Location

Enfield incorporates the suburbs of Blair Athol, Broadview, Clearview, Enfield, Gepps Cross, Lightsview, Northfield, Northgate, Sefton Park and Walkley Heights. Enfield also includes parts of the suburbs of Nailsworth and Prospect. 

History

The district of Enfield, as it exists now, was created at the 1998 boundary redistribution to replace the former district of Ross Smith and was represented for the first time in 2002. A previous electoral district of Enfield existed from 1956 – 1970. 

Origin of Name

Enfield takes its name from the suburb of Enfield which lies at its centre. The South Australian village of Enfield was laid out in 1843 by George Hickox. He named the village after his birthplace in Middlesex, England - derived from either the Anglo-Saxon word ‘enedfeld’ meaning duck field or the old English word 'feld' meaning open country. 

Key boundary changes following the 2020 redistribution

Enfield gains the suburbs of Gepps Cross and Walkley Heights and the remainder of the suburb of Northfield. Enfield loses the suburb of Kilburn and a portion of the suburb of Prospect.  For more information please visit: https://www.ecsa.sa.gov.au/electoral-districts/electoral-district-profiles/enfield.

AREA

Approximately 19.1 km2. 

Population

The City of Port Adelaide Enfield Estimated Resident Population for 2021 was 134,202, with a population density of 1,426 persons per square km. The City of Port Adelaide Enfield is located in the north-western suburbs of Adelaide, about 8 kilometres from the Adelaide CBD.

2022-2026 electoral district map

This mostly residential district is located across the inner northern suburbs of metropolitan Adelaide and lies directly north of the electoral district of Adelaide.