Elizabeth Downs is a northern suburb of

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in the

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. It is east of

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, bounded by Main North Road, Uley Road, Adams Road, Yorktown Road and Garlick Road. The suburb contains two government primary schools and a local shopping centre.

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is just outside the northern boundary, and a larger shopping centre on the other side of Main North Road. It also has a tavern with bars, bistro and bottle shop.

Open space

The

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sports precinct in the southwest of the suburb is home to

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and

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clubs. More playing fields in the northeastern corner of the suburb include a local

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club and more cricket. Smith Creek linear park separates these from the rest of the suburb. There is a linear reserve along the easement for a major water pipe, the Barossa Trunk Main, running roughly north–south above ground through Elizabeth Downs. There is also a buffer reserve along Main North Road.

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