 These amalgamations were in accordance with the recommendation of the Royal Commission on Local Government Areas.The original residential development was the result of a block of land in the south-west corner of the West Torrens District Council area being subdivided in 1911, the subdivided area being name Helmsdale and sold for building blocks.The area was adjoining Glenelg, situated to the east of Brighton Road, west of Sixth Avenue and between the Anzac Highway and the Glenelg Tramline.