Kilburn, South Australia

Kilburn
Suburb
Grand Junction Road, Kilburn
CountryAustralia
StateSouth Australia
CityAdelaide
LGA
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Population
 • Total5,633 (SAL 2021)[3]
Postcode
5084
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.[4] Kilburn has the same postcode (5084) as Blair Athol.

History

Kilburn was originally named Chicago. It was renamed Kilburn in 1930, after the Yatala South District Council received a complaint from the General Post Office, indicating neglecting to include "South Australia" could result in letters being sent to Chicago in America. Kilburn was previously the name of a small subdivision adjoining the area.[5][6][7][8][9]

William Shierlaw, a draper of Adelaide, applied the name Chicago to the suburb in 1893--the same year as the famous World's Columbian Expositon in Chicago.[10] Shierlaw and his son visited Chicago, Illinois in 1894, during an 8.5 month pleasure trip around the world.[11]

Five days after the Chicago Post Office opened in 1911, the Deputy Postmaster-General said, "There is no likelihood of it causing confusion with respect to correspondence intended for Chicago, USA."[10]

A separate project involving 14 townhomes in Kilburn was completed in March 2022. It was named Little Chicago after the original suburb name.[12][13]

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 Gabriels Primary School is located nearby in the easterly adjacent suburb of Enfield, on Whittington Street.

Transport

Kilburn is a 10- to 15-minute drive from the Adelaide central business district. The suburb is well-serviced by public transport. Kilburn station, located on Railway Terrace, has services that go to and from the city.

Adelaide Metro G10 and G11 bus services pass through Kilburn and Blair Athol along Prospect Road. Buses routes 235, 237, 238 and 239 traverse Kilburn along Churchill Road and terminate at Kilburn, Valley View, Mawson Lakes University of South Australia and Armada Arndale respectively.

Sport

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.[14] The venue hosted motorcycle speedway and held the South Australian Individual Speedway Championship four times from 1946 to 1950.[15]

The Kilburn Football & Cricket Club was created as the result of an amalgamation of the Kilburn Football Club and the Kilburn Cricket Club in 1974. The club uses the name Chics because the Kilburn Football Club started as the Chicago Football Club in 1924.[16]

Heritage listings

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

  • Churchill Road: Islington Railway Workshops Chief Mechanical Engineer's Office[17]
  • Churchill Road: Islington Railway Workshops Fabrication Shop[18]
  • Churchill Road: Islington Railway Workshops Foundry[19]
  • Churchill Road: Islington Railway Workshops Apprentice School[20]
  • Churchill Road: Islington Railway Workshops Electrical Shop[21]
  • Churchill Road: Islington Railway Workshops Fabrication Shop Annex[22]
  • 498 Churchill Road: Tubemakers Administration Building No. 2[23]
  • 500 Churchill Road: Tubemakers Administration Building No. 1[24]

See also

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kilburn (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  3. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kilburn (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  4. ^ 2003 Adelaide Street Directory, 41st Edition. UBD (A Division of Universal Press Pty Ltd). 2003. ISBN 0-7319-1441-4.
  5. ^ "POLL AT CHICAGO". The Advertiser. South Australia. 13 February 1930. p. 17. Retrieved 1 March 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "RENAMING CHICAGO". The News. Vol. XIV, no. 2, 055. South Australia. 15 February 1930. p. 3 (SPORTS EDITION). Retrieved 1 March 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ "RENAMING CHICAGO". The Advertiser. South Australia. 5 May 1930. p. 16. Retrieved 1 March 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ "CHICAGO RENAMED". The News. Vol. XIV, no. 2, 114. South Australia. 26 April 1930. p. 3 (SPORTS EDITION). Retrieved 1 March 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ "Kilburn Approved As Chicago's New Name". The Register News-pictorial. Vol. XCV, no. 27, 681. South Australia. 5 May 1930. p. 2. Retrieved 1 March 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ^ a b Manning, Geoffrey. "Place Names of South Australia - C". The Manning Index of South Australian History. Archived from the original on 12 March 2025. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  11. ^ "SOUTH AUSTRALIANS ON TOUR". The Advertiser. South Australia. 20 December 1894. p. 10. Retrieved 2 March 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
  12. ^ "Myrtle Bank | Civecon Developments | Adelaide | Property Development". civecon.com.au. Archived from the original on 14 March 2025. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  13. ^ "Little Chicago : 18th Street Marketing". 18thstreet.com.au. Archived from the original on 13 January 2026. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  14. ^ "Kilburn Speedway". Monument Australia. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  15. ^ "Adelaide (SA)". Speedway and Road Race History. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  16. ^ "Kilburn Football and Cricket Club". Kilburn Football and Cricket Club. Archived from the original on 17 December 2025. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  17. ^ "Islington Railway Workshops Chief Mechanical Engineer's Office". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  18. ^ "Islington Railway Workshops Fabrication Shop". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  19. ^ "Islington Railway Workshops Foundry". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  20. ^ "Islington Railway Workshops Apprentice School". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  21. ^ "Islington Railway Workshops Electrical Shop". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  22. ^ "Islington Railway Workshops Fabrication Shop Annex". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  23. ^ "Former Tubemakers Administration Building No 2". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  24. ^ "Former Tubemakers Administration Building No 1". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 15 August 2016.

34°51′40″S 138°35′49″E / 34.861°S 138.597°E / -34.861; 138.597

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