State location
Birkenhead is a suburb of Adelaide in South Australia
Browse property in Birkenhead
Birkenhead, SA 5015
Overview
Birkenhead sits 14 km north‑west of Adelaide’s CBD on the Lefevre Peninsula, within the City of Port Adelaide Enfield. The suburb borders Peterhead, Exeter and Glanville and is framed by the Gawler Reach of the Port River to the south, Hargrave Street to the north and the Outer Harbor railway line to the west. Originally laid out on section 700 by Thomas Elder and John Hart, the area has a long‑standing community, highlighted by the post office that opened around 1884.
Today Birkenhead is primarily residential, with industrial harbourside development along its southern and eastern fringes. Heritage‑listed structures such as the historic Birkenhead Bridge and the former HMAS Encounter Naval Drill Hall add character, while modern crossings, including the Port River Expressway, Tom ‘Diver’ Derrick Bridge (opened 2008) and Mary MacKillop Bridge, provide easy road and rail links to the broader region.
Region type mix
Metro
100%
Area Insights
Council
Birkenhead is administered by the City of Port Adelaide Enfield Council
Streets in Birkenhead
Street | Avg land size | Avg price | Properties |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close Street |
772 m² | - |
1 |
| Emily Street |
344 m² |
≈ $1,277,500 |
2 |
| Heath Street |
496 m² | - |
1 |
| Mead Street |
305 m² |
≈ $773,000 |
2 |
| Riverview Street | - | - |
1 |
| Roberts Street |
643 m² |
≈ $1,050,000 |
4 |
| Rose Street |
161 m² |
≈ $755,000 |
3 |
| Workman Street | - |
≈ $540,000 |
2 |
Properties in Birkenhead
Address | Type | Beds | Baths | Parking | Land Size | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 Mead Street | House |
- |
- |
- |
364 m² | $773,000 |
| 38 Mead Street | House |
2 |
1 |
1 |
247 m² | - |
| 21 Close Street | House |
3 |
2 |
8 |
772 m² | - |
| 24 Roberts Street | House |
4 |
1 |
2 |
772 m² | - |
| 50 Roberts Street | House |
3 |
1 |
4 |
772 m² | $1,050,000 |
| 18 Rose Street | House |
3 |
1 |
1 |
- | - |
| 82 Roberts Street | House |
2 |
1 |
1 |
- | - |
| 40 Workman Street | House |
3 |
1 |
2 |
- | $540,000 |
| 55 Heath Street | House |
- |
- |
- |
496 m² | - |
| 46A Roberts Street | House |
4 |
2 |
2 |
386 m² | - |
| 27 Emily Street | House |
4 |
2 |
6 |
399 m² | $1,277,500 |
| 3 Riverview Street | House |
- |
- |
- |
- | - |
| 22 Workman Street | House |
- |
- |
- |
- | - |
| 4 Rose Street | House |
- |
- |
- |
176 m² | $760,000 |
| 2 Rose Street | House |
3 |
2 |
2 |
147 m² | $750,000 |
| 19 Emily Street | House |
3 |
2 |
1 |
290 m² | - |
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Real Estate Agencies
Ordered by:
Ouwens Casserly Real Estate Adelaide - RLA 275403
15.9 km
Keeping It Realty - Boutique Adelaide Real Estate Agency
17.0 km
* Approximate straight-line distances
Nearby schools
Type:
Ordered by:
Mount Carmel College
3.4 km
Secondary school | Catholic
Our Lady of the Visitation School
3.5 km
Primary school | Catholic
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish School
3.8 km
Primary school | Catholic
Adelaide West Special Education Centre
3.8 km
Combined school | Government
Edge Early Learning Port Adelaide
1.8 km
Le Fevre Kindergarten
0.4 km
* Approximate straight-line distances