Kilburn, South Australia
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Kilburn is a suburb located in the north of Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...

, South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...

. The suburb borders Blair Athol
Blair Athol, South Australia
Blair Athol is located about north of the Adelaide, South Australia CBD. Blair Athol borders the suburbs of Gepps Cross, Enfield, Prospect and Kilburn. Blair Athol's main and longest street is Florence Avenue.-History:...

, Gepps Cross
Gepps Cross, South Australia
Gepps Cross is a suburb and major road intersection in the north of Adelaide, South Australia. Gepps Cross is traditionally seen as the end of the inner suburbs and the start of the outer northern suburbs, as it was home to a major abattoir with holding yards and other open space. It is the first...

, Wingfield
Wingfield, South Australia
Wingfield is a suburb situated north of Adelaide and is located on Grand Junction Road. The suburb borders Gepps Cross and Dry Creek.- Government :The suburb of Wingfield is in the City of Port Adelaide Enfield local government area....

, Regency Park
Regency Park, South Australia
Regency Park is an inner-northern suburb of Adelaide, 8km from the City Centre, in the state of South Australia, Australia. It is located in the City of Port Adelaide Enfield, and is adjacent to Wingfield, Angle Park, Ferryden Park, Kilburn, Prospect, Dudley Park and Croydon Park...

 and Prospect
Prospect, South Australia
Prospect is a suburb located to the north of the centre of Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia.Surrounding suburbs include Kilburn, Fitzroy, and Medindie. Prospect is a middle to upper class suburb of Adelaide...

. Kilburn shares the same postcode as Blair Athol which is 5084.

Education

Kilburn has two primary schools. Kilburn Primary School is located just off Churchill Road, and St Brigids Primary School is a private school
Private school
Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...

 located on Le Hunte St. Both cater for year levels Reception to Year 7. Also, St. Gabriel's Primary School, Enfield
Enfield, South Australia
Enfield is a suburb in Adelaide, Australia. The suburb is about a 10 minute drive north from Adelaide CBD. . The suburb is bordered by Gepps Cross, Blair Athol and Clearview at the Northern end, and Prospect, Sefton Park and Broadview at the Southern end.-History:Enfield was established as a...

 is also located near Kilburn. It is situated on Whittington Tce, is co-educational and also caters for Reception to Year 7.

Transport

Kilburn is only a 10 - 15 minute drive from the CBD
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...

 (Central Business District). The suburb is well-serviced by public transport. The G10 and G11 bus
Bus
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lines pass through Kilburn and Blair Athol along Prospect Road. Kilburn
Kilburn railway station, Adelaide
Kilburn railway station on the Gawler railway line is located in the inner northern Adelaide suburb of Kilburn, 7.7 km by rail from the Adelaide Railway Station.-See also:*List of Adelaide railway stations*List of closed Adelaide railway stations...

 train station
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...

, located on Railway Terrace, has services that go to and from the city
Adelaide Railway Station
Adelaide Railway Station is the central terminus of the Adelaide Metro railway system. It is at on the north side of North Terrace, west of Parliament House. The Adelaide Casino is in part of the building that is no longer required for the station....

. Buses 235, 237, 238, 239 travel along Churchill Road to Kilburn and terminate at Kilburn, Valley View, Mawson Lakes UniSA and Arndale Shopping Centre respectively.

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