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Birkenhead, South Australia

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The former Port Adelaide Sailing Club building, renamed Gallery Yampu, is currently used by the not-for-profit Port Adelaide Artists Forum to host occasional art exhibitions and community events. It also houses Dragon Boat SA.
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route 150 bus services operate along Semaphore and Fletcher Roads, while routes 352 and 353 serves Semaphore and Fletcher Roads and Hargrave Street. Routes 333 and N254 serve Semaphore Road. The suburb also is serviced by
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The area was earmarked for residential development as part of the "Newport Quays" redevelopment project, but the site remains vacant (2015) following the loss of development rights by the Newport Quays consortium in 2011.
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Birkenhead is essentially a residential suburb, with industrial harbourside development on the southern and eastern shores of the suburb. It is notable for the
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The eastern side of the suburb, by the Port riverside is the location of the
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players were born or have lived in Birkenhead, including dual
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Birkenhead Post Office opened around 1884. 638:State faces $ 100m claim from Newport Quays 130: 714: 700: 556: 499: 359:The suburb is served by a primary school, 41: 613:"Former Naval Drill Hall, HMAS Encounter" 1008: 511: 509: 695: 536: 534: 410:and the local government area of the 343:The Birkenhead Bridge and the former 437: 506: 18:Suburb of Adelaide, South Australia 13: 617:South Australian Heritage Register 591:South Australian Heritage Register 531: 483:"Birkenhead (suburb and locality)" 406:, the state electoral district of 349:South Australian Heritage Register 68: 14: 1032: 544:. Australian Electoral Commission 487:Australian Census 2021 QuickStats 306:and the Port River respectively. 361:Lefevre Peninsula Primary School 309:It was laid out on section 700, 67: 60: 479:Australian Bureau of Statistics 363:, and the local high school is 345:HMAS Encounter Naval Drill Hall 687:District Council of Birkenhead 663: 648: 631: 605: 579: 471: 1: 724:City of Port Adelaide Enfield 464: 412:City of Port Adelaide Enfield 397: 382:company, and a berth for the 354: 284:City of Port Adelaide Enfield 157:City of Port Adelaide Enfield 417: 7: 680: 459:John Turner (naval officer) 445:Port Adelaide Football Club 10: 1037: 334:Tom 'Diver' Derrick Bridge 332:. It includes the opening 48:Tom 'Diver' Derrick Bridge 730: 567:. Premier Postal Auctions 519:. 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It is adjacent to 270:14 km from the 1016:Suburbs of Adelaide 365:Lefevre High School 262:is a north-western 176:Federal division(s) 164:State electorate(s) 106: /  671:Portside Messenger 657:Portside Messenger 565:"Post Office List" 347:are listed on the 195:around Birkenhead: 1021:Lefevre Peninsula 1003: 1002: 995:Woodville Gardens 835:Hampstead Gardens 438:Notable residents 384:Shell Oil Company 326:Birkenhead Bridge 276:Lefevre Peninsula 257: 256: 253: 252: 110:34.8365°S 138.5°E 1028: 716: 709: 702: 693: 692: 674: 667: 661: 652: 646: 635: 629: 628: 626: 624: 609: 603: 602: 600: 598: 583: 577: 576: 574: 572: 560: 554: 553: 551: 549: 538: 529: 528: 526: 524: 513: 504: 503: 497: 495: 493: 481:(28 June 2022). 475: 188: 132: 121: 120: 118: 117: 116: 111: 107: 104: 103: 102: 99: 71: 70: 64: 45: 36: 26: 21: 20: 1036: 1035: 1031: 1030: 1029: 1027: 1026: 1025: 1006: 1005: 1004: 999: 985:Windsor Gardens 980:Walkley Heights 965:Semaphore South 726: 722:Suburbs of the 720: 683: 678: 677: 668: 664: 653: 649: 636: 632: 622: 620: 611: 610: 606: 596: 594: 585: 584: 580: 570: 568: 561: 557: 547: 545: 540: 539: 532: 522: 520: 515: 514: 507: 491: 489: 476: 472: 467: 440: 420: 400: 369:Semaphore South 357: 280:South Australia 115:-34.8365; 138.5 114: 112: 108: 105: 100: 97: 95: 93: 92: 82: 81: 80: 79: 78: 77: 76: 72: 51: 50:from Birkenhead 34:South Australia 28: 27: 24: 19: 12: 11: 5: 1034: 1024: 1023: 1018: 1001: 1000: 998: 997: 992: 987: 982: 977: 972: 967: 962: 957: 952: 947: 942: 937: 932: 927: 922: 917: 912: 907: 902: 897: 892: 887: 882: 880:Mansfield Park 877: 872: 867: 862: 857: 852: 847: 842: 837: 832: 827: 822: 817: 812: 807: 802: 797: 792: 787: 782: 777: 772: 767: 762: 757: 752: 747: 742: 737: 731: 728: 727: 719: 718: 711: 704: 696: 690: 689: 682: 679: 676: 675: 662: 660:21 April 2010. 647: 642:The Advertiser 630: 604: 578: 555: 530: 505: 469: 468: 466: 463: 462: 461: 456: 439: 436: 423:Adelaide Metro 419: 416: 399: 396: 356: 353: 255: 254: 251: 250: 247: 246: 241: 236: 230: 229: 224: 221: 215: 214: 209: 204: 198: 197: 184: 183: 178: 172: 171: 166: 160: 159: 154: 148: 147: 144: 138: 137: 127: 123: 122: 90: 84: 83: 74: 73: 66: 65: 59: 58: 57: 56: 53: 52: 46: 38: 37: 17: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1033: 1022: 1019: 1017: 1014: 1013: 1011: 996: 993: 991: 988: 986: 983: 981: 978: 976: 973: 971: 968: 966: 963: 961: 958: 956: 953: 951: 948: 946: 943: 941: 938: 936: 933: 931: 930:Port Adelaide 928: 926: 923: 921: 918: 916: 913: 911: 908: 906: 903: 901: 898: 896: 893: 891: 888: 886: 883: 881: 878: 876: 873: 871: 868: 866: 863: 861: 858: 856: 853: 851: 848: 846: 843: 841: 838: 836: 833: 831: 828: 826: 823: 821: 818: 816: 815:Gilles Plains 813: 811: 808: 806: 805:Ferryden Park 803: 801: 798: 796: 793: 791: 788: 786: 783: 781: 778: 776: 773: 771: 768: 766: 763: 761: 758: 756: 753: 751: 748: 746: 743: 741: 738: 736: 733: 732: 729: 725: 717: 712: 710: 705: 703: 698: 697: 694: 688: 685: 684: 672: 666: 659: 658: 651: 644: 643: 639: 634: 618: 614: 608: 592: 588: 582: 566: 559: 543: 537: 535: 518: 512: 510: 502: 488: 484: 480: 474: 470: 460: 457: 454: 450: 449:Magarey Medal 446: 442: 441: 435: 433: 429: 424: 415: 413: 409: 408:Port Adelaide 405: 395: 391: 387: 385: 381: 376: 374: 373:Port Adelaide 370: 366: 362: 352: 350: 346: 341: 339: 335: 331: 327: 322: 320: 316: 312: 307: 305: 301: 297: 293: 289: 285: 281: 277: 273: 269: 265: 261: 248: 245: 244:Port Adelaide 242: 240: 237: 235: 232: 231: 228: 227:Port Adelaide 225: 222: 220: 217: 216: 213: 212:Port Adelaide 210: 208: 205: 203: 200: 199: 196: 194: 189: 185: 182: 179: 177: 173: 170: 169:Port Adelaide 167: 165: 161: 158: 155: 153: 149: 145: 143: 139: 135: 128: 124: 119: 91: 89: 85: 63: 54: 49: 44: 39: 35: 31: 22: 16: 945:Regency Park 920:Outer Harbor 765:Croydon Park 744: 670: 665: 655: 650: 640: 633: 621:. 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Adelaide
South Australia

Tom 'Diver' Derrick Bridge
Birkenhead is located in City of Port Adelaide Enfield
Coordinates
34°50′11″S 138°30′00″E / 34.8365°S 138.5°E / -34.8365; 138.5
2021
Postcode(s)
LGA(s)
City of Port Adelaide Enfield
State electorate(s)
Port Adelaide
Federal division(s)
Hindmarsh
Suburbs
Largs Bay
Peterhead
Port Adelaide
Exeter
Port Adelaide
Glanville
New Port
Port Adelaide
suburb
Adelaide
CBD
Lefevre Peninsula
South Australia
City of Port Adelaide Enfield

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