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2.4 Study area
The Economic Development Strategy has a primary focus on the local government area of the City Port
Adelaide Enfield, but also assesses economic activity and policy within the broader regions of Northern
Adelaide (namely the councils of PAE, Playford and Salisbury),Western Adelaide (PAE, Charles Sturt, Holdfast
Bay andWest Torrens) RDA Adelaide Metropolitan and South Australia as a whole. This provides a picture
of the “State of the Economy” and has informed many of the future actions contained in the document.
Figure 1 - Aerial view of Port Adelaide Enfield Region. Source: Google Earth.
The region comprises of a number of community centres and suburbs including Semaphore, North Haven,
Port Adelaide,Wingfield, Enfield, Greenacres and Klemzig. Beachfront, riverside, inner city, industrial and
commercial centres present diverse economic, liveability and community features with good access to
Adelaide CBD,Adelaide International Airport and other parts of the Capital.