GROWTH OF THE NORTH

The opening of the Northern Connector linking the South Road Superway and Port Wakefield Road is spurring development in the north.

The first sod for a new suburb called Riverlea at Buckland Park was turned in February. The $3billion development will be built over the next 20 years and will offer 12,000 homes for 30,000 people by 2036. There will be a major shopping centre with commercial offices, modern schools, 50ha of lakes and 420ha of open space. The site is between Virginia and Port Gawler about 35km from the centre of Adelaide.

Other residential growth areas in the north include the expansion of the Virginia township and surrounding areas and the growth of Angle Vale with an additional 700ha underway. The zoning changes aims to accommodate future population and employment growth for the cities of Playford and Salisbury.