Osborne, South Australia

Osborne Adelaide, South Australia
Postcode(s)	5017
Location	21 km (13 mi) from Adelaide city centre
LGA(s)	City of Port Adelaide Enfield
State electorate(s)	Lee
Federal Division(s)	Port Adelaide
Suburbs around Osborne: Outer Harbour[1] Port River[1] Port River[1] North Haven[1] Osborne Port River[1] Taperoo[1] Taperoo[1] Port River[1]

Osborne is a north-western suburb of Adelaide in South Australia on the LeFevre Peninsula about 21 kilometres (13 mi) from the Adelaide city centre within the local government area known as the City of Port Adelaide Enfield. It is bounded to the south by the suburb of Taperoo, to the west by the suburb of North Haven, to the north west by the suburb of Outer Harbour and to the east and the north by the Port River.^[1]

History

Osborneville Post Office opened around 1922; it was renamed Taperoo on 1 February 1964, and North Haven in 1989. Osborne was also known as Brooklyn after the name change from Osborneville.^[2]

Industries

HMAS Hobart under construction at Osborne, 10 April 2015.

Osborne is the home of a number of industrial employers, including

• ASC Pty Ltd, a naval ship builder notable for the Royal Australian Navy's Collins class submarines and Hobart-class destroyers.^[3]
• Osborne Power Station, a gas-fired power station.^[4]
• Flinders Ports which has two port facilities located on the suburb's coast with the Port River.^[5]

Community services

Osborne is the home of LeFevre Reserve, which also hosts a community centre.

There are no schools in the suburb. The closest schools are in the adjacent suburbs of North Haven (North Haven Primary School (R-7)) and Taperoo (Ocean View College (B-12),^[6] originally Taperoo High School).

Public transport

Adelaide Metro provides two bus services that directly serve the suburb - route 333 that runs between the suburb and Port Adelaide and route 150 that starts on Victoria Road within the suburb and continues to the Adelaide city centre.^[7][8]

The Outer Harbor railway line has two stations that serving the suburb - Midlunga railway station and the Osborne railway station which is located nearby in the suburb of North Haven.^[9]

See also

• List of cities and towns in South Australia
• Penrice Soda Products

References

1. "Outer Harbor Ward" (PDF). City of Port Adelaide Enfield. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
2. Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
3. "About ASC". ASC Pty Ltd. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
4. "ATCO Power Australia". ATCO Ltd. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
5. "Port User Guide" (PDF). Flinders Ports. pp. 21–24. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
6. Ocean View College, www.oceanview.sa.edu.au
7. "Osborne to City". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
8. "Outer Harbor to Port Adelaide". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
9. "Outer Harbor to City". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 17 June 2015.

Coordinates: 34°47′56″S 138°29′28″E / 34.79889°S 138.49111°E