Kilburn is a suburb in the inner north of
Adelaide,
South Australia
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. The suburb borders
Blair Athol,
Gepps Cross,
Wingfield,
Regency Park and
Prospect. Kilburn has the same postcode (5084) as Blair Athol and was previously known as 'Little Chicago' before its name was changed during the 20th century.
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. Gabriel's Primary School is located nearby in the westerly adjacent suburb of
Enfield
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** Enfield High School (South Australia)
...
on Whittington Terrace.
Transport
Kilburn is a 10- to 15-minute drive from the
CBD (Central Business District). The suburb is well-serviced by public transport. The G10 and G11
bus
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lines pass through Kilburn and
Blair Athol along
Prospect Road.
Kilburn train station, located on Railway Terrace, has services that go to and from the
city
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. 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
* Churchill Road:
Islington Railway Workshops Fabrication Shop
* Churchill Road:
Islington Railway Workshops Foundry
* Churchill Road:
Islington Railway Workshops Apprentice School
* Churchill Road:
Islington Railway Workshops Electrical Shop
* Churchill Road:
Islington Railway Workshops Fabrication Shop Annex
* 498 Churchill Road:
Tubemakers Administration Building No. 2
* 500 Churchill Road:
Tubemakers Administration Building No. 1
See also
*
Churchill Road
*
List of Adelaide suburbs
This is a list of the suburbs of Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia, with their postcodes and local government areas (LGAs). This article does not include suburbs and localities within the Adelaide Hills region.
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References
External links
City of Port Adelaide Enfield
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Suburbs of Adelaide