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| near-n = [[Dry Creek, South Australia|Dry Creek]], [[Gepps Cross, South Australia|Gepps Cross]]
| near-ne = [[Gepps Cross, South Australia|Gepps Cross]]
| near-e = [[EnfieldBlair Athol, South Australia|EnfieldBlair Athol]]
| near-se = [[Sefton ParkProspect, South Australia|Sefton ParkProspect]]
| near-s = [[Prospect, South Australia|Prospect]]
| near-sw = [[Dudley Park, South Australia|Dudley Park]]
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'''Kilburn''' is a suburb in the inner north of [[Adelaide]], [[South Australia]]. The suburb borders [[Blair Athol, South Australia|Blair Athol]], [[Gepps Cross, South Australia|Gepps Cross]], [[Wingfield, South Australia|Wingfield]], [[Regency Park, South Australia|Regency Park]] and [[Prospect, South Australia|Prospect]].<ref>{{cite book|title=2003 Adelaide Street Directory, 41st Edition |publisher=UBD (A Division of Universal Press Pty Ltd) |year=2003 |isbn=0-7319-1441-4}}</ref> Kilburn has the same postcode (5084) as Blair Athol.

== andHistory was== previously
Kilburn was known as 'Little Chicago' beforeup itsuntil namethe was changed during themid 20th century.<ref name="PLB">{{Cite web |url=http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb |title=Property Location Browser: Search for 'Kilburn, SUB' (ID SA0036544) |publisher=Government of South Australia |access-date=5 April 2016 |archive-date=7 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151207082745/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 
==Education==
The only school in Kilburn is St Brigids Primary School, a private [[Roman Catholic|Catholic]] school located on Le Hunte Street. It caters for year levels Reception to Year 6. St. Gabriel'sGabriels Primary School is located nearby in the westerlyeasterly adjacent suburb of [[Enfield, South Australia|Enfield]], on Whittington TerraceStreet.
 
==Transport==
Kilburn is a 10- to 15-minute drive from the Adelaide [[Central business district|CBD]] (Central Business District). The suburb is well-serviced by public transport. [[Kilburn railway station, Adelaide|Kilburn train station]], located on Railway Terrace, has services that go to and from the [[Adelaide railway station|city]].

The G10 and G11 [[bus]]lines pass through Kilburn and [[Blair Athol, South Australia|Blair Athol]] along [[Prospect Road, Adelaide|Prospect Road]]. [[Kilburn railway station, Adelaide|Kilburn train station]], located on Railway Terrace, has services that go to and from the [[Adelaide railway station|city]]. Buses 235, 237, 238 and 239 traverse Kilburn along [[Churchill Road]] and terminate at Kilburn, [[Valley View, South Australia|Valley View]], [[Mawson Lakes, South Australia|Mawson Lakes]] [[University of South Australia|UniSA]] and [[Arndale Central Shopping Centre|Arndale Shopping Centre]] respectively.
 
== Sport ==
Kilburn Speedway took place on the Kilburn Oval, on the corner of Carroll Avenue and Churchill Road ({{coord|34|51|39|S|138|34|56|E|}}). It opened during February 1946 and closed in 1951.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/culture/sport/display/50993-kilburn-speedway |title=Kilburn Speedway | website=Monument Australia |access-date=25 February 2024}}</ref> The venue hosted [[motorcycle speedway]] and held the [[South Australian Individual Speedway Championship]] four times from 1946 to 1950.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.speedwayandroadracehistory.com/adelaide-kilburn-speedway.html |title=Adelaide (SA)| website=Speedway and Road Race History |access-date=25 February 2024}}</ref>
 
==Heritage listings==
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==External links==
*[http://www.portenf.sa.gov.au/ City of Port Adelaide Enfield] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080518101839/http://www.portenf.sa.gov.au/ |date=18 May 2008 }}
 
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