Henley Beach, South Australia

Henley Beach is a coastal suburb of Adelaide, South Australia in the City of Charles Sturt.

History
Henley Beach draws its name from Henley-on-Thames, England,

The land where it stands, sections 448 and 2080 in the Hundred of Yatala, was initially granted to William Bartley on 1 November 1850. Bartley later sold the land to James Macgeorge in August 1873. In May 1877, Arthur Harvey, Henry S. Anthony, and William P. Wicksteed acquired the land and proceeded to develop the town of Henley Beach.

Geography
Henley Beach lies between the suburbs of West Beach and Grange.

Demographics
The 2021 Census by the Australian Bureau of Statistics counted 6,259 persons in Henley Beach on census night. Of these, 49.4% were male and 50.6% were female.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 1.1% of the population. The most common ancestries in Woodville West were English (39.4%), Australian (31.7%), Irish (10.7%), Italian (10.6%) and Scottish (9.2%). The majority of residents (77.3%) are of Australian birth, with a further 5.7% identifying England as their country of origin. The most common religious affiliations in Woodville West were No Religion (43.3%), Catholic (26%), Anglican (7.9%), Eastern Orthodox (4.5%) and Uniting Church (4.3%).

85.5% of the population stated they only speak English at home. The next most common languages were Greek (2.5%), Italian (1.9%) and Serbian, Afrikaans and Portuguese (0.5% each).

Local government
Henley Beach is part of Henley Ward in the City of Charles Sturt local government area, being represented in that council by Kenzie Van den Nieuwelaar and Paul Sykes. It was part of the City of Henley and Grange from 1915 until 1997 when the council merged with the City of Hindmarsh Woodville to create the present City of Charles Sturt.

State and federal
Henley Beach lies in the state electoral district of Colton and the federal electoral division of Hindmarsh. The suburb is represented in the South Australian House of Assembly by Paul Caica and federally by Steve Georganas.

Schools
There are several schools in the suburb, including: Fulham Gardens Primary School, Fulham North Primary School, Henley High School, St Michael's College, Henley Beach Primary school, and Star of the Sea School

Parks
Henley Square is located behind Henley Jetty on the Esplanade. Other greenspace in the suburb is the Henley Grange Memorial Oval and John Mitchell Oval. Henley Beach extends the length of the suburb.

Transport
Henley Beach is serviced by Grange Road and Henley Beach Road, both connecting the suburb to Adelaide City Centre. Seaview Road runs along the coast.

Henley Beach is serviced by public transport run by the Adelaide Metro which provides bus services to the Adelaide city centre and Glenelg. The Grange railway line was extended to Henley Beach as the Henley Beach railway line in 1894 and the extension closed in 1957. There was a tram line from the city centre to Henley Beach. This was initially a horse-drawn tram, converted to electricity in the 1920s and ceased operation in the 1950s along with almost every other tram line in Adelaide.