Christies Beach SA, 5165
Christies Beach Real Estate: Suburb Profile
Are you considering Christies Beach, SA 5165 as your next move? It's a good first step to discover if the area is a good fit for you based on factors such as proximity to schools etc. The Homes.com.au suburb profile utilises market-leading data to provide you with the Christies Beach median property prices, market trends & demographics to allow you to make informed decisions about your next property move.
Whether you are upsizing or downsizing to Christies Beach, continue reading for a brief history lesson to discover more about the amazing lifestyle and what makes this suburb a worthy option.
Lifestyle Christies Beach, South Australia is a small suburb that has many amenities, including some of the best beaches in South Australia. There are grocery stores, banks, bars, cafes, restaurants, convenience stores, parks and playgrounds. There are also a variety of conveniences and a pub. Most of the day in Christies Beach would be spent walking along the beach doing some grocery shopping for food and possibly going to one of the many conveniences. There is also a cinema that people could go to at night. It has 2 banks, 5 cafes, 6 restaurants, 1 pub, and 2 supermarkets. Some common activities in Christies Beach, South Australia are going for a walk or bike ride at Lohmann Park and going for a swim at the beach. Schools include Christies Beach Primary School.
History In 1846, after traveling around Australia looking for mineral deposits, John Christie claimed a section of land at Christies Beach for himself. There he built a home and called it "The Bush" after his family's Scottish origins. The Bush became the headquarters of the Christie family and they cultivated an estate that grew to about 200 acres (0.8 km2). Christies Beach is now a coastal suburb of Adelaide not far from Adelaide’s CBD. It was first settled by Europeans in 1850 and then subdivided into farmland. In 1968, a strip of land along the beachfront was purchased by a group of investors and subdivided into a series of sand dunes. The area is scenic and hence popular with photographers as Witton Bluff provides a natural vantage point over the entire suburb and beyond.Christies Beach boasts a unique commercial strip running the entire length of Beach Road and is identified as a primary coastal node in the Adelaide Metropolitan area (Planning SA, 2007). Christies Beach also features one of the few remaining main road classified Esplanades in Metropolitan Adelaide, providing direct access to the beach on Gulf St Vincent.Christies Beach has its own postcode of 5165, and is adjacent to the suburbs of Christie Downs and Noarlunga Centre to the east.
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