| Type: | suburb |
| Gilles Plains | |
| City: | Adelaide |
| State: | sa |
| Lga: | City of Tea Tree Gully |
| Postcode: | 5086 |
| Stategov: | Port Adelaide |
| Fedgov: | Sturt |
| Near-Nw: | Walkley Heights |
| Near-N: | Valley View |
| Near-W: | Oakden |
| Near-E: | Holden Hill |
| Near-Sw: | Hillcrest |
| Near-S: | Windsor Gardens |
Gilles Plains is a suburb of the greater Adelaide, South Australia area, approximately 10km north-east of the Adelaide central business district.
It is named after the first Colonial Treasurer Osmond Gilles who owned a sheep station adjoining the Torrens River.[1] Gilles Plains was predominantly a hay growing area of Adelaide through its early years. In 1874, it had the largest hay farm in South Australia owned by J. A. W. Sudholz.[2]
Gilles Plains is in both the City of Port Adelaide Enfield and City of Tea Tree Gully local government areas, and is in both the South Australian House of Assembly electoral districts of Florey and Torrens. It is also in the Australian House of Representatives Division of Sturt.
Pinnacle College is on Wandana Avenue. St Pauls College is on Grand Junction Road. Wandana Primary School is on Cowra Avenue.[3]