Wingfield is a suburb situated 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...

 and is located on Grand Junction Road. The suburb borders 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...

 and Dry Creek

Dry Creek, South Australia

Dry Creek is a mostly industrial suburb located north of Adelaide, containing significant wetlands and a substantial area devoted to salt crystallization pans, managed by Cheltenham Salt Limited....

.

Government

The suburb of Wingfield is in the City of Port Adelaide Enfield

City of Port Adelaide Enfield

The City of Port Adelaide Enfield was established on 1 January 1997 by the amalgamation of the City of Port Adelaide and the City of Enfield, and is one of the larger metropolitan councils within South Australia....

 local government area.

Major business in Wingfield

Wingfield is the site for the Wingfield Waste & Recycling Centre currently owned and operated by Adelaide City Council.

Between 1952 and 2004 the Wingfield site was operated as a landfill dump, but since 2004 it has become a waste and recycling transfer centre with all waste being sorted into recyclable products or waste product with the waste compacted and deposited into other environmentally friendly landfill areas.