Edinburgh, South Australia

Edinburgh is an outer northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia in the City of Salisbury. The suburb was created in 1997, on land straddling Penfield and Salisbury, that was compulsorily acquired by the Commonwealth Government in 1940 in order to manufacture munitions for the war effort during World War II, and later used for a number of defence-related establishments.

Edinburgh
Adelaide, South Australia
Edinburgh
Coordinates34°42′S 138°37′E
Population376 (SAL 2021)
Postcode(s)5111
LGA(s)City of Salisbury
Federal division(s)Spence
Suburbs around Edinburgh:
Penfield Penfield Edinburgh North
Penfield Edinburgh Elizabeth
Elizabeth South
Penfield Direk
Salisbury North
Salisbury
Elizabeth Vale

The suburb is dominated by the RAAF Base Edinburgh, but also includes the industrial precinct of Edinburgh Parks.

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