 78 || 2.0% || -24.3% |- align=right |Italy || 88 || 2.2% | 75 |1.9%||-14.8% |- align=right |India || 64 || 1.6% | 82 |2.1%||+28.1% |}

{| class=wikitable !<big>Dwellings</big> || 2016<ref name="unleycensus2016" />|| % || 2021<ref name="unleycensus2021" /> || % || % change |- align=right |Total dwellings || 1,969 || || 1,953 || || - 0.8% |- align=right |Occupied dwellings || 1,678 || || 1,735 || || + 3.4% |- | colspan=6 | '''by Dwelling Type''' |- align=right |Separate house || 879 || 52.4% || 903 || 52.0% || + 2.7% |- align=right |Semi-detached, row || 358 || 21.3% || 350 || 20.2% || - 2.2% |- align=right |Flat, unit, etc. || 438 || 26.1% || 471 || 27.1% || + 7.5% |- | colspan=6 | '''by Ownership''' |- align=right |Fully owned || 581 || 34.5% || 604 || 34.8% || + 4.0% |- align=right |Purchasing || 452 || 26.8% || 471 || 27.1% || + 4.2% |- align=right |Rented || 617 || 36.6% || 617 || 35.6% || + 0.0% |}

==Notable residents== *Greg Chappell was born in Unley.<ref>http://content.cricinfo.com/australia/content/player/4558.html Cricinfo</ref> *Ian Chappell was born in Unley.<ref>http://content.cricinfo.com/australia/content/player/4560.html Cricinfo</ref> *Seth Ferry had racing stables and fox hunting kennels at the corner of Unley Road and Commercial Road.<ref>Payne, G.B. (1972) [http://www.catalog.slsa.sa.gov.au/record=b2251909 History of Unley, 1871–1971], {{ISBN|0 959917403}} p. 89.</ref> *John Lorenzo Young had his school and adjacent residence on Young Street.<ref>Payne, G.B. (1972) [http://www.catalog.slsa.sa.gov.au/record=b2251909 History of Unley, 1871–1971], {{ISBN|0 959917403}} pp. 93–94, 173–174.</ref>

==See also== * List of Adelaide suburbs

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *[https://www.unley.sa.gov.au/Home Unley City Council] *[https://profile.id.com.au/unley Unley community profile]

Category:Suburbs of Adelaide Category:Populated places established in 1840