Modbury, South Australia

Modbury
AdelaideSouth Australia
Shopping precinct in Modbury
Population5,593 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established1857
Postcode(s)5092
LGA(s)City of Tea Tree Gully
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s)Makin
Suburbs around Modbury:
Modbury North Modbury Heights Ridgehaven
Valley View Modbury St Agnes
Holden Hill Hope Valley Hope Valley

Modbury is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia in the City of Tea Tree Gully. Modbury is located at the end of the Adelaide O-Bahn and is home to the Tea Tree Plaza shopping complex and Modbury Hospital.

It was named Modbury by R. S. Kelly, on 1 September 1840, after his native town in Devonshire.[2]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Modbury (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ South Australia, What's in a Name ? Historically significant place names by Rodney Cockburn 2007 Reprint. p. 149.