Lonsdale

Lonsdale is an industrial suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It has the postcode of 5160 and borders Hallett Cove to the north, Reynella and Morphett Vale to the east, Christie Downs to the south and both Christies Beach and O'Sullivan Beach to the west. Lonsdale was farmed from shortly after European settlement until the 1950s, when the South Australian Housing Trust acquired much of the land for industrial use. Mobil's Port Stanvac Refinery and Chrysler's engine foundry were followed by many other manufacturing and service industries. Subsequent suburban development of surrounding areas has driven demand for a wide range of service-oriented businesses in the area.