Parafield is a non-residential suburb of Adelaide

Adelaide

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 approximately 18 km north of the CBD. It is completely occupied by Parafield Airport

Parafield Airport

Parafield Airport is on the edge of the residential suburb of Parafield, South Australia, 18 kilometres north of the Adelaide Central business district and adjacent to the Mawson Lakes campus of the University of South Australia. It is Adelaide's second airport and the fifth busiest airport in...

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It is bordered by Main North Road to the east, Kings Road to the north and the Gawler railway line to the west, where it is served by Parafield station. To the south it abuts the Mawson Lakes

Mawson Lakes, South Australia

Mawson Lakes is a suburb and new residential development in the City of Salisbury, Adelaide, with the first land being released in 1998. It has a census area population of 5,246 people. The suburb is located in the northern suburbs of Adelaide around 12 km north of the Central business...

 campus of the University of South Australia

University of South Australia

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Parafield Post Office opened on 1 July 1946, was renamed Parafield Airport in 1965 and closed in 1986.