Aberfoyle Park
Aberfoyle Park is served by the Adelaide Metro bus routes G20, G21 and G22, which connect the suburb to Adelaide's city centre.
History
In 1845, Christian Sauerbier, from Germany, purchased land south of Adelaide, near Happy Valley. In 1856, Sauerbier owned eleven sections of land in the area. The area became agricultural and the Sauerbier family was renowned for the quality of their stud stock and the orange grove that was attached to their property. Christian Sauerbier died in 1893 and the property was given to his son, John Chris. During the First World War, when anti-German sentiment was at a high in Australia, Chris changed his last name to Aberfoyle–a reference to an area in Perthshire, Scotland where his father had lived for a while. John Chris died in 1923 and his estate was subdivided and sold by James Henry Browne.
Agriculture was the core of the districts economy for quite some time. Inevitably, the farmlands were turned into suburban expansion and the suburb of Aberfoyle Park was proclaimed on 10 July 1980. The Aberfoyle Park Post Office opened on 16 November 1981.
Geography
The suburb is located in the Adelaide Hills, giving the area a hilly terrain.
Governance
Aberfoyle Park is part of the City of Onkaparinga. It is in the South Australian House of Assembly (state) electoral district of Fisher, whose current member is Nat Cook, and the Australian House of Representatives (federal) Division of Boothby, whose representative is Andrew Southcott.
Education
The Happy Valley sports park, which is located near Aberfoyle Park High School, contains the Happy Valley Football Club who are known as the Vikings, the Happy Valley Cricket Club, the Happy Valley Tennis Club, a lawn bowls club, a BMX club with a track and the Aberfoyle Park Scout group.
The Aberfoyle Park hub has a YMCA, which runs many community events such as volleyball.