The electorate of Sturt is a vibrant, welcoming, and diverse community where families, schools, businesses, volunteers, and multicultural groups work together to create a supportive and thriving place to live. Best known for it's leafy suburbs and parks, Sturt is home to more than 130,000 enrolled voters, encompassing Campbelltown City Council and the City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters, as well as parts of the Adelaide Hills Council, City of Burnside, City of Port Adelaide Enfield, City of Tea Tree Gully, and the City of Unley.
A snapshot
Sturt contains some of South Australia's earliest European settlements, with Kensington, Norwood, Magill and Burnside established in the late 1830s.
The discovery of silver and lead at Glen Osmond sparked South Australia's first mining boom.
Penfolds Magill Estate is one of Australia's most historic wineries, established in 1844 and the birthplace of Penfolds, producer of the world-renowned Grange wine.
Sturt is home to the Norwood Football Club, one of Australia's oldest and most successful clubs, founded in 1878
The Regal Theatre at Kensington Park is one of Adelaide's most iconic heritage cinemas and performing arts venues, hosting films, concerts, comedy and community events for almost a century
The University of South Australia Magill Campus has long been associated with teacher education, journalism, communications and the arts
The north-east is home to the internationally recognised O'Bahn Busway
