Kilburn
Adelaide, South Australia
Grand Junction Road, Kilburn
Population5,633 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)5084
LGA(s)City of Port Adelaide Enfield
State electorate(s)Enfield[2]
Federal division(s)Adelaide
Suburbs around Kilburn:
Wingfield Dry Creek, Gepps Cross Gepps Cross
Regency Park Kilburn Blair Athol
Dudley Park Prospect Prospect

Kilburn is a suburb in the inner north of Adelaide, South Australia. The suburb borders Blair Athol, Gepps Cross, Wingfield, Regency Park and Prospect.[3] Kilburn has the same postcode (5084) as Blair Athol.

History

Kilburn was known as 'Little Chicago' up until the mid 20th century.[2]

Education

The only school in Kilburn is St Brigids Primary School, a private Catholic school located on Le Hunte Street. It caters for year levels Reception to Year 6. St Gabriels Primary School is located nearby in the easterly adjacent suburb of Enfield, on Whittington Street.

Transport

Kilburn is a 10- to 15-minute drive from the Adelaide CBD (Central Business District). The suburb is well-serviced by public transport. Kilburn train station, located on Railway Terrace, has services that go to and from the city.

The G10 and G11 buslines pass through Kilburn and Blair Athol along Prospect Road. Buses 235, 237, 238 and 239 traverse Kilburn along Churchill Road and terminate at Kilburn, Valley View, Mawson Lakes UniSA and Arndale Shopping Centre respectively.

Heritage listings

Kilburn has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

  • Churchill Road: Islington Railway Workshops Chief Mechanical Engineer's Office[4]
  • Churchill Road: Islington Railway Workshops Fabrication Shop[5]
  • Churchill Road: Islington Railway Workshops Foundry[6]
  • Churchill Road: Islington Railway Workshops Apprentice School[7]
  • Churchill Road: Islington Railway Workshops Electrical Shop[8]
  • Churchill Road: Islington Railway Workshops Fabrication Shop Annex[9]
  • 498 Churchill Road: Tubemakers Administration Building No. 2[10]
  • 500 Churchill Road: Tubemakers Administration Building No. 1[11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kilburn (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. 1 2 "Property Location Browser: Search for 'Kilburn, SUB' (ID SA0036544)". Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 7 December 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  3. ↑ 2003 Adelaide Street Directory, 41st Edition. UBD (A Division of Universal Press Pty Ltd). 2003. ISBN 0-7319-1441-4.
  4. ↑ "Islington Railway Workshops Chief Mechanical Engineer's Office". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Islington Railway Workshops Fabrication Shop". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "Islington Railway Workshops Foundry". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "Islington Railway Workshops Apprentice School". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  8. ↑ "Islington Railway Workshops Electrical Shop". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  9. ↑ "Islington Railway Workshops Fabrication Shop Annex". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  10. ↑ "Former Tubemakers Administration Building No 2". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  11. ↑ "Former Tubemakers Administration Building No 1". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 15 August 2016.

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