Keilor Downs is a suburb in

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, north-west of Melbourne's

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, located within the

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. 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

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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

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teams are Green Gully Cavaliers who play in the

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, Keilor Wolves who compete in Men's Metropolitan League North-West and Keilor Park SC who play in Men's State League Div 3 North-West. The Green Gully Reserve area is a former tip site turned into a nature reserve. Since 2011 the reserve has had over 9,000 seedlings planted to reforest the area. There are multiple areas in the reserve including walking-cycling tracks, and an off leash dog area, and a playground. Also in the reserve is a stadium which has a capacity of 10,000 and is the home of

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. There are 7 additional soccer grounds in total. There is also a tennis club.

Public transport

The nearest railway station is Keilor Plains. Typically it takes around 27 minutes for a train trip to the CBD. The

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through Keilor Downs are the 421 and the 419, which both depart from St Albans station and terminate at Watergardens station in Taylors Lakes.

Schools in Keilor Downs

Mary MacKillop Primary School

Monmia Primary School

Keilor Views Primary School
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Keilor Downs College Keilor Downs College (abbreviated as KDC) is a government-funded high school which services the Keilor Downs area of Melbourne, Australia. The co-educational school caters for students from Year 7 to Year 12 Year 12 is an educational year g ...

References

External links

Mary MacKillop Primary School website

Monmia Primary School website

Keilor Downs College website

Keilor Shopping Centre website
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