The Department will soon be seeking your feedback on a proposal to restore the original name of the inner-western suburb titled Southwark.

The suburb of Southwark will incorporate the new $1 billion mixed-use development at the former West End Brewery site and may include the surrounding streets of Thebarton which were part of the original Southwark subdivision in 1881.

It may be bound by the River Torrens to the north, Port Road to the east, Light Terrace to the south and Dew and Stirling Streets to the west as shown below.

Historically, the site was originally laid out over Section 1 Hundred of Adelaide, being the first section of land surveyed outside of the City of Adelaide, granted to Colonel William Light on 12 May 1838 where he built his house named ‘Theberton Cottage’.

Southwark was the name given to a private subdivision of Section 1 in 1881, however further subdivisions occurred nearby using multiple iterations of the name ‘Theberton’.

The name ‘Thebarton’ was later adopted as the suburb name.

The process to establish the boundaries and the broader suburb name will be undertaken over coming months, and this will include consultation with the affected residents and businesses and the broader community.

Further information on how to provide your feedback will be available on this website.

At the end of the consultation period, the Surveyor-General will consider all feedback, and a recommendation will be made to the Minister for Planning, the Hon Nick Champion.