Mount Osmond, South Australia
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Mount Osmond is a small suburb of 2,497 people in the
The suburb is at a high elevation in the Mount Lofty Ranges, and provides views over Adelaide as well as containing a renowned golf course and country club. Mining operations in the 19th century gave the area notoriety, but it has since developed slowly into a small, quiet and secluded suburb.
History
Aboriginal culture
Mount Osmond is within the traditional lands of the
European settlement
When Adelaide was first planned and mapped out by Col.
The Sanders family eventually decided to sell much of their portion of Mount Osmond, and around 1922–23 it was put on the market.
One of the last large land purchases was that of Ross Thiem in the 1940s. A club member, C.W. Lloyd, sold 200 acres (0.81 km2) around the golf course, which was again used as pasture by Thiem, who ran sheep on the property – and was the last to do so.
Geography
Mount Osmond is composed of the Mount itself and a ridge (Long Ridge) stretching out to the south-east between the valley of the South Eastern Freeway and that of Waterfall Gully. Much of the suburb is more than 300 metres above sea level, with the Mount Osmond peak itself (located in the Golf Course grounds near the club house) at 384 metres.[5] Between the north-east and north-west are slopes leading down to the suburbs of Beaumont, Glen Osmond and Waterfall Gully, most of which is owned as public land by various government departments – either as parks, tracks or vacant land for possible future use. A somewhat "ring" of reserves exist on the slopes anti-clockwise from the Old Bullock Track to Mount Osmond Road near the freeway interchange. The South Australian Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources is responsible for maintaining the Mount Osmond Reserve, which is accessible via Dashwood Gully Reserve and Waterfall Gully Road.[12]
The Old Bullock/Long Ridge track runs along Long Ridge towards Eagle on the Hill.[13] Much of the housing and residential properties are on the North-West side of the Mount, as to enable views over Adelaide. A few small settlements and paddocks with livestock (sheep, goats and deer) are still present on the slopes between the South Eastern Freeway and the Long Ridge Track.
While the suburb still contains a notable amount of native vegetation, and has not been exposed to invasive introduced species like other areas have, much of it was originally cleared for grazing and has yet to grow back to the same extent. Before European Settlement Grey Box, SA Blue Gum, Sheoak, Manna Gum and River Red Gum trees were native to and grew in the area, particularly on the slopes leading down to the Adelaide Plains.[14]
Transport
Due to the suburb's relative isolation and hilly geography, it contains very few roads and does not conform to Adelaide's typical grid pattern – despite the suburb's age. The earliest road to be built was Mount Osmond Road, and done so by early developers in 1882 to make the suburb more attractive to prospective buyers.[5] Mount Osmond Road remains one of two sealed roads which can today access Mount Osmond and is located to the south of the suburb. It begins as the first interchange on the South Eastern Freeway (formerly Mount Barker Road) and then winds around the Mount to the top of the mount and around the golf course. The other sealed road that provides access to Mount Osmond is Hayward Drive, which starts in Beaumont and then winds around the hills to meet the rest of the suburb's road network.
Numerous fire and walking tracks, among them the Old Bullock Track and the Pioneer Women's Heritage Trail, also access Mount Osmond from Waterfall Gully, Eagle On The Hill, Beaumont and Glen Osmond.[13] Public transport is provided by the Adelaide Metro, but no buses run through Mount Osmond itself. Stops can be found in neighbouring suburbs. The bikeway adjacent to the South Eastern Freeway winds past at the foot of Mount Osmond and can be accessed through the interchange.[11]
Residents
This section needs to be updated.(March 2021) |
In the 2001
The eight strongest religious affiliations in the area (based on the 2006 census figures) were (in descending order):
Residents in these four suburbs are more affluent than the Adelaide average, with a high occurrence of incomes over A$1000 per week, which is also above the average for the City of Burnside. A majority of workers are employed in professional or white collar fields.[15]
The census area that incorporates Mount Osmond has a larger proportion of those in both the younger (0–17) and older (60+) age ranges than in the City of Burnside as a whole, and there have been no "numerically significant" changes in the age distribution between the 2001 and 2006 censuses. Similarly, family numbers are also stable, with almost no change between 2001 and 2006.[15]
Attractions
Mount Osmond contains a number of historical attractions; notably in the former mines and mining infrastructure that remains on the hillside as a reminder of its past. The mines continue up throughout the hills from
Mount Osmond Golf Course is located on the very top of the suburb, and includes its peak. Its course is open only to members. The English-Manor style clubrooms provides meals, coffee and function and events facilities[18] to members and public visitors.
Walking trails are numerous. While a historical walk through the mines can be taken from
The Old Toll House is located at the start of the South Eastern Freeway below Mount Osmond. The Suburb also has a small bed and breakfast, located at the northern end of Mount Osmond Road.
Politics
2018 State Election[19] | ||
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Liberal | 62.8% | |
Labor | 23.4% | |
Greens |
8.7% | |
Dignity Party | 5.1% |
2019 Federal Election[20] | ||
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Liberal | 56.61% | |
Labor | 25.11% | |
Greens | 13.08% | |
United Australia |
1.63% | |
Others | 3.58% |
Mount Osmond is part of the state
In
Footnotes
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mount Osmond (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ While the Department of Environment and Heritage (2001) refers to Nganno, Hardy (1989, p. 5) employs Yurebilla, and Kleinig names the figure as Jureidla.
- ^ Department for Environment and Heritage (2001)
- ^ Gill (1974), p. 75.
- ^ a b c Warburton (1981), p. 194.
- ^ Warburton (1981), p. 194–195.
- ^ a b c d Warburton (1981), p. 195.
- ^ Kneebone (1956), p. 155.
- ^ Cox (1977).
- ^ a b c d Warburton (1981), p. 196.
- ^ a b "Adelaide Crafers Highway Route Information" (13 August 2004)
- ^ "Biodiversity Site Map", City of Burnside
- ^ a b c "Walking Trails", City of Burnside
- ^ "Native Vegetation", City of Burnside
- ^ a b c d "Glen Osmond – Mount Osmond – Waterfall Gully – Leawood Gardens"
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Mount Osmond (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 June 2008.
- ^ "Glen Osmond Mines: Glen Osmond, in the Adelaide Foothills", Postcards
- ^ "Welcome to the Mount Osmond Golf Club", Mount Osmond Golf Club
- ^ "Bragg State Election Results". www.ecsa.sa.gov.au. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ scheme=AGLSTERMS. AglsAgent; corporateName=Australian Electoral Commission; address=50 Marcus Clarke Street, Canberra. "Polling place results". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
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- ^ "Sturt (Key Seat) - Federal Election 2019 Electorate, Candidates, Results | Australia Votes". ABC News. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony (29 December 2007)
- ^ Vaughan, Joanna (28 December 2007)
- ^ Medhora, Shalailah (1 May 2019). "What makes a seat 'safe', 'swing', or 'marginal'?". triple j. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ "Sturt (Key Seat) - Federal Election 2019 Electorate, Candidates, Results | Australia Votes". ABC News. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ "The Burnside Council" (26 November 2007)
References
- "Adelaide Crafers Highway Route Information". Transport SA. State Government of South Australia. 13 August 2004. Archived from the original on 21 July 2008. Retrieved 22 November 2008.
- "Biodiversity Site Map". City of Burnside. Archived from the original on 26 January 2009. Retrieved 22 November 2008.
- Cox, A. Bertram (1977). Fairways on the Mount: A History of the Mount Osmond Golf Club 1927–1977. Mount Osmond Golf Club.
- Department for Environment and Heritage (2001). "The Greater Mount Lofty Parklands – Yurrebilla". Environment South Australia. 8 (3). Archived from the originalon 31 August 2006. Retrieved 3 October 2008.
- "Federal Election 2007: Polling Booth Results – Glen Osmond". Australian Electoral Commission. 12 December 2007. Retrieved 23 November 2008.
- Gill, Thomas (1974). The History and Topography of Glen Osmond. Libraries Board of South Australia. ISBN 0-7243-0035-X.
- "Glen Osmond Mines: Glen Osmond, in the Adelaide Foothills". Postcards. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 23 November 2008.
- "Glen Osmond – Mount Osmond – Waterfall Gully – Leawood Gardens". City of Burnside Community Profile. profile.id. Archived from the original on 22 October 2008. Retrieved 30 October 2008.
- Green, Antony (20 April 2006). "2006 South Australian Election. Bragg Electorate Profile". South Australian Election 2006. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 19 November 2008.
- Green, Antony (29 December 2007). "Sturt – Federal Election 2007". Federal Elections 2007. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 19 November 2008.
- Kneebone, Harry; Hill, T. S. (1956). "Chapter 12: For Beauty and Recreation". In Coleman, Dudley (ed.). The First Hundred Years: A History of Burnside in South Australia. Burnside, South Australia: The Corporation of the City of Burnside.
- "Native Vegetation". City of Burnside. Archived from the original on 30 January 2009. Retrieved 22 November 2008.
- Smith, Pamela; Pate, F. Donald; Piddock, Susan (2005). The Adelaide Hills Face Zone as a Cultural Landscape (PDF). Understanding Cultural Landscapes – Symposium. Flinders University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2008. Retrieved 1 October 2008.
- "State Election 2006 – Polling Booth Results (Burnside, Bragg)". State Electoral Commission. 4 April 2006. Archived from the original on 27 November 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2008.
- "The Burnside Council". City of Burnside. 26 November 2007. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2008.
- Vaughan, Joanna (28 December 2007). "Federal election results settled". The Advertiser. p. 32.
- "Walking Trails". City of Burnside. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 22 November 2008.
- Warburton, Elizabeth (1981). The Paddocks Beneath: A History of Burnside from the Beginning. ISBN 0-9593876-0-9.
- "Welcome to the Mount Osmond Golf Club". Mount Osmond Golf Club. Archived from the original on 18 July 2008. Retrieved 23 November 2008.Green, Antony. "Sturt (Key Seat)". Australian Broadcasting Corporation."Glen Osmond - polling place". AEC."District Results for Bragg". ECSA.
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