3/278 Milne Road

The address 3/278 Milne Road is a unit. It is part of a multi‑unit building rather than a detached house.

Modbury Heights lies about 16 kilometres north‑east of Adelaide's CBD. By car the journey usually takes around 25–30 minutes depending on traffic.

Milne Road runs along the southern edge of Modbury Heights, connecting to McIntyre Road to the west and, via McIntyre and Ladywood Roads, to the main North East Road corridor.

The main bus route is the M44, which travels along Ladywood Road and links the area to the O‑Bang Busway and the city. Additional services include routes 545, 203 and 209.

Within roughly 0.5–2 kilometres you’ll find Augustus Screen park, The Heights Observatory, Sfera's Park Suites & Convention Centre, Westfield Tea Tree Plaza shopping centre, Hoyts Tea Tree Plaza cinema, and Civic Park.

European settlement in the area began in 1857, but most residential development did not start until the 1970s when the suburb expanded as a northern extension of central Modbury.

According to the 2006 Census, the suburb had a population of 5,601, with about 75 % born in Australia and over 90 % holding Australian citizenship. Roughly half the residents are female, and a notable proportion identify with no religion.