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North Haven
South Australia
Floating dock at North Haven.jpg
Floating dock at North Haven
North Haven is located in South Australia
North Haven
North Haven
Location in South Australia
Established 1975
Postcode(s) 5018
Time zone ACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST) ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location 18 km (11 mi) northwest of Adelaide city centre
LGA(s) City of Port Adelaide Enfield
State electorate(s) Port Adelaide
Federal Division(s) Hindmarsh
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
22.4 °C
72 °F
11.2 °C
52 °F
451.1 mm
17.8 in
Suburbs around North Haven:
Gulf St Vincent Outer Harbor Outer Harbor
Gulf St Vincent North Haven Outer Harbor
Osborne
Gulf St Vincent Osborne Osborne
Footnotes Location
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Adjoining suburbs

North Haven is a north-western suburb of Adelaide, in the state of South Australia, Australia. It is located 20km from the Central Business District (CBD), and falls under the City of Port Adelaide Enfield. It is adjacent to Osborne and Outer Harbour. It is bounded to the north and east by Oliver Rogers and Victoria Road, to the south by Marmora Terrace and to the west by Gulf St Vincent. The postal code for North Haven is 5018.

The small residential area north of the Gulf Point Marina is a part of Outer Harbour, although it lies within the boundaries of North Haven.

History

North Haven originally started as a private sub-division in Section 769 in the cadastral unit of Hundred of Port Adelaide. Its creation in 1976 was originally opposed by the Postmaster General of Australia due to "size & duplication of name else in Australia". Its boundaries have been altered as follows: Since 1976 – the boundary with the suburb of Outer Harbour, addition of land from the suburb of Osborne and other 'unnamed land', and the addition of a 'portion of the Harbour' in February 2007.

Facilities

The suburb is served by a retirement village on Military Road, a small shopping centre on Osborne Road. That has some retail stores and is home to a supermarket, a chemist and a bakery as well as other restaurants and businesses. The western coastal side of the suburb contains Surf Lifesaving Club and the Gulf Point Marina, which is home to a sailing community. The marina, lined with houses, is protected by two artificial breakwaters. Attached to the marina is the Cruising Yacht Club of South Australia.

The local cricket club is the North Haven Cricket Club which fields several teams in Adelaide and Suburban Cricket Association.

Education

North Haven is also home to a local Primary School (North Haven School R-7) and a Kindergarten (North Haven Kindergarten). North Haven does not have a high school, with the closest, Ocean View College B-12, being in the nearby suburb of Taperoo.

Transport

The 330 bus services both Lady Gowrie and Osborne Roads, and Osborne and Victoria Roads. The Outer Harbour railway line terminates at Outer Harbour railway station. The suburb is serviced by two more train stations: North Haven railway station and Osborne railway station.

Governance

North Haven is located within the federal division of Hindmarsh, the state electoral district of Port Adelaide and the local government area of the City of Port Adelaide Enfield.

Cruising Yacht Club of South Australia
360° panorama of the Cruising Yacht Club of South Australia, located at North Haven
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