List of Adelaide obsolete suburb names

This List of Adelaide obsolete suburb names gives suburb names which have been officially discontinued by 1993, and their new names or the suburbs into which they were incorporated.

Earlier name	Now named or part of	Postcode
Ackland Gardens	Edwardstown	5039
Aero Park	Albert Park	5014
Albert Town	Alberton	5014
Alberton East	Cheltenham	5014
Alberton South (part)	Seaton	5023
Alberton South (part)	Royal Park	5014
Alderly	Semaphore[1]	5019
Aldgate North	Aldgate	5154
Aldgate Valley	Aldgate	5154
Alexander Park	Edwardstown	5039
Amberleigh	Highbury	5089
Athol Farm	Athol Park	5012
Avenue Park	Cumberland Park	5041
Ballara	Warradale	5046
Balmoral	Semaphore Park	5019
Bankside (part)	Torrensville	5031
Bankside (part)	Underdale	5032
Barton Vale	Enfield	5085
Beaconsfield	Glengowrie	5044
Beaumaris	South Brighton	5048
Beefacres	Windsor Gardens	5087
Bella Vista	Christies Beach	5165
Berkeley	Brighton	5048
Birkalla	Plympton	5038
Berkeley	North Brighton	5048
Birkalla	Plympton	5038
Black Forest Estate (part)	Black Forest	5035
Black Forest Estate (part)	Clarence Park	5034
Blackwood Park	Glenalta	5052
Blakeney	Ottoway	5013
Bonagh Estate	Windsor Gardens	5087
Bosworth Park	Blair Athol	5084
Bournemouth	Tennyson	5022
Bowden-on-the-Hill	First became part of Bowden,[2] now part of Ovingham[3] See also Hillside	5007
Braebank	O'Halloran Hill	5158
Braeville (part)	Kilburn	5084
Brayville (part)	Plympton Park	5038
Brighton Heights	Dover Gardens	5048
Bristol	Semaphore Park	5019
Broadview Gardens	Broadview	5083
Broadway Estate	Glenelg East	5045
Brompton Park	Brompton	5007
Brookesville	Ottoway	5013
Brooklyn	Osborne	5017
Brownhill Creek	Kingswood	5062
Burbank	Bedford Park	5042
Burford Gardens	Dry Creek	5094
Cabra	Cumberland Park	5041
Camden	Camden Park	5038
Carnarvon	West Croydon	5008
Carnegie Park	Royal Park	5014
Carrondown	Brompton[4]	5007
Caversham (part)	Beverley	5009
Caversham (part)	Woodville South	5011
Centennial Park	Pasadena	5042
Challa Gardens	Kilkenny	5009
Chandlers Hill	Aberfoyle Park	5159
Charlesworth Park	Campbelltown	5074
Cheltenham Gardens	Pennington	5013
Chicago	Kilburn	5084
Clairville	Campbelltown	5074
Clairville North	Semaphore[1]	5019
Clofield	Rostrevor	5073
Clovelly Gardens (part)	Clovelly Park	5042
Clovelly Gardens (part)	St Marys	5042
Cobham Gardens	Eden Hills	5050
College Town	College Park	5069
Corryton	Kensington Gardens	5068
Cottonville[5]	Westbourne Park	5041
Crestalta	Belair	5052
Cudmore Park (part)	Edwardstown	5039
Cudmore Park (part)	Melrose Park	5039
Cullford? Culford?[6]	Klemzig	5087
Cumberland	Cumberland Park	5041
Cummins Park	Novar Gardens	5040
Darley	Paradise	5075
Da Costa Park	Glenelg East	5045
Darley	Paradise	5075
Davington	Semaphore Park[7]	5019
Dockside	Rosewater[1]	5013
Dockville	Port Adelaide	5015
Dover	South Brighton	5048
Dover Heights	Dover Gardens	5048
Draper	Taperoo	5017
Dundas	Wingfield	5013
Dunleath Gardens(part)	Glenelg East	5045
Dunleath Gardens(part)	Glengowrie	5044
Dunluce Estate	Brighton	5048
Dunrobin (part)	Brighton	5048
Dunrobin (part)	Warradale	5046
East Adelaide	St Peters[8]	5069
East Marden	Campbelltown	5074
East Park	Kent Town[9]	5067
East Payneham	Tranmere	5073
Eastville	Ottoway	5013
Elgin	Woodville Park	5011[10]
Elizabeth Fields	Davoren Park (part)	5113
Elizabeth West (part)	Davoren Park (part)	5113
Elizabeth West (part)	Edinburgh North	5113
Elmwood	Marion	5043
Emu Downs	Morphett Vale	5162
Enfield Gardens	Blair Athol	5084
Enfield Heights (part)	Clearview	5085
Enfield Heights (part)	Enfield	5085
Enfield North	Enfield	5085
Enfield Park	Enfield	5085
Eton Park	Payneham	5070
Everton	Pennington	5013
Farnham	Peterhead[1]	5016
Felixstow Gardens	Felixstow	5070
Finchley	Magill	5072
Finchley Park	Magill	5072
Findon Park (part)	Seaton	5023
Findon Park (part)	Findon	5023
Findon South	Flinders Park	5025
Finsbury Park	Woodville North	5012
Fisherville (part)	Birkenhead	5015
Fisherville (part)	Exeter	5019
Flagstaff Gardens	Darlington	5047
Folkestone (part)	Marion	5043
Folkestone (part)	Seacliff	5049
Forbes	South Plympton	5038
Forest Gardens	Forestville	5035
Franklin	Cheltenham	5014
Freemanton / Fremanton ?	Torrensville	5031
Fulham Park	Lockleys	5032
Fullarton Estate	Fullarton	5063
Galway	Netherby	5062
Galway Estate	Lockleys	5032
Galway Gardens	Marleston	5033
Gawler Heights	Gawler East	5118
Gaza	Klemzig	5087
Glanville Blocks	Semaphore Park	5019
Glanville Hall	Semaphore South	5019
Glenburnie (part)	Mitcham	5062
Glenburnie (part)	Torrens Park	5062
Glenburnie Estate	Mitcham	5062
Gleneagles	Seaton	5023
Glenrest	Rostrevor	5073
Glynde Road Estate	Tranmere	5073
Golflands	Glenelg North	5045
Goodwood South	Clarence Park	5034
Grangeville	Seaton	5023
Grassmere	Kurralta Park	5037
Graymore	Glenelg North	5045
Graytown[11]	Rosewater	5013
Grosvenor Park	Plympton	5038
Grovene	Glenelg East	5045
Guildford Park	Gillman	5013
Haldon Gardens	Kensington Park	5068
Hamilton	Vale Park	5081
Hamilton Park	Warradale	5046
Hamilton Vale	Vale Park	5081
Hamley	Peterhead[1]	5016
Hamley Extension	Peterhead[1]	5016
Hammersmith	Edwardstown	5039
Hampstead	Hampstead Gardens	5086
Harbor Blocks	Queenstown[1]	5014
Harcourt Gardens	South Plympton	5038
Hardwyke	Ottoway	5013
Harrowville	St Peters	5069
Hayhurst	Plympton	5038
Helmsdale	Glenelg East	5045
Hemmington	Thebarton	5031
Hemmington West	Thebarton	5031
Henley Park	[Thebarton]	5031
Hillcrest Gardens	Hillcrest	5086
Hillside	Proposed as alternate name for Bowden-on-the-Hill[12] now part of Ovingham	5082
Hilton West	Torrensville	5031
Holden Park	Woodville West	5011
Hollywood	Cumberland Park	5041
Holmesdale	St Morris	5068
Home Park	Magill	5072
Horsnells Gully	Magill	5072
Hull	Wingfield	5013
Islington (part)	Kilburn	5084
Islington (part)	Prospect	5082
Islington Gardens	Kilburn	5084
Joyce Park	Hawthorn	5062
Kelmscott	Rosewater	5013
Kew	Semaphore South	5019
Kinedana (part)	Eden Hills	5050
Kinedana (part)	St Marys	5042
Kingston	Rosewater[1]	5013
Kingston East	Rosewater[1]	5013
Kingsnorth	Rosewater[1]	5013
Kingswood Park	Kingswood	5062
Kirkcaldy	Henley Beach	5022
Knightsbridge	Leabrook	5068
Knoxville (part)	Glenside	5065
Knoxville (part)	Glenunga	5064
Kobandilla	Klemzig	5087
Koongarra Park	Magill	5072
Kooyonga	Lockleys	5032
Largs Bay North	Largs North	5016
Laurel Park	Croydon Park	5008
Lindisfarne	Valley View	5093
Little Adelaide[13]	Prospect	5082
Little Chicago	Kilburn	5084
Little Queenstown (part)	Hendon	5014
Little Queenstown (part)	Royal Park	5014
Lochiel Park	Campbelltown	5074
Lourdes Valley	Myrtle Bank	5064
Marden West	Marden	5070
Maringa	Marino	5049
Meadowside	Campbelltown	5074
Mellor Park	Lockleys[14]	5032
Mellor Park (quite separate)	Semaphore Park[14]	5019
Melrose Park	Edwardstown	5039
Middle Brighton	Brighton	5048
Millswood Estate	Millswood	5034
Minories	Port Adelaide	5015
Mirreen	Edwardstown	5039
Mitcham Park	Daw Park	5041
Mitcham West	Lower Mitcham	5062
Monreith	Toorak Gardens	5065
Mornington	Plympton	5038
Morphettville Park	Morphettville	5043
Mortlock Park	Colonel Light Gardens	5041
Mount Lofty (part)	Crafers	5152
Murray Park	Magill	5072
Netley	North Plympton	5038
Newark	Wingfield	5013
New Glenelg	Glenelg South	5045
New Hindmarsh	West Hindmarsh	5007
New Kingston	Gillman	5013
New Mile End	Mile End	5031
New Parkside	Unley	5061
New Queenstown	Hendon	5014
New Thebarton	Torrensville	5031
Newenham	Paradise	5075
Newstead	St Morris	5068
Newton Gardens	Athelstone	5076
Newton Heights	Athelstone	5076
North Kensington	Beulah Park	5067
North Norwood	Trinity Gardens	5068
North Richmond	Richmond	5033
North Unley	Unley	5061
North Walkerville	Walkerville	5081
Northam	Kilburn	5084
Northcote	Tennyson	5022
Northgate	Blair Athol	5084
Nunyara	Belair	5052
Oaklands	Oaklands Park	5046
Oaklands Estate	Marion	5043
Oldfield	Rostrevor	5073
Olive Farm	Broadview	5083
Osborneville	Osborne	5017
Paddington	Rosewater	5013
Panchito Park	Torrens Park	5062
Panorama Park	Reynella	5161
Paradise Park (part)	Paradise	5075
Paradise Park (part)	Rostrevor	5073
Paringa Park	Somerton Park	5044
Peckham	Tranmere	5073
Pendleton	Blair Athol	5084
Penhryn	West Richmond	5033
Perth	Rosewater[1]	5013
Pine Forest	Kilburn	5084[15]
Plymouth	Semaphore[1]	5019
Portland	Port Adelaide	5015
Prospect Estate	Prospect	5082
Prospect Gardens	Prospect	5082
Prospect Park	Prospect	5082
Ramsgate	Tennyson	5022
Rayleightown	Greenacres	5086
Reade Park (part)	Daw Park	5041
Reade Park (part)	Colonel Light Gardens	5041
Reade Park Gardens	Cumberland Park	5041
Redfern	Cumberland Park	5041
Reedbeds (part)	Fulham[16]	5024
Reedbeds (part)	Lockleys	5032
Reedbeds (part)	Underdale	5032
Reedbeds (part)	West Beach[16]	5024
Reepham	Prospect	5082
Ridge Park	Myrtle Bank	5064
Rosatala (part)	Rosewater	5013
Rosatala (part)	Rosewater	5013
Rosebery	Collinswood	5081
Rosefield (part)	Fullarton	5063
Rosefield (part)	Highgate	5063
Roseville	Gillman	5013
Rosewater Gardens	Pennington	5013
Rosslyn	Wingfield	5013
Rostrevor Park	Rostrevor	5073
Rugby	Payneham	5070
Saint Annes Estate	Somerton Park	5044
St Bernards	Rostrevor	5073
St James Park	Clapham	5062
St Johns Wood	Prospect	5082
St Leonards	Glenelg North	5045
St Marys West	Edwardstown	5039
San Remo	Somerton Park	5044
Sandwell (part)	Birkenhead	5015
Sandwell (part)	Peterhead	5015
Sassafras	Ottoway	5013
Scarborough (part)	Semaphore[1]	5019
Seacombe	Seacliff Park	5049
Seascape	Semaphore Park	5019
Seaton Gardens	Seaton	5023
Seaton North	Seaton	5023
Sherwood Estate	Glenalta	5052
Shirley Gardens	Felixstow	5070
Silver Sands	Aldinga Beach	5173
Slapes Gully	Burnside	5066
Sleeps Hill	Lynton	5052
Snowdens Beach	Largs Bay	5016
Somerlea	Somerton Park	5044
South Richmond	Marleston	5033
South Road Estate	St Marys	5042
South Road Gardens	Clovelly Park	5042
South Road Park	Clovelly Park	5042
South Scarborough (part)	Semaphore[1]	5019
South Welland	Welland	5007
Southend	Tennyson	5022
Southwark	Thebarton	5031
Springbank	Panorama	5041
Springbank Gardens	Pasadena	5042
Stradbrook	Rostrevor	5073
Strathmont	Gilles Plains	5086
Sun Valley	Glenalta	5052
Swansea	Largs North	5016
Sydenham	Paradise	5075
Tam O'Shanter	Regency Park	5010
Tam O'Shanter Belt	Ferryden Park	5010[17]
Tenterdon	Woodville South	5011[10]
The Parks	Angle Park	5010
The Tiers	Crafers	5041
Thorndon Park	Newton	5074
Thornton	Ethelton[1]	5015
Tonsley Park	Clovelly Park	5042
Twickenham	West Richmond	5033
Twickenham Gardens	West Richmond	5033
Upper Kensington	Leabrook	5068
Upper Mitcham (part)	Kingswood	5062
Upper Mitcham (part)	Torrens Park	5062
Urrbrae Park	Urrbrae	5064
Vermont	South Plympton	5038
Vista View	Hope Valley	5090
Warradale Park	Warradale	5046
Washington Gardens	Myrtle Bank	5064
Waverley Ridge	Crafers	5041
Waymouth	Semaphore[1]	5019
West Adelaide	Mile End	5031
West Hilton	Torrensville	5031
West Marden	Marden	5070
West Sturt	Coromandel Valley	5051[18]
West Thebarton (part)	Thebarton	5031
West Thebarton (part)	Torrensville	5031
White Park	Lockleys	5032
Windsor	Windsor Gardens	5087
Wolseley	West Croydon	5008
Woodforde	Magill	5072
Woodforde Heights	Rostrevor	5073
Woodlands Park	Edwardstown	5039
Woodley	Glen Osmond	5064
Woodville Estate	Woodville Park	5011
Yatala	Rosewater	5013
York	Beverley	5009

See also

• List of Adelaide suburbs
• Local government areas of South Australia
• List of Adelaide railway stations

References

1. "The Advertiser". The Advertiser. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 14 May 1945. p. 3. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
2. "Map 7" (Map). Gregory's Adelaide street directory. 1949. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
3. =Property Location Browser (Map). Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
4. "Manning index to SA placenames:Carrondown". State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
5. Named for George Witherage Cotton, land agent and politician
6. Properly Culford; probably named for Culford Park but name persists as Cullford Ave., Klemzig.
7. Inferred from names of streets (Bower Road, Kellett Street, West Street, John Street)
8. Elizabeth Warburton (1983). St. Peters: a Suburban Town. The Corporation of St Peters. p. 79. ISBN 0959181105. This reference also notes that the suburb Stepney was once called St. Peters.
9. "The Advertiser". The Advertiser. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 12 September 1901. p. 6. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
10. "Do You Know Them All?". The Mail. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 19 December 1936. p. 11. Retrieved 3 November 2013. Tenterdon was more common spelling than Tenterden or Tenterton, though name persists as Tenterden Street in Woodville South; Elgin persists as Elgin Street, Woodville Park.
11. "Rosewater Area Info". Australian Suburb Guide. Archived from the original on 31 December 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
12. "Bowden-On-The-Hill—Not Hillside". The Register News-pictorial. XCIV (27, 515). South Australia. 22 October 1929. p. 3. Retrieved 12 December 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
13. "Confusing Streets". The News. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 10 October 1923. p. 5 Edition: Home. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
14. "Manning index of Adelaide placenames:Mellor Park". State Library of South Australia. Two distinct locations: The Semaphore Park subdivision was by J.F. and T.F. Mellor in 1879; the Lockleys subdivision was by J. W. Mellor (son of J.F.) in 1920.
15. "The Late Mr. John Bowman". South Australian Register. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 6 August 1900. p. 3. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
16. Hasenohr, E W. H. Gray – A Pioneer Colonist of South Australia Adelaide 1977 ISBN 0 9596673 0 X
17. "Place Names of South Australia - F". The Manning Index of South Australian History. Government of South Australia.
18. "Coromandel Valley". The Express and Telegraph. LI (15, 118). South Australia. 12 January 1914. p. 3. Retrieved 12 April 2019 – via National Library of Australia.

Sources

• Directory of South Australia, 1962. Adelaide: Sands and McDougall, 1962; p. A21
• UBD Street Directory (Adelaide) 1993, p.8–p.10. Universal Press Ltd.