Alberton is a metropolitan suburb in the west of Adelaide, South Australia, about 20 minutes drive from the city.

[7] The District Council of Queenstown and Alberton was established in 1864, bringing dedicated local government to the residents of the two townships either side of the new Port Road.

The ground is used for Australian rules football and cricket and has a capacity of 15,000 people with seated grandstands holding 2,000.

The old bluestone structure still stands at the same spot on the corner of Port Road and Sussex Street.

Located on Parker Street, the former Alberton Cemetery was opened in 1847 and officially closed in 1874, with the last burial being conducted in 1922.

Unfortunately the ticket office has been closed for the past twenty years and this contributes to the station buildings being a frequent target for vandalism and graffiti.

From 1898, following the district council's annexation by the then-Town of Port Adelaide, Alberton was a prominent township at the south eastern end of the Town, which was proclaimed as a city in 1901.

Alberton lies in the state electoral district of Cheltenham (formerly Price) and within the safe Labor federal seat of Hindmarsh.