Waterloo Corner | |||||||||||||
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 House on Port Wakefield Road, Waterloo Corner | |||||||||||||
  Waterloo Corner Location in greater metropolitanAdelaide | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates:34°43′S138°35′E / 34.717°S 138.583°E /-34.717; 138.583 | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | South Australia | ||||||||||||
| City | Adelaide | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 1,103 (SAL2021)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 5110 | ||||||||||||
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Waterloo Corner is a rural/urban suburb approximately 22 kilometres north ofAdelaide, the capital city ofSouth Australia. Most of the land is used for agricultural purposes, includingwheat,olives,grapes andtomatoes.Port Wakefield Road runs through the suburb and thus much heavy freight traverses the suburb.
The Waterloo Inn once stood at the junction of St Kilda Rd and Port Wakefield Rd, the suburb was established by Southern Estates Ltd in 1960, encompassing a portion of section 5028.[3] Waterloo Corner was also once the location of the Elim Chapel and cemetery, which have since been demolished, the district also partially extends into the boundary of the City of Playford,[4] the Waterloo Corner Post Office was closed in 1972.[5] According to R.Praite Waterloo Corner may have been named after the infamous Battle of Waterloo that occurred in 1815 present day Belgium.[6]
