Tonsley is a southern suburb of Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia.

The southern part of the suburb was separated from Clovelly Park and named Tonsley at that time.

The Chrysler Australia car plant was opened in 1964.

The factory was taken over by Mitsubishi Motors Australia Limited (MMAL) in 1980 and closed in 2008.

[6] The former vehicle factory is being developed as the Tonsley Innovation District with light industry, campuses of TAFE and Flinders University as well as residential development.