Morphettville, South Australia
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Morphettville Location in greater metropolitan Adelaide | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 34°59′20″S 138°32′20″E / 34.98889°S 138.53889°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | South Australia | ||||||||||||
| City | Adelaide | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 3,686 (SAL 2021) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 5043 | ||||||||||||
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Morphettville is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia in the City of Marion.
The major feature of the suburb is the Morphettville Racecourse (horseracing track). The tram barn storage and maintenance facility is across Morphett Road from the racecourse, in the neighbouring suburb of Glengowrie opening in October 1986. The southern part of the suburb is predominantly residential, with the Sturt River flowing through from south to northwest. The Morphett Arms Hotel is on the western side of Morphett Road, Glengowrie. The Torrens Transit Morphettville Depot is on the corner of Morphett Road and Oaklands road, the former site of Adelaide's largest drive-in cinema, the Metro Drive-in.
Both the suburb and the racecourse were named after Sir John Morphett MLC, a prominent early settler.
Location
Morphettville is bounded by the Glenelg tram line in the north, Morphett Road on the West, Park Terrace and Hendrie Street in the East and Oaklands Road in the South. It is home to the Morphettville Park Football Club at Kellett Reserve, Denham Avenue, the Dara School in Gordon Terrace, a school for gifted students. Gymnastics South Australia is located in Rosedale Avenue right behind the Marion Leisure and Fitness Centre.