The Hancock family established a homestead and farm at the foot of the Adelaide Hills in the mid 19th century. A family name from an earlier generation lent its name to the property of Bedford which was later changed to Bedford Park. In 1917, 400 acres (1.6 km2) of the property was purchased by the South Australian Government and a tuberculosissanatorium was built. Initially housing World War Isoldiers the sanatorium was expanded until, by 1924, it had 74 beds and was a self-supporting farm with pigs, chickens, orchards and grain production.[2] The sanatorium was demolished and Flinders University built in its place in the 1960s.
Burbank Post Office opened on 26 September 1961 and was renamed Bedford Park in 1966, before closing in 1980.[3]
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In the 2021 Census, there were 2,850 people in Bedford Park. 46.2% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were China (6.7%) and Indonesia (5.5%). 50.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin (10.6%) and Indonesian (5.6%). The most common responses for religion were No Religion 38.1%, Catholic 15.1% and Islam 8.6%.
^Gunton, Eric (November 1986). Tracing Our Towns, Stories of Same Named Places in South Australia and the United Kingdom. South Australia: Self Published. p. 9. ISBN0-9592094-2-5.
^Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
