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 Satellite image of Adelaide
Much of Adelaide was originally bushland before European settlement, with some variation - swamps and marshlands were prevalent around the coast. However, much of the original vegetation has been cleared with the remainder remaining in reserves such as the Adelaide Parklands, Cleland Conservation Park and Belair National Park. A number of creeks and rivers flow through the Adelaide region. The largest are the Torrens and Onkaparinga catchments. Adelaide relies on its many reservoirs for water supply, with Mount Bold Reservoir and Happy Valley Reservoir together supplying around 50% of Adelaide's requirements.
Climate
Main article: Climate of Adelaide
Adelaide has a Mediterranean climate, where most of the rain falls in the winter months. Of the Australian capital cities, Adelaide is the driest. Rainfall is unreliable, light and infrequent throughout summer. In contrast, the winter has fairly reliable rainfall with June being the wettest month of the year, averaging around 80 mm. Frosts are rare, with the most notable occurrences having occurred in July 1908 and July 1982. There is usually no appreciable snowfall, except at Mount Lofty and some places in the Adelaide Hills.
Climate Table
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C)
28.8
29.4
26.1
22.4
18.9
16.1
15.3
16.5
18.8
21.5
24.8
26.8
22.1
Mean daily minimum temperature (°C)
16.8
17.2
15.0
12.2
10.1
8.2
7.4
8.2
9.6
11.3
13.8
15.5
12.1
Mean total rainfall (mm)
19.2
13.7
26.2
38.7
62.6
83.1
77.8
68.1
63.6
48.5
29.6
26.8
558.1
Mean number of rain days
4.3
3.4
5.7
7.9
12.3
15.4
16.2
16.4
13.2
10.8
8.1
6.7
120.5
Source: Bureau of Meteorology
Urban Layout
Main article: Light's Vision
 1888 Map of Adelaide, showing the gradual development of its urban layout
1888 Map of Adelaide, showing the gradual development of its urban layout
Adelaide is a planned city, designed by the first surveyor-general of South Australia, Colonel Grand Junction Road, Hampstead Road, Ascot Avenue, Portrush Road, Cross Road and South Road. [3]
The inevitable urban expansion has to some extent outgrown Light's original plan. Numerous satellite cities were built in the latter half of the 20th century notably Sydney.
 Panoramic view over the Adelaide Parklands of the Square Mile (central business district) from Montefiore Hill in North Adelaide. The historic Adelaide Oval is visible in the centre foreground.
Panoramic view over the Montefiore Hill in North Adelaide. The historic Adelaide Oval is visible in the centre foreground.
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 Rundle Mall- Adelaide's main shopping street
Rundle Mall- Adelaide's main shopping street
 Adelaide skyline from the River Torrens
Adelaide skyline from the River Torrens
As of Australia is resident within the metropolitan area, making South Australia one of the most centralised states. Major areas of population growth in recent years were in outer suburbs such as Mawson Lakes and Golden Grove. Adelaide's inhabitants occupy 325,000 houses, 57,000 detached, row terrace or town houses and 49,000 flats, apartments and caravans.
Major areas of population growth in recent years were in outer suburbs such as Brighton and Hallett Cove) and South-Eastern suburbs (such as Burnside and Waterfall Gully). Almost a fifth (17.9%) of the population had university qualifications. The number of Adelaideans with vocational qualifications (such as tradespersons) fell from 62.1% of the labour force in the 1991 census to 52.4% in the 2001 census.
Overall, Adelaide is ageing much more rapidly than other Australian capital cities. Just under a quarter (24.1%) of Adelaide's population is aged 55 years or older, in comparison to the national average of 19.9%. To further compound the situation, Adelaide has the lowest number of children (under-15 year olds), which composed 18.7% of the population, compared to the national average of 20.4%. In regards to three highest ancestries, 38% of the population identified themselves as English, 34% as Australian (which is most likely primarily of Anglo-Celtic background) and 8.4% as Irish. The three most-spoken languages other than English were: 3.5% for Italian, 2.3% for Greek and 1.2% for Vietnamese. [6]
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Main article: Education in South Australia
 Art Gallery of South Australia
Art Gallery of South Australia
Adelaide is home to campuses of all three of South Australia's universities. The Australia and around the world, earning Adelaide’s international recognition as a ‘City of Education’.
School education in Adelaide is provided by a variety of public and private schools, which are the responsibility of the State Government. These schools operate under the South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE), with International Baccalaureates (IB) offered at many as well. The Tertiary Education system in Adelaide is extensive, with five out of eight centres of TAFE South Australia in the city itself, including the Douglas Mawson institute of Technology. They specialise in non-university higher education offering a viable alternative.
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Health
Adelaide's first hospital was the Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH), founded in 1840, it is one of the major hospitals in Adelaide and is a teaching hospital of the University of Adelaide. It has a capacity of 500 beds. Two other RAH campuses specialising in specific patient services located in the suburbs of Adelaide - the Hampstead Rehabilitation Centre in Northfield, and the Glenside Campus Mental Health Service. The other two largest hospitals in the Adelaide area are the The Women's and Children's Hospital (305 beds), which is located on King William Road in North Adelaide and the Flinders Medical Centre (500 beds), which is located in Bedford Park, South Australia. These hospitals are also associated with medical schools - the Women and Children's with the University of South Australia's Adelaide Campus and the Flinders Medical Centre with Flinders University.
Transport
Main article: Transport in Adelaide
 The Mount Osmond Interchange on the South Eastern Freeway.
The Mount Osmond Interchange on the South Eastern Freeway.
Being centrally located on the Australian mainland, Adelaide forms something of a strategic transport hub for east-west and north-south routes. The city itself has a limited public transport system, which is managed by and known as the Adelaide Metro. The Adelaide Metro consists of a contracted bus system including the Adelaide O-Bahn (a guided busway), metropolitan railways, and the historic Adelaide-Glenelg Tram. Road transport in Adelaide has historically been comparatively easier than many of the other Australian cities, with a well-defined city layout and wide multiple-lane roads from the beginning of its development. Historically, Adelaide was known as a "twenty-minute city", with commuters having being able to travel from metropolitan outskirts to the city proper in roughly twenty minutes. However, these roads are now inadequate to cope with Adelaide's growing road traffic. [13]
The Adelaide International Airport, located at West Beach, is Australia's newest and most advanced airport terminal and is designed to serve in excess of 5.4 million passengers annually. The new dual international/domestic terminal was to replace the old and ageing terminals known locally as the 'tin sheds', and incorporates new state-of-the-art features, such as glass aerobridges and the ability to cater for the new Airbus A380. The airport is designed to handle 27 aircraft simultaneously and it is capable of processing 3,000 passengers per hour.
Utilities
Adelaide has three major energy companies, which provide gas and electricity to the population. ETSA Utilities is the former government-owned company (sold off by the Torrens Island and connections to the national grid. Adelaide's water supply is gained from its reservoirs: SA Water.
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Kathryn Gargett; Susan Marsden, Adelaide: A Brief History. Adelaide: State History Centre, History Trust of South Australia in association with Adelaide City Council, 1952. ISBN 0730801160
Derek Whitelock et al, Adelaide : a sense of difference. Melbourne: Arcadia, 2000. ISBN 0875606571
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Satellite image of Adelaide
Much of Adelaide was originally bushland before European settlement, with some variation - swamps and marshlands were prevalent around the coast. However, much of the original vegetation has been cleared with the remainder remaining in reserves such as the Adelaide Parklands, Cleland Conservation Park and Belair National Park. A number of creeks and rivers flow through the Adelaide region. The largest are the Torrens and Onkaparinga catchments. Adelaide relies on its many reservoirs for water supply, with Mount Bold Reservoir and Happy Valley Reservoir together supplying around 50% of Adelaide's requirements.
Climate
Main article: Climate of Adelaide
Adelaide has a Mediterranean climate, where most of the rain falls in the winter months. Of the Australian capital cities, Adelaide is the driest. Rainfall is unreliable, light and infrequent throughout summer. In contrast, the winter has fairly reliable rainfall with June being the wettest month of the year, averaging around 80 mm. Frosts are rare, with the most notable occurrences having occurred in July 1908 and July 1982. There is usually no appreciable snowfall, except at Mount Lofty and some places in the Adelaide Hills.
Climate Table
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Mean daily maximum temperature (°C)
28.8
29.4
26.1
22.4
18.9
16.1
15.3
16.5
18.8
21.5
24.8
26.8
22.1
Mean daily minimum temperature (°C)
16.8
17.2
15.0
12.2
10.1
8.2
7.4
8.2
9.6
11.3
13.8
15.5
12.1
Mean total rainfall (mm)
19.2
13.7
26.2
38.7
62.6
83.1
77.8
68.1
63.6
48.5
29.6
26.8
558.1
Mean number of rain days
4.3
3.4
5.7
7.9
12.3
15.4
16.2
16.4
13.2
10.8
8.1
6.7
120.5
Source: Bureau of Meteorology
Urban Layout
Main article: Light's Vision
1888 Map of Adelaide, showing the gradual development of its urban layout
1888 Map of Adelaide, showing the gradual development of its urban layout
Adelaide is a planned city, designed by the first surveyor-general of South Australia, Colonel Grand Junction Road, Hampstead Road, Ascot Avenue, Portrush Road, Cross Road and South Road. [3]
The inevitable urban expansion has to some extent outgrown Light's original plan. Numerous satellite cities were built in the latter half of the 20th century notably Sydney.
Panoramic view over the Adelaide Parklands of the Square Mile (central business district) from Montefiore Hill in North Adelaide. The historic Adelaide Oval is visible in the centre foreground.
Panoramic view over the Montefiore Hill in North Adelaide. The historic Adelaide Oval is visible in the centre foreground.
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Rundle Mall- Adelaide's main shopping street
Rundle Mall- Adelaide's main shopping street
Adelaide skyline from the River Torrens
Adelaide skyline from the River Torrens
As of Australia is resident within the metropolitan area, making South Australia one of the most centralised states. Major areas of population growth in recent years were in outer suburbs such as Mawson Lakes and Golden Grove. Adelaide's inhabitants occupy 325,000 houses, 57,000 detached, row terrace or town houses and 49,000 flats, apartments and caravans.
Major areas of population growth in recent years were in outer suburbs such as Brighton and Hallett Cove) and South-Eastern suburbs (such as Burnside and Waterfall Gully). Almost a fifth (17.9%) of the population had university qualifications. The number of Adelaideans with vocational qualifications (such as tradespersons) fell from 62.1% of the labour force in the 1991 census to 52.4% in the 2001 census.
Overall, Adelaide is ageing much more rapidly than other Australian capital cities. Just under a quarter (24.1%) of Adelaide's population is aged 55 years or older, in comparison to the national average of 19.9%. To further compound the situation, Adelaide has the lowest number of children (under-15 year olds), which composed 18.7% of the population, compared to the national average of 20.4%. In regards to three highest ancestries, 38% of the population identified themselves as English, 34% as Australian (which is most likely primarily of Anglo-Celtic background) and 8.4% as Irish. The three most-spoken languages other than English were: 3.5% for Italian, 2.3% for Greek and 1.2% for Vietnamese. [6]
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Main article: Education in South Australia
Art Gallery of South Australia
Art Gallery of South Australia
Adelaide is home to campuses of all three of South Australia's universities. The Australia and around the world, earning Adelaide’s international recognition as a ‘City of Education’.
School education in Adelaide is provided by a variety of public and private schools, which are the responsibility of the State Government. These schools operate under the South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE), with International Baccalaureates (IB) offered at many as well. The Tertiary Education system in Adelaide is extensive, with five out of eight centres of TAFE South Australia in the city itself, including the Douglas Mawson institute of Technology. They specialise in non-university higher education offering a viable alternative.
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Health
Adelaide's first hospital was the Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH), founded in 1840, it is one of the major hospitals in Adelaide and is a teaching hospital of the University of Adelaide. It has a capacity of 500 beds. Two other RAH campuses specialising in specific patient services located in the suburbs of Adelaide - the Hampstead Rehabilitation Centre in Northfield, and the Glenside Campus Mental Health Service. The other two largest hospitals in the Adelaide area are the The Women's and Children's Hospital (305 beds), which is located on King William Road in North Adelaide and the Flinders Medical Centre (500 beds), which is located in Bedford Park, South Australia. These hospitals are also associated with medical schools - the Women and Children's with the University of South Australia's Adelaide Campus and the Flinders Medical Centre with Flinders University.
Transport
Main article: Transport in Adelaide
The Mount Osmond Interchange on the South Eastern Freeway.
The Mount Osmond Interchange on the South Eastern Freeway.
Being centrally located on the Australian mainland, Adelaide forms something of a strategic transport hub for east-west and north-south routes. The city itself has a limited public transport system, which is managed by and known as the Adelaide Metro. The Adelaide Metro consists of a contracted bus system including the Adelaide O-Bahn (a guided busway), metropolitan railways, and the historic Adelaide-Glenelg Tram. Road transport in Adelaide has historically been comparatively easier than many of the other Australian cities, with a well-defined city layout and wide multiple-lane roads from the beginning of its development. Historically, Adelaide was known as a "twenty-minute city", with commuters having being able to travel from metropolitan outskirts to the city proper in roughly twenty minutes. However, these roads are now inadequate to cope with Adelaide's growing road traffic. [13]
The Adelaide International Airport, located at West Beach, is Australia's newest and most advanced airport terminal and is designed to serve in excess of 5.4 million passengers annually. The new dual international/domestic terminal was to replace the old and ageing terminals known locally as the 'tin sheds', and incorporates new state-of-the-art features, such as glass aerobridges and the ability to cater for the new Airbus A380. The airport is designed to handle 27 aircraft simultaneously and it is capable of processing 3,000 passengers per hour.
Utilities
Adelaide has three major energy companies, which provide gas and electricity to the population. ETSA Utilities is the former government-owned company (sold off by the Torrens Island and connections to the national grid. Adelaide's water supply is gained from its reservoirs: SA Water.
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Kathryn Gargett; Susan Marsden, Adelaide: A Brief History. Adelaide: State History Centre, History Trust of South Australia in association with Adelaide City Council, 1952. ISBN 0730801160
Derek Whitelock et al, Adelaide : a sense of difference. Melbourne: Arcadia, 2000. ISBN 0875606571
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