Ethelton is a north-western

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from the CBD, on the

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, in the state of

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, Australia. It is a residential suburb within the

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, adjacent to the suburbs of

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, Glanville and New Port. It is bounded to the north by Hart Street, to the south by Bower Road and in the west by Swan Terrace and in the east by Causeway Road.

Facilities

The suburb is not served by a public primary school. The nearest are Le Fevre Primary School in

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and Westport Primary School in

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. The area was previously serviced by Ethelton Primary School, but the campus was closed when the school amalgamated with Semaphore Primary School (to form Westport Primary). The local high school is Le Fevre High School, in nearby

. There is a private school in the suburb, Portside Christian School (Reception to Year 12). The John Hart Reserve and Oval at the north-western corner is the main recreational facility in the suburb. There is little commercial activity in the area, as

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is nearby. New Port is a housing development and suburb created in 2007 on the

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and is next to Ethelton.

Transport

the 333 bus services Bower Road and Hart Street, while suburb is also served by the 651, 657, 662, 665, and 672. The suburb also is serviced by a

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on the

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, the

Ethelton railway station Ethelton station is located on the Outer Harbor line. Situated in the north-western Adelaide suburb of Ethelton, it is 13.1 kilometres from Adelaide station. History Ethelton station opened in 1916, following construction of the Commercial R ...

, and the H1 Outer Harbor to City train substitute service.

Governance

Ethelton is located in the federal division of Hindmarsh, the state electoral district of

and the local government area of the

References

{{City of Port Adelaide Enfield suburbs Suburbs of Adelaide Lefevre Peninsula