81 O'connell Street, North Adelaide SA 5006, Australia
Alternate search: Unit 1, 81 O’connell Street.
It is a unit, a self‑contained dwelling within a larger building. Units are common in the suburb’s mixed‑density housing.
The unit is on O'Connell Street, the principal commercial thoroughfare of North Adelaide’s largest grid. The street is famous for its cafés, restaurants, shops and historic pubs.
Several Adelaide Metro bus routes travel along O'Connell Street and King William Road, linking the suburb to the city centre and surrounding areas. The nearby North Adelaide railway station on the Gawler line also provides rail access.
Within a few hundred metres are the Piccadilly Cinema, Wellington Square, the North Adelaide Post Office and radio stations Cruise 1323 and Mix 102.3. O'Connell Street itself offers a variety of cafés, restaurants and pubs.
North Adelaide was laid out in a grid plan by Colonel William Light in 1837 and contains many heritage‑listed buildings. O'Connell Street forms the commercial spine of this historic suburb.
Of the 2,659 occupied private dwellings, about 43.6 % are semi‑detached, 28.7 % are flats or apartments, and 26.4 % are separate houses. This reflects a mix of low‑rise and medium‑density living.
The Adelaide Park Lands border North Adelaide, offering gardens, sports fields and walking paths. Wellington Square, a central public square, is also a short walk away.
