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| near-n = [[Dry Creek, South Australia|Dry Creek]], [[Gepps Cross, South Australia|Gepps Cross]]
| near-n = [[Dry Creek, South Australia|Dry Creek]], [[Gepps Cross, South Australia|Gepps Cross]]
| near-ne = [[Gepps Cross, South Australia|Gepps Cross]]
| near-ne = [[Gepps Cross, South Australia|Gepps Cross]]
| near-e = [[Enfield, South Australia|Enfield]]
| near-e = [[Blair Athol, South Australia|Blair Athol]]
| near-se = [[Sefton Park, South Australia|Sefton Park]]
| near-se = [[Prospect, South Australia|Prospect]]
| near-s = [[Prospect, South Australia|Prospect]]
| near-s = [[Prospect, South Australia|Prospect]]
| near-sw = [[Dudley Park, South Australia|Dudley Park]]
| near-sw = [[Dudley Park, South Australia|Dudley Park]]
| near-w = [[Regency Park, South Australia|Regency Park]]
| near-w = [[Regency Park, South Australia|Regency Park]]
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'''Kilburn''' is a suburb in the inner north of [[Adelaide]], [[South Australia]]. The suburb borders [[Blair Athol, South Australia|Blair Athol]], [[Gepps Cross, South Australia|Gepps Cross]], [[Wingfield, South Australia|Wingfield]], [[Regency Park, South Australia|Regency Park]] and [[Prospect, South Australia|Prospect]].<ref>{{cite book|title=2003 Adelaide Street Directory, 41st Edition |publisher=UBD (A Division of Universal Press Pty Ltd) |year=2003 |isbn=0-7319-1441-4}}</ref> Kilburn shares the same postcode as Blair Athol which is 5084 and was previously known as 'Little Chicago' before its name was changed during the 20th century.<ref name="PLB">{{Cite web |url=http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb |title=Property Location Browser: Search for 'Kilburn, SUB' (ID SA0036544) |publisher=Government of South Australia |accessdate=5 April 2016}}</ref>
'''Kilburn''' is a suburb in the inner north of [[Adelaide]], [[South Australia]]. The suburb borders [[Blair Athol, South Australia|Blair Athol]], [[Gepps Cross, South Australia|Gepps Cross]], [[Wingfield, South Australia|Wingfield]], [[Regency Park, South Australia|Regency Park]] and [[Prospect, South Australia|Prospect]].<ref>{{cite book|title=2003 Adelaide Street Directory, 41st Edition |publisher=UBD (A Division of Universal Press Pty Ltd) |year=2003 |isbn=0-7319-1441-4}}</ref> Kilburn has the same postcode (5084) as Blair Athol.
== History ==
Kilburn was known as 'Little Chicago' up until the mid 20th century.<ref name="PLB">{{Cite web |url=http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb |title=Property Location Browser: Search for 'Kilburn, SUB' (ID SA0036544) |publisher=Government of South Australia |access-date=5 April 2016 |archive-date=7 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151207082745/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==Education==
==Education==
Kilburn has one primary school. ''St Brigids Primary School'' is a [[private school]] located on Le Hunte St. It caters for year levels Reception to Year 7. Also, ''St. Gabriel's Primary School'', [[Enfield, South Australia|Enfield]] is also located near Kilburn. It is situated on Whittington Tce, is co-educational and also caters for Reception to Year 7.
The only school in Kilburn is St Brigids Primary School, a private [[Roman Catholic|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, South Australia|Enfield]], on Whittington Street.


==Transport==
==Transport==
Kilburn is only a 10- to 15-minute drive from the [[Central Business District|CBD]] (Central Business District). The suburb is well-serviced by public transport. The G10 and G11 [[bus]]lines pass through Kilburn and [[Blair Athol, South Australia|Blair Athol]] along [[Prospect Road, Adelaide|Prospect Road]]. [[Kilburn railway station, Adelaide|Kilburn train station]], located on Railway Terrace, has services that go to and from the [[Adelaide railway station|city]]. Buses 235, 237, 238 and 239 traverse Kilburn along [[Churchill Road]] and terminate at Kilburn, [[Valley View, South Australia|Valley View]], [[Mawson Lakes, South Australia|Mawson Lakes]] [[University of South Australia|UniSA]] and [[Arndale Central Shopping Centre|Arndale Shopping Centre]] respectively.
Kilburn is a 10- to 15-minute drive from the Adelaide [[Central business district|CBD]] (Central Business District). The suburb is well-serviced by public transport. [[Kilburn railway station, Adelaide|Kilburn train station]], located on Railway Terrace, has services that go to and from the [[Adelaide railway station|city]].


The G10 and G11 [[bus]]lines pass through Kilburn and [[Blair Athol, South Australia|Blair Athol]] along [[Prospect Road, Adelaide|Prospect Road]]. Buses 235, 237, 238 and 239 traverse Kilburn along [[Churchill Road]] and terminate at Kilburn, [[Valley View, South Australia|Valley View]], [[Mawson Lakes, South Australia|Mawson Lakes]] [[University of South Australia|UniSA]] and [[Arndale Central Shopping Centre|Arndale Shopping Centre]] respectively.
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==Heritage listings==


== Sport ==
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Kilburn has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
Kilburn Speedway took place on the Kilburn Oval, on the corner of Carroll Avenue and Churchill Road ({{coord|34|51|39|S|138|34|56|E|}}). It opened during February 1946 and closed in 1951.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/culture/sport/display/50993-kilburn-speedway |title=Kilburn Speedway | website=Monument Australia |access-date=25 February 2024}}</ref> The venue hosted [[motorcycle speedway]] and held the [[South Australian Individual Speedway Championship]] four times from 1946 to 1950.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.speedwayandroadracehistory.com/adelaide-kilburn-speedway.html |title=Adelaide (SA)| website=Speedway and Road Race History |access-date=25 February 2024}}</ref>


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==Heritage listings==
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* Churchill Road: [[Islington Railway Workshops Chief Mechanical Engineer's Office]] <ref>{{cite web | url=http://maps.sa.gov.au/heritagesearch/HeritageItem.aspx?p_heritageno=2955 | title=Islington Railway Workshops Chief Mechanical Engineer's Office | publisher=Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources | work=South Australian Heritage Register | accessdate=15 August 2016}}</ref>
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Kilburn has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
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* Churchill Road: [[Islington Railway Workshops Fabrication Shop]] <ref>{{cite web | url=http://maps.sa.gov.au/heritagesearch/HeritageItem.aspx?p_heritageno=2954 | title=Islington Railway Workshops Fabrication Shop | publisher=Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources | work=South Australian Heritage Register | accessdate=15 August 2016}}</ref>
* Churchill Road: [[Islington Railway Workshops Foundry]] <ref>{{cite web | url=http://maps.sa.gov.au/heritagesearch/HeritageItem.aspx?p_heritageno=2952 | title=Islington Railway Workshops Foundry | publisher=Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources | work=South Australian Heritage Register | accessdate=15 August 2016}}</ref>
* Churchill Road: [[Islington Railway Workshops Chief Mechanical Engineer's Office]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://maps.sa.gov.au/heritagesearch/HeritageItem.aspx?p_heritageno=2955 | title=Islington Railway Workshops Chief Mechanical Engineer's Office | publisher=Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources | work=South Australian Heritage Register | access-date=15 August 2016}}</ref>
* Churchill Road: [[Islington Railway Workshops Apprentice School]] <ref>{{cite web | url=http://maps.sa.gov.au/heritagesearch/HeritageItem.aspx?p_heritageno=2951 | title=Islington Railway Workshops Apprentice School | publisher=Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources | work=South Australian Heritage Register | accessdate=15 August 2016}}</ref>
* Churchill Road: [[Islington Railway Workshops Fabrication Shop]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://maps.sa.gov.au/heritagesearch/HeritageItem.aspx?p_heritageno=2954 | title=Islington Railway Workshops Fabrication Shop | publisher=Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources | work=South Australian Heritage Register | access-date=15 August 2016}}</ref>
* Churchill Road: [[Islington Railway Workshops Electrical Shop]] <ref>{{cite web | url=http://maps.sa.gov.au/heritagesearch/HeritageItem.aspx?p_heritageno=2950 | title=Islington Railway Workshops Electrical Shop | publisher=Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources | work=South Australian Heritage Register | accessdate=15 August 2016}}</ref>
* Churchill Road: [[Islington Railway Workshops Foundry]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://maps.sa.gov.au/heritagesearch/HeritageItem.aspx?p_heritageno=2952 | title=Islington Railway Workshops Foundry | publisher=Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources | work=South Australian Heritage Register | access-date=15 August 2016}}</ref>
* Churchill Road: [[Islington Railway Workshops Fabrication Shop Annex]] <ref>{{cite web | url=http://maps.sa.gov.au/heritagesearch/HeritageItem.aspx?p_heritageno=2953 | title=Islington Railway Workshops Fabrication Shop Annex | publisher=Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources | work=South Australian Heritage Register | accessdate=15 August 2016}}</ref>
* Churchill Road: [[Islington Railway Workshops Apprentice School]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://maps.sa.gov.au/heritagesearch/HeritageItem.aspx?p_heritageno=2951 | title=Islington Railway Workshops Apprentice School | publisher=Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources | work=South Australian Heritage Register | access-date=15 August 2016}}</ref>
* 498 Churchill Road: [[Tubemakers Administration Building No. 2]] <ref>{{cite web | url=http://maps.sa.gov.au/heritagesearch/HeritageItem.aspx?p_heritageno=26324 | title=Former Tubemakers Administration Building No 2 | publisher=Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources | work=South Australian Heritage Register | accessdate=15 August 2016}}</ref>
* Churchill Road: [[Islington Railway Workshops Electrical Shop]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://maps.sa.gov.au/heritagesearch/HeritageItem.aspx?p_heritageno=2950 | title=Islington Railway Workshops Electrical Shop | publisher=Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources | work=South Australian Heritage Register | access-date=15 August 2016}}</ref>
* 500 Churchill Road: [[Tubemakers Administration Building No. 1]] <ref>{{cite web | url=http://maps.sa.gov.au/heritagesearch/HeritageItem.aspx?p_heritageno=24963 | title=Former Tubemakers Administration Building No 1 | publisher=Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources | work=South Australian Heritage Register | accessdate=15 August 2016}}</ref>
* Churchill Road: [[Islington Railway Workshops Fabrication Shop Annex]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://maps.sa.gov.au/heritagesearch/HeritageItem.aspx?p_heritageno=2953 | title=Islington Railway Workshops Fabrication Shop Annex | publisher=Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources | work=South Australian Heritage Register | access-date=15 August 2016}}</ref>
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* 498 Churchill Road: [[Tubemakers Administration Building No. 2]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://maps.sa.gov.au/heritagesearch/HeritageItem.aspx?p_heritageno=26324 | title=Former Tubemakers Administration Building No 2 | publisher=Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources | work=South Australian Heritage Register | access-date=15 August 2016}}</ref>
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* 500 Churchill Road: [[Tubemakers Administration Building No. 1]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://maps.sa.gov.au/heritagesearch/HeritageItem.aspx?p_heritageno=24963 | title=Former Tubemakers Administration Building No 1 | publisher=Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources | work=South Australian Heritage Register | access-date=15 August 2016}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.portenf.sa.gov.au/ City of Port Adelaide Enfield]
*[http://www.portenf.sa.gov.au/ City of Port Adelaide Enfield] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080518101839/http://www.portenf.sa.gov.au/ |date=18 May 2008 }}


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Latest revision as of 12:34, 25 February 2024

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

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

Education

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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

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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.

Sport

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Kilburn Speedway took place on the Kilburn Oval, on the corner of Carroll Avenue and Churchill Road (34°51′39″S 138°34′56″E / 34.86083°S 138.58222°E / -34.86083; 138.58222). It opened during February 1946 and closed in 1951.[4] The venue hosted motorcycle speedway and held the South Australian Individual Speedway Championship four times from 1946 to 1950.[5]

Heritage listings

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kilburn (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ "Kilburn Speedway". Monument Australia. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Adelaide (SA)". Speedway and Road Race History. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Islington Railway Workshops Chief Mechanical Engineer's Office". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  7. ^ "Islington Railway Workshops Fabrication Shop". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  8. ^ "Islington Railway Workshops Foundry". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  9. ^ "Islington Railway Workshops Apprentice School". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  10. ^ "Islington Railway Workshops Electrical Shop". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  11. ^ "Islington Railway Workshops Fabrication Shop Annex". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  12. ^ "Former Tubemakers Administration Building No 2". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  13. ^ "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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