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City of Port Adelaide Enfield South Australia
Population:	98,253 (2001 census)
Area:	97 km² (37.5 sq mi)
Mayor:	Gary Johanson
Council Seat:	Port Adelaide
Region:	Metropolitan Adelaide
State District:	Port Adelaide, Lee, Cheltenham, Croydon, Ramsay, Playford, Enfield, Torrens, Florey
Federal Division:	Port Adelaide, Adelaide, Bonython, Makin, Mayo, Sturt
Website: http://www.portenf.sa.gov.au/
LGAs around City of Port Adelaide Enfield: City of Salisbury City of Port Adelaide Enfield City of Tea Tree Gully City of Charles Sturt City of Prospect City of Campbelltown

The City of Port Adelaide Enfield was established in 1996 through an amalgamation of Port Adelaide and Enfield councils, and is one of the larger metropolitan councils within South Australia.

Extending from the River Torrens to Outer Harbor, and covering an area of approximately 97 km², the City offers some of the South Australia's finest historical buildings and landmarks, together with a wealth of beautiful parks and excellent cultural and recreational facilities.

With a solid industrial and residential base, Port Adelaide Enfield provides facilities and services to a growing population of around 100,000 residents and some 7,000 businesses.The new developments, happening all over the council, are bringing a rebirth of residents, businesses and industries.

The current Mayor,elected in 2006 is Gary Johanson. Gary is well known as a local resident and businessman, and he is passionate about the future development, but equally concerned with preserving the history of Port Adelaide Enfield. There are 17 Ward Councillors, who represent their residents and businesses at council meetings. The Port Adelaide Enfield area is known as the History Precinct, as it is home to the Maritime Museum, the National Railway Museum and the Aviation Museum.

From the 1830’s to 1945, the area surrounding Port Adelaide was subdivided into many small district areas as owners bought, subdivided and sold areas of land. As the areas became smaller and more landowners named their own estates, the number of these early “suburbs” reached 90. By the 1940’s this was becoming a problem, so the Port Adelaide Council moved to reduce the number of local district areas to 18, in 1945. The boundaries and names of the suburbs were further stabilised when postcodes were introduced to Australia in 1967 (Couper-Smartt, 2003:167).

City of Enfield crest (-1996)

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Couper-Smartt, J (2003). Port Adelaide: Tales from a "Commodious Harbour". Friends of the South Australian Maritime Muesum Inc. ISBN 0-646-42058-5. 

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• http://www.portenf.sa.gov.au/
• Development Plan for Port Enfield area, September 2005