North Haven is a north-western suburb of

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, in the state of

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, Australia. It is located 20km from the CBD, and falls under the

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. It is adjacent to Osborne and Outer Harbour. The post code for North Haven is 5018. It is bounded to the north and east by Oliver Rogers and Victoria Road, to the south by Marmora Terrace and the west by

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. The small residential area north of the Gulf Point Marina is a part of Outer Harbour, though 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

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. Its creation in 1976 was originally opposed by the

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due to "size & duplication of name else in Australia". Its boundaries have been altered as follows since 1976 – 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 many 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 a newly constructed Surf Lifesaving Club (completed in 2007), and the Gulf Point Marina which is home to a large sailing community. The marina, lined with exclusive houses, is protected by two artificial breakwaters. Attached to the marina is the

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, one of Adelaide's largest yacht clubs. The local cricket club is the North Haven Cricket Club which fields numerous 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, but there is one in the nearby suburb of Taperoo (Ocean View College B-12).

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, which is actually in North Haven. The suburb is serviced by two more train stations,

North Haven railway station North Haven railway station is located on the Outer Harbor line.Osborne railway station Osborne railway station is located on the Outer Harbor line.

Governance

North Haven is located within the federal

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, the state

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and the local government area of the

References

External links

Royal South Australian Yacht Squadron

Cruising Yacht Club of SA Inc.
{{Adelaide landmarks Suburbs of Adelaide Lefevre Peninsula