R&H Suburb Profile BIRDWOOD

Birdwood is a small town near Adelaide SA in the Adelaide Hills Council local government area. It has a population of more than 1100 and sits on a crossroads between the Adelaide-Mannum Road (the road leading north towards Williamstown and the Barossa Valley) and the road leading south towards Lobethal, Hahndorf and the South Eastern Freeway.

The town has a high school and primary school, small supermarket, antique shops, pizza parlour, wine and cheese centre and café.

There are several churches including the Roman Catholic Church near the sports grounds, the nearby Lutheran church and cemetery just beyond the town limits, the United Church in the centre of town, and the Seventh-day Adventist Church on Shannon Street.

Birdwood is also home to the National Motor Museum and is the end point of the annual Bay to Birdwood run, in which vintage motor vehicles are driven by their owners from Glenelg past the city and through the hills.

Just north of Birdwood is the Cromer Conservation Park. Mining for yellow ochre occurred in the park during the 1800s. There are no formal walking trails or visitor facilities.

The area is not serviced by Adelaide public transport. A privately operated coach runs from from Tea Tree Plaza Interchange to Gumeracha and Mount Pleasant.