List of Adelaide obsolete suburb names

This List of Adelaide obsolete suburb names gives suburb names which were officially discontinued before 1994, and their new names or the suburbs into which they were incorporated.

Earlier name Named, or part of another suburb, as of 1993 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
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] then 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[note 1] Westbourne Park 5041
Crest Alta Belair 5052
Cudmore Park (part) Edwardstown 5039
Cudmore Park (part) Melrose Park 5039
Culford (Cullford)[note 2] Klemzig 5087
Cumberland Cumberland Park 5041
Cummins Park Novar Gardens 5040
Da Costa Park Glenelg East 5045
Darley Paradise 5075
Davington Semaphore Park[note 3] 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[5] 5069
East Marden Campbelltown 5074
East Park Kent Town[6] 5067
East Payneham Tranmere 5073
Eastville Ottoway 5013
Elgin Woodville Park[7][note 4] 5011
Elizabeth Fields Davoren Park (part) 5113
Elizabeth West (part) Davoren Park (part) 5113
Elizabeth West (part) Edinburgh North 5113
Ellenville Richmond[8] 5033
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[9] Rosewater 5013
Grosvenor Park Plympton 5038
Grovene Glenelg East 5045
Guildford Park Gillman 5013
Halton Gardens[10] Kensington Park, and Halton Terrace is now The Parade.[11] 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
Highbury [12] Prospect 5082
Hillcrest Gardens Hillcrest 5086
Hillside Proposed as alternative name for Bowden-on-the-Hill;[13] 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[14] 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 (of 1879) Semaphore Park[note 5] 5019
Mellor Park (of 1920) Lockleys[note 5] 5032
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[15] 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
Peachey Belt Penfield[16] 5121
Peckham Tranmere 5073
Pendleton Blair Athol 5084
Penhryn West Richmond 5033
Perth Rosewater[1] 5013
Pine Forest Kilburn 5084[17]
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[18] 5024
Reedbeds (part) Lockleys 5032
Reedbeds (part) Underdale 5032
Reedbeds (part) West Beach[18] 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
Seaton Park 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[19]
Tenterdon Woodville South 5011[7][note 6]
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[20]
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
Yatala East Pennington 5013
York Beverley 5009
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