Oakden, South Australia
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Oakden is a suburb 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...

, South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...

, located to the north-east of the Central Business District
Central business district
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. It was established as a housing estate named Regent Gardens in the early 1990s and is located on former Department of Agriculture land. It is home to Roy Amer Reserve and wetlands that serves as a storm water capture and aquifer recharge system as well as a native fish sanctuary.

In May 2010, a property in Oakden was one focus for a police
South Australia Police
The South Australia Police is the police force of the Australian state of South Australia. It is an agency of the Government of South Australia within the South Australian Department of Justice.-History:...

 raid on the Agape Ministries of God, which was described as a cult
Cult
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