Daws Road is a major double lane arterial road in the central southern suburbs of Adelaide

Adelaide

Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...

, running east-west between Goodwood Road

Goodwood Road, Adelaide

Goodwood Road is a major north-south arterial road, approximately 10 kilometres long, in Adelaide, South Australia. It runs between the Adelaide city centre and the suburbs of Pasadena and Panorama, and has a speed limit of ....

 in the east and Marion Road

Marion Road, Adelaide

Marion Road is a north–south conduit in Adelaide, South Australia. Where it terminates in Bedford Park, southwest of Adelaide's centre, Marion Road feeds into the Southern Expressway near the northern starting point of that road....

 in the west. Daws Road crosses South Road

South Road, Adelaide

South Road is a major north–south conduit in Adelaide, South Australia. Also known as Main South Road, it is Adelaide's most important arterial road.- Route :...

 and the Tonsley railway line

Tonsley railway line, Adelaide

Tonsley Railway Line is a rail route in Adelaide, South Australia, that stems off the Noarlunga Centre railway line to end in Mitchell Park opposite Science Park and close to the Flinders University and the Flinders Medical Centre. There have been many proposals to extend the line so that it ends...

. It passes under one of the two diagonal railway bridges of the Noarlunga Centre railway line, before ending at Marion Road, Ascot Park

Ascot Park, South Australia

Ascot Park is a suburb in the south-western part of Adelaide in the City of Marion. It was named after Ascot Racecourse in England.Ascot Park is bordered in the west by Marion Road, to the north by Wood Street, in the east by Railway Terrace and to the south by Daws Road...

. Beyond this point, the road continues under the name Oaklands Road, heading towards Brighton Road in the west.

Daws Road travels through and borders the following suburbs:

• Ascot Park
  Ascot Park, South Australia
  Ascot Park is a suburb in the south-western part of Adelaide in the City of Marion. It was named after Ascot Racecourse in England.Ascot Park is bordered in the west by Marion Road, to the north by Wood Street, in the east by Railway Terrace and to the south by Daws Road...
  
  
• Clovelly Park
  Clovelly Park, South Australia
  Clovelly Park is an inner southern suburb of Adelaide in the local government area of the City of Marion. Before becoming an 'advanced' suburb, it was a farm and vineyard. It has a population of around 2,700. The borders are defined by Daws Road to the north, South Road to the east, Sturt Road to...
  
  
• Daw Park
  Daw Park, South Australia
  Daw Park is an inner southern suburb of Adelaide, Australia, in the Local Government Area of the City of Mitcham. The suburb is divided into two parts, with a smaller exclave separated from the larger southern part by a section of Colonel Light Gardens...
  
  
• Edwardstown
  Edwardstown, South Australia
  Edwardstown is an inner Southern suburb located 6 km southwest of Adelaide in the City of Marion.Edwardstown is in the South Australian House of Assembly Electoral district of Elder and the Australian House of Representatives Division of Hindmarsh. Edwardstown is home to the Castle Plaza Shopping...
  
  
• Melrose Park
  Melrose Park, South Australia
  Melrose Park is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia in the City of Mitcham. It is bordered by South Road, Daws Road, Winston Avenue and Edward Street. Until 1989, Melrose Park was part of the suburb of Edwardstown...
  
  
• Mitchell Park
  Mitchell Park, South Australia
  Mitchell Park is a suburb south of Adelaide. It shares common boundaries with Marion, Bedford Park, Clovelly Park, and Ascot Park. In recent years it has undergone major redevelopments through a program of urban renewal which included the renovation of many properties owned by the former South...
  
  
• Pasadena
  Pasadena, South Australia
  Pasadena is an inner southern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia in the City of Mitcham.-Facilities:*Centennial Park Cemetery*Naomi Reserve*Pasadena High School, formerly Daws Road High School*Saddie Hill Reserve...
  
  
• St. Marys
  St. Marys, South Australia
  St Marys is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, located to the south of the Central Business District. It is bordered by Daws Road , South Road , Cashel Street and Mill Terrace . The suburb is located within the City of Mitcham local government authority...
  
  

The road is serviced by the 241 bus

Adelaide Metro

Adelaide Metro is the public transport system of the South Australian capital of Adelaide and the brand name of the Public Transport Division of the Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. It is an intermodal system with services provided by bus, tram or commuter rail throughout the...

between Marion Road and West Street (Ascot Park), while the 213 bus runs between Beaumont Street (Clovelly Park) and Goodwood Road. The 297 bus travels from Beaumont Street to Winston Avenue (Melrose Park).