Andrews Farm is a northern

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. It is located in the

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History

Andrews Farm was founded in 1991 as a suburb in the then Munno Para Council. It was formed following the renaming of Smithfield West in recognition of the Andrews' who were local farming Families.

Geography

Andrews Farm lies north of

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and west of

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. It is bounded by the

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, Curtis Road, Stebonheath Road and Petherton Road. It was originally rectangular in shape, with the western boundary being Andrews Road. Andrews Farm was extended west to the Northern Expressway in 2011 to prevent the suburb of Macdonald Park being divided by the new freeway.

Demographics

The 2006 Census by the

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counted 3,336 persons in Andrews Farm on census night. Of these, 48.1% were male and 51.9% were female. Within ten years, the population has more than doubled to 8,043. The majority of residents (79.8%) are of Australian birth, with an additional 8.1% declaring

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as their country of birth. The average age of Andrews Farm residents is lower than the greater Australian population. 54.0% of residents were over 25 years in 2006, compared to the Australian average of 66.5%; and 46.0% were younger than 25 years, compared to the Australian average of 33.5%.

Community

The local newspaper is the

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. Other regional and national newspapers such as The Advertiser and

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are also available.

St Columba College St Columba College is a Catholic and Anglican school in Andrews Farm, a northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. The school has three campuses (junior, middle and senior) on both sides of President Avenue, the main street through the subur ...

is located near the centre of the suburb on President Avenue.

Facilities and attractions

The largest parkland in Andrews Farm is Stebonheath Park, located in the central east of the suburb. Andrews Park lies in the northeast.

Transportation

Andrews Farm is serviced by Curtis Road, linking the suburb to Munno Para,

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and the

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. Davoren Road connects Andrews Farm to Smithfield. Andrews Farm is serviced by buses operated by the

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. The main bus routes through the suburb use Curtis Road, President Avenue and East parkway. Other routes service the edges of the suburb along Curtis Road or Stebonheath Road. Bus routes connect to Elizabeth Interchange, Smithfield Interchange and the Munno Para Shopping City interchange. Bicycle paths lie throughout Stebonheath Park. The

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skirts the western edge of Andrews Farm adjacent to the Max Fatchen Expressway with access at Curtis Road and Petherton Road (gate).

Private Developments

In recent times Andrews Farm has seen 2 private developments/communities be announced and begin construction. These 2 have bee
Brookmont
an
St Andrews
Brookmont having begun selling lots in late 2019, and St Andrews beginning in early 2022. Both of these developments bring high quality communities with parks, rivers and other sporting facilities.

References

External links

* {{City of Playford suburbs Suburbs of Adelaide