Peterhead is a north-western suburb of Adelaide 15km from the CBD, on the LeFevre Peninsula, in the state of South Australia, Australia and falls under the City of Port Adelaide Enfield. It is adjacent to Largs Bay and Birkenhead. The post code for Peterhead is 5016. It is bounded to the north by Wills Street, to the south by Hargrave Street and in the west and east by the Outer Harbor railway line and the Port River respectively. For other uses, see Adelaide (disambiguation). ... Emblems: Hairy Nosed Wombat (faunal); Leafy Seadragon (marine); Piping Shrike (bird: unofficial); Sturts Desert Pea (floral); Opal (gemstone) Motto: United for the Common Wealth Slogan or Nickname: Festival State Other Australian states and territories Capital Adelaide Government Const. ... 1875 (MDCCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Postcodes are used by Australia Post to identify postal districts in Australia. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... ISO 4217 Code AUD User(s) Australia, Kiribati, Nauru, Tuvalu, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island Inflation 3. ... This is a list of Local Government Areas of South Australia. ... The City of Port Adelaide Enfield was established in 1996 through an amalgamation of Port Adelaide and Enfield councils, and is one of the largest metropolitan councils within South Australia. ... State Electoral District is a term used to refer to a voting area within Australian states. ... Cheltenham is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. ... Port Adelaide is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. ... The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. ... The Division of Port Adelaide is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of South Australia. ... This is a list of suburbs in and surrounding the city of Adelaide, South Australia, and postcode sorted by local government area. ... Largs Bay is an north-western suburb of Adelaide 16km from the CBD, on the LeFevre Peninsula, in the state of South Australia, Australia and falls under the City of Port Adelaide Enfield. ... Largs North is an north-western suburb of Adelaide 17km from the CBD, on the LeFevre Peninsula, in the state of South Australia, Australia and falls under the City of Port Adelaide Enfield. ... Semaphore is an north-western seaside suburb of Adelaide of the LeFevre Peninsula 14km from the CBD, in the state of South Australia, Australia and falls under the City of Port Adelaide Enfield. ... Exeter is an north-western suburb of Adelaide 14km from the CBD, on the LeFevre Peninsula, in the state of South Australia, Australia and falls under the City of Port Adelaide Enfield. ... Birkenhead is an north-western suburb of Adelaide 14km from the CBD, on the LeFevre Peninsula, in the state of South Australia, Australia and falls under the City of Port Adelaide Enfield. ... Housing subdivision near Union, Kentucky, a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio. ... For other uses, see Adelaide (disambiguation). ... A Central business district (CBD) or downtown is a commercial heart of a city. ... The Le Fevre Peninsula is a peninsula that lies some 15 kilometres northwest of the Adelaide Central Business District in South Australia. ... Emblems: Hairy Nosed Wombat (faunal); Leafy Seadragon (marine); Piping Shrike (bird: unofficial); Sturts Desert Pea (floral); Opal (gemstone) Motto: United for the Common Wealth Slogan or Nickname: Festival State Other Australian states and territories Capital Adelaide Government Const. ... The City of Port Adelaide Enfield was established in 1996 through an amalgamation of Port Adelaide and Enfield councils, and is one of the largest metropolitan councils within South Australia. ... Largs Bay is an north-western suburb of Adelaide 16km from the CBD, on the LeFevre Peninsula, in the state of South Australia, Australia and falls under the City of Port Adelaide Enfield. ... Birkenhead is an north-western suburb of Adelaide 14km from the CBD, on the LeFevre Peninsula, in the state of South Australia, Australia and falls under the City of Port Adelaide Enfield. ... Outer Harbor Railway Line is a rail route in Adelaide, South Australia, that travels from the Adelaide Railway Station to the Outer Harbor of Port Adelaide. ...

Peterhead Bay is essentially a residential suburb, with a minor harbourside presence on the eastern shore of the suburb.

History

Peterhead was laid out in August 1875 by William Diverall, the land broker of Port Adelaide on section 1099, Hundred of Port Adelaide. The name is from Scotland, Diverall's original homeland. Port Adelaide (34°50′ S 138°30′ E) is a suburb of Adelaide that lies about 14 kilometres Northwest of the Adelaide Central Business District. ... This article is becoming very long. ...

Facilities

The suburb is not served by a primary school, the nearest is Le Fevre Primary School in Birkenhead, and the local high school is Le Fevre High School, in nearby Semaphore South. There is a small museum on Fletcher Road, and a scout hall on Wills Street. Semaphore South is a beachside suburb of Adelaide, in the City of Port Adelaide Enfield. ...

The eastern side of the suburb, by the Port riverside is the location of the Adelaide Brighton Cement company, and a berth for the Shell oil company. Royal Dutch Shell PLC is a multinational oil company (oil major) of Anglo Dutch origin. ...

Transport

The 336 bus services Fletcher Road. The suburb also is serviced by a train station on the Outer Harbor railway line, the Peterhead railway station, which is actually just south of the border in Birkenhead. Outer Harbor Railway Line is a rail route in Adelaide, South Australia, that travels from the Adelaide Railway Station to the Outer Harbor of Port Adelaide. ... Peterhead railway station is a railway station on the Outer Harbor railway line which is located in the northwestern Adelaide, straddling the suburbs of Peterhead, Birkenhead, and Exeter on the LeFevre Peninsula. ...