Stirling, South Australia

Coordinates: 35°00′0″S 138°43′0″E / 35.00000°S 138.71667°E / -35.00000; 138.71667
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Note: Stirling North is a different town 300 km away, in the Mid North of the same state.

Stirling
Federal division(s)
Mayo
Localities around Stirling:
Crafers Piccadilly Mount George
Crafers West Stirling Aldgate
Upper Sturt Heathfield Aldgate
Footnotes[2]

Stirling is a town in the

commercial strip
, with the greatest number and widest variety of shops, and the only banks. Stirling East, a similar sized area towards Aldgate, is home to several schools.

History

Stirling is named after Edward Stirling. He was the illegitimate son of Archibald Stirling, a planter in the British West Indies, and a Creole woman.[3] He was able to travel to South Australia because of a financial gift from his father who had been freshly compensated for his slaves on the emancipation of the British West Indies.[4]

Founded in 1854, Stirling grew rapidly as a result of the expansion of

market gardening to satisfy the demand of the expanding city of Adelaide
, whose centre is only 15 kilometres from Stirling. It also developed as a residential address for English migrants who could afford it, to escape Adelaide's hot summers, often 10 degrees cooler than Adelaide. As a result, many historic, grand mansions can be found in the area. Today, farming has declined as more of the region has been urbanised, with many Stirling residents commuting to Adelaide daily.

Vegetation

Many

eastern coast
and towns at higher altitudes flourish in colour during autumn, rivalling those in North America, Europe and Japan.

Other tourist sites include the nearby Mount Lofty Botanic Garden and Cleland National Park.

Climate

Further information: Climate of Adelaide
Main street during summer.
Looking down Druid Avenue through wet autumn weather

Stirling has a

warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification: Csb). Owing to its location near Mount Lofty, Stirling is the wettest place in South Australia, receiving an average of 1,107 millimetres (43.6 inches) of rain per year—more than twice the average of Adelaide.[5] Between May and August, the average monthly rainfall is as high as 155 millimetres (over 6 inches), and in June 1916, over 450 millimetres fell. Mean summer temperatures are about 5 °C (9 °F) lower than in Adelaide, which may explain why Stirling was recommended as a desirable residence for English migrants and Adelaide's high society in the 20th century. Winters are distinctly cool particularly compared to Adelaide, with an average minimum of 4 °C (39 °F) and an average maximum of 11 °C (52 °F).[6]

The Australian Bureau of Meteorology stopped the collection of weather data at Stirling from the 1980s onward. Weather recording instruments were removed from the grounds of Australia Post's Stirling office following a commercial dispute between these two Australian government organisations.[citation needed]

Climate data for Stirling (496m ASL; data from 1964–1985)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 40.7
(105.3) 		39.5
(103.1) 		36.0
(96.8) 		32.1
(89.8) 		24.3
(75.7) 		19.2
(66.6) 		21.7
(71.1) 		27.9
(82.2) 		28.0
(82.4) 		30.6
(87.1) 		37.0
(98.6) 		37.6
(99.7) 		40.7
(105.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 24.9
(76.8) 		25.4
(77.7) 		21.9
(71.4) 		18.2
(64.8) 		14.6
(58.3) 		11.8
(53.2) 		10.8
(51.4) 		11.9
(53.4) 		13.8
(56.8) 		17.3
(63.1) 		20.1
(68.2) 		22.6
(72.7) 		17.8
(64.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 18.7
(65.7) 		19.1
(66.4) 		16.6
(61.9) 		13.8
(56.8) 		11.1
(52.0) 		8.7
(47.7) 		8.0
(46.4) 		8.6
(47.5) 		10.0
(50.0) 		12.4
(54.3) 		14.7
(58.5) 		16.8
(62.2) 		13.2
(55.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 12.4
(54.3) 		12.8
(55.0) 		11.2
(52.2) 		9.4
(48.9) 		7.6
(45.7) 		5.6
(42.1) 		5.1
(41.2) 		5.3
(41.5) 		6.1
(43.0) 		7.5
(45.5) 		9.2
(48.6) 		10.9
(51.6) 		8.6
(47.5)
Record low °C (°F) 4.8
(40.6) 		5.6
(42.1) 		3.8
(38.8) 		2.2
(36.0) 		0.7
(33.3) 		−1.0
(30.2) 		−1.4
(29.5) 		−2.2
(28.0) 		0.0
(32.0) 		0.7
(33.3) 		2.2
(36.0) 		2.8
(37.0) 		−2.2
(28.0)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 36.8
(1.45) 		37.5
(1.48) 		54.3
(2.14) 		96.7
(3.81) 		127.5
(5.02) 		118.0
(4.65) 		175.1
(6.89) 		147.2
(5.80) 		119.7
(4.71) 		91.9
(3.62) 		61.7
(2.43) 		47.0
(1.85) 		1,107.2
(43.59)
Average rainy days 7.5 5.5 9.7 12.4 15.8 15.9 19.4 19.4 16.2 13.9 10.4 9.0 155.1
Source: [5]

Government

Stirling is located in the state electorate of Heysen and in the federal Division of Mayo. The local council is the Adelaide Hills Council (formerly Stirling Council) in the Mt Lofty and Manoah wards.

Culture

A prominent landmark in Stirling is the historical Stirling Theatre, home to the Hills Musical Company, Stirling Players and Hills Youth Theatre. Stirling also has a strong affinity with books and has been referred to as South Australia's 'Book Village'. This relates to the close proximity of varied book venues Chapter Two Books, Matilda Bookshop, The Hut Book Shed and the Coventry Memorial Library.[citation needed]

Artistic community

Stirling has traditionally had a strong community of artists. Notable are abstract artist, Colin Russell Gardiner who was a former electrician and held many exhibitions in the 1970s and 1980s.[7] Michael Plant Atchison OAM (4 August 1933 – 16 February 2009) was an Australian cartoonist who worked for the South Australian Advertiser for over 40 years.

Fire service

The Stirling community is protected from fire, road crash and hazardous materials by the

Stirling Country Fire Service
Volunteers. In 2006, the Adelaide Hills Council stepped up efforts to relocate the station to Crafers, against the wants of the volunteers.[citation needed] The council proposed the move in order to sell the land currently inhabited by the CFS station on Avenue Road, to fund a new library. However, in mid-2006 the council elected to sell the land the fire station was on to SAFECOM (South Australian Fire and Emergency Services Commission), which owns all Fire Service assets. The new library started construction anyway in early 2007, and it was completed the following year.[citation needed]

Transport

Stirling (Main Street) is very well serviced by public transport, with a 30min off-peak service to the city and nearby

Carey Gully. For the West of Stirling (heading out towards Heathfield) routes 865[9]
and 894H operate via Avenue Road and Longwood Road, at peak times only with very limited interpeak services.

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Stirling (SA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. 25 June 2010. SA0063238. Archived from the original
    on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Archibald Stirling the younger – Profile & Legacies Summary". Legacies of British Slave-ownership. University College London. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  4. doi:10.17613/d8ht-p058
    .
  5. ^ a b "Climate statistics for Australian locations". Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  6. ISSN 0085-6428
  7. ^ "Colin Russell Gardiner (1937-2015) Australia Biography". Art Record. 21 March 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ a b c http://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/content/download/627/10382/file/865-866_ttable_routemap_26-01-16.pdf [dead link]
  10. ^ http://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/content/download/793/10750/file/820-821-822_ttable_routemap_26-01-16.pdf [dead link]
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