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Western Suburbs (Melbourne)
The Western Suburbs is the metropolitan area directly west of the Melbourne Central Business District in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Municipalities There are five main municipalities ("cities" or "councils") in the western suburbs. These are: * City of Brimbank * City of Hobsons Bay * City of Maribyrnong * City of Melton * City of Wyndham Major suburbs, satellite cities and commercial areas The western suburbs of Melbourne boast some of the oldest landmarks and housing in Melbourne, while also introducing new suburbs and a large portion of Melbourne's proud multicultural community. Suburbs include: City of Brimbank * Sunshine * St Albans * Taylors Lakes * Deer Park * Albion * Sunshine North * Albanvale * Kings Park * Delahey * Cairnlea * Kealba * Derrimut * Keilor Downs * Sydenham * Keilor * Hillside * Sunshine West * Keilor Lodge * Ardeer * Keilor Park City of Maribyrnong * Footscray * Maribyrnong * Braybrook * West Footscray * Maidstone * Tott ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melbourne City Centre
The Melbourne central business district (colloquially known as "the City" or "the CBD", and gazetted simply as Melbourne) is the city centre of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. As of the 2021 census, the CBD had a population of 54,941, and is located primarily within the local government area City of Melbourne, with some parts located in the City of Port Phillip. The central business district is centred on the Hoddle Grid, the oldest part of the city laid out in 1837. It also includes parts of the parallel and perpendicular streets to the north, bounded by Victoria Street and Peel Street; and extends south-east along much of the area immediately surrounding St Kilda Road. The CBD is the core of Greater Melbourne's metropolitan area, and is a major financial centre in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region. It is home to several major attractions in Melbourne, including many of the city's famed lanes and arcades, the distinct blend of contemporary and Victorian architecture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delahey, Victoria
Delahey is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Brimbank local government area. At the 2021 census, Delahey recorded a population of 8,077. History Delahey originally contained several farming properties. The Government acquired the land in the mid-to-late 1980s Retrieved 8 July 2007 for re-subdivision as mostly residential properties. The suburb is named after William Delahey, who whilst still a baby, had arrived from with his parents and siblings Henry Delahey and Mary (née Dodd) in June 1840. William Delahey had been connected with the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maribyrnong, Victoria
Maribyrnong () is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, north-west of Melbourne's Melbourne central business district, Central Business District, located within the City of Maribyrnong Local government areas of Victoria, local government area. Maribyrnong recorded a population of 12,573 at the . Located in the River Ward of the City of Maribyrnong, Maribyrnong takes its name from the Maribyrnong River which bounds the suburb to the north and east. Its other borders are Williamson Road, Rosamond Road, Mephan Street and Owen Street to the south. Maribyrnong contains Highpoint Shopping Centre, one of Australia's largest shopping centres. History Maribyrnong lies on the traditional land of the Wurundjeri, Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung and Boon wurrung, Bunurong peoples of the Kulin Nation. Aboriginal people have lived in the Maribyrnong River valley for at least 40,000 years, and the name Maribyrnong derives from the phrase 'Mirring-gnay-bir-no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Footscray, Victoria
Footscray ( ) is an inner-city Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, west of Melbourne's Melbourne City Centre, Central Business District, located within the City of Maribyrnong Local government areas of Victoria, local government area and its council seat. Footscray recorded a population of 17,131 at the . Footscray is characterised by a very diverse, multicultural central shopping area, which reflects the successive waves of immigration experienced by Melbourne, and by Footscray in particular. Once a centre for Greek, Italian and former Yugoslavian migrants, it later became a hub for Vietnamese and East African immigrants in Melbourne. It has recently begun to undergo rapid development and gentrification, and ''Time Out (magazine), Time Out'' magazine placed Footscray at 13th in its '50 Coolest Neighbourhoods in the World' for 2019, reflecting its evolving reputation, citing in particular its diverse array of intern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keilor Park, Victoria
Keilor Park is a mini suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Brimbank local government area. Keilor Park recorded a population of 2,684 at the 2021 census. Keilor Park is bounded in the west by the Maribyrnong River, Tullamarine and Melbourne Airport in the north, in the east by Steele Creek and in the south by the Calder Highway. According to the 2001 ABS Census, 39% of the population is of Italian or Greek descent. The median age of the area is 37, though more of the population is below 35 or in their 50s. The most common sector of employment for men is manufacturing (25% of men) and for women retail (21% of women). The suburb contains the Keilor Botanic Gardens. Work force Keilor Park is the destination zone with the greatest number (6,384) of workers employs 9.6% of the local workers within the City of Brimbank. Demographics According to data from the 2016 census: Text was copied fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ardeer, Victoria
Ardeer is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, west of the Melbourne central business district, located within the City of Brimbank local government area. Ardeer recorded a population of 3,170 at the . Ardeer railway station is on the Serviceton railway line. History The suburb of Ardeer is named after Ardeer railway station, which in turn was named for Ardeer, Scotland, which was a major explosives factory of Nobel/ICI. Nobel acquired the Deer Park explosives factory in about 1929, expanded it, and established new residential areas in the vicinity for its workers. Many streets in Deer Park are named for places associated with Nobel and ICI in Britain. Ardeer Post Office opened on 1 December 1953 as suburban development took place and closed in 1979. Ardeer today is a small suburb split into two enclaves by Kororoit Creek. The area south of Forrest Street, previously known as Ardeer, was rezoned in the late 1990s to be incorporated into Sunshine West. Facilitie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keilor Lodge, Victoria
Keilor Lodge is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Brimbank local government area. Keilor Lodge recorded a population of 1,668 at the 2021 census. Keilor Lodge is bounded by Keilor North to the north, Keilor to the east and Taylors Lakes to the south and west. See also * City of Keilor The City of Keilor was a local government area about northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1863 until 1994. History Keilor was first incorporated as a road district ... – Keilor Lodge was previously within this former local government area. References Suburbs of Melbourne Suburbs of the City of Brimbank {{melbourne-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunshine West, Victoria
Sunshine West is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, west of Melbourne's central business district, located within the City of Brimbank local government area. Sunshine West recorded a population of 18,552 at the . Sunshine West is a residential and industrial area. It is bounded by Forrest Street in the north, Kororoit Creek in the east, Boundary Road in the south and the Western Ring Road in the west. Settlement of the area dates from the 1920s when the Sunshine Heights Estate was developed. Sunshine West Post Office opened on 1 July 1939 and closed in 1981. Significant development did not occur until the post-war years, with rapid growth from the 1970s through to the 1980s. The population declined slightly from the early 1990s, a result of some new dwellings being added to the area, but a decline in the average number of persons living in each dwelling. Sunshine West presently features a significant ethnically diverse population, being home to many refugees and immi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hillside, Victoria
Hillside is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, north-west of Melbourne's Melbourne central business district, Central Business District, located within the Cities of City of Brimbank, Brimbank and City of Melton, Melton Local government areas of Victoria, local government areas. Hillside recorded a population of 17,331 at the 2021 Australian census, 2021 census. There is another locality in Victoria named Hillside, a small rural district near Bairnsdale, Victoria, Bairnsdale. The suburb of Hillside was previously part of the neighbouring suburb of Sydenham, Victoria, Sydenham, however its name was changed to Hillside approximately 18 years ago. It has estates with names of Cypress Rise, Banchory Grove, Parkwood Green, Bellevue Hill, Sugargum Estate, Hillside 2000 and Regency Rise. A large water tower (known as "The Golf Ball" by locals) exists in the estate of The Bellevue, which can be seen from several kilometres around and, along with the large ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keilor, Victoria
Keilor () is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Cities of Brimbank and Hume local government areas. Keilor recorded a population of 5,906 at the 2021 census. Whilst most of the suburb is contained within the City of Brimbank, the northern section of Keilor, north of the Calder Freeway, is within the City of Hume. This section of the suburb is located on the flood plain of the Maribyrnong River, and is home to many market gardens. The suburb is mainly residential with large industrial developments in adjacent suburbs. There are several shopping centres in the area including Keilor Shopping Centre and Watergardens Town Centre approximately 5 km away. History Keilor is a township in a basin of the Maribyrnong River. James Watson from Scotland was the first land-holder in the district and also gave the suburb its name. Keilor in the early times of the gold diggings was a noted camping p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydenham, Victoria
Sydenham is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Brimbank local government area. Sydenham recorded a population of 10,578 at the . History Sydenham Post Office opened on 26 August 1861. A railway station, known as Keilor Road, was opened in 1859 and renamed Sydenham on 1 April 1887. Jock Mac Rob and Graham Homes were two of the early Station Masters ROB. The station was relocated before reopening as Watergardens in 2002, with the extension of the electric rail service to the suburb. Watergardens is on the Sunbury railway line and was a terminus station until November 2012. Today Education facilities The area includes the Catholic Regional College Sydenham, a coeducational Catholic senior high school and shares some of its grounds with Emmaus Catholic Primary School. It also includes the Sydenham-Hillside Primary School, which is one of the country's largest government primary school and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keilor Downs, Victoria
Keilor Downs is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Brimbank local government area. Keilor Downs recorded a population of 9,857 at the 2021 census. History Keilor Downs Post Office opened on 14 May 1990 as the suburb developed. Keilor Downs is believed to have once had a large Aboriginal settlement which dissipated after European settlement. See the entry for Keilor for history pertaining to the Keilor Downs and Keilor Plains region or contact the Keilor Historical Society. Today The suburbs main shopping centre is Keilor Central, previously known as Centro Keilor prior to 2013. The suburb is home to the Brimbank Leisure Centre (gym, indoor/outdoor pools, etc.), Keilor Downs Police Station and a community centre. There are also several schools, child care centres, churches and parks in the area. Sport and recreation The local football teams are Green Gully Cavaliers who play in the Vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
