Blakeview is a northern

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. It is located in the

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. Blakeview is predominantly a residential suburb, but also has two commercial areas and two education areas.

Geography

Blakeview is located to the northeast of Elizabeth and lies on the east side of

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opposite Smithfield and Munno Para. There is a commercial area facing Main North Road in the oldest part of the suburb which includes medical services. Blakeview was gazetted as a suburb in 1990, taking territory from Smithfield and Munno Para that was east of Main North Road. The Blakes Crossing subdivision which commenced in 2009 east of

also has a commercial and retail precinct off Craigmore Road.

Demographics

The 2021 Census by the

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counted 8,979 persons in Blakeview on census night. Of these, 48.8% were male and 51.2% were female. The majority of residents (76.2%) of people were born in Australia. The most common other countries of birth were

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6.1%, India 1.6%, Philippines 1.4%,

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0.8% and New Zealand 0.7%. The median age of people in Blakeview was 31 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 25.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 9.2% of the population.

Blakes Crossing

In 2009, Delfin (later

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) began the development of of land east of

, converting it into a masterplanned residential community. In a similar vein to past planned communities by Delfin, Blakes Crossing has a distinct visual identity and atmosphere compared to the previously developed Blakeview suburb — although the development area retains the existing suburb name. Houses built within the Blakes Crossing community are subject to land title

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, with Delfin/Lendlease having guidelines in place to dictate acceptable architectural design and external finishes in accordance with their vision for the development. Encumbrances also placed restrictions on the positioning and appearance of external fixtures, such as clotheslines and TV aerials. Delfin/Lendlease also used encumbrances to control and influence the design and appearance of other South Australian urban developments they led, including West Lakes, Golden Grove and Mawson Lakes.

Education

The southern education precinct off Uley Road and Park Lake Boulevard was established in 1992 includes Blakeview Primary School, Trinity College Blakeview Campus and Blakeview preschool off Jamieson Road being built adjacent to Craigmore High School (formerly Smithfield High) which opened in 1970. Blakes Crossing Christian College operated by Christian Community Ministries opened for reception to year 5 in 2014 and intends to gradually extend to year 12 and a total of 700 students. At the beginning of 2014 it had only six students enrolled, using the

land sales offices for classrooms until the school's own buildings could be constructed. It is now sited in its own buildings, not far from the Blakes Crossing shopping precinct and parks.

Facilities and attractions

Parks

There are several parks and reserves throughout the suburb, especially along Smith Creek and Main Terrace. Many of the parks are provided with playground equipment.

Shopping

There is a neighbourhood shopping precinct on Main Terrace with two supermarkets, food outlets, butcher, newsagent, medical services and a bottle shop. There is also a commercial precinct fronting Main North Road in the southern part of Blakeview with a fuel outlet, health and retail facilities, and another fuel outlet on Main North Road in the northern part of the suburb.

Transportation

Blakeview is serviced by

, connecting the suburb to

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. Blakeview is serviced by several public transport services run by

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to Elizabeth, Smithfield, Munno Para, the Adelaide CBD and a school bus to Roma Mitchell Secondary College.

References

External links

* {{City of Playford suburbs Suburbs of Adelaide