Bell Park, Victoria

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Bell Park
Geelong, Victoria

Population:

4,229 (2001 census)

Postcode:

3215

Area:

2.8 km²

Property Value:

AUD $230,000 (2006)

Location:

3 km from Geelong

LGA:

City of Greater Geelong

State District:

Geelong

Federal Division:

Corio

Suburbs around Bell Park
	Lovely Banks	Norlane
Bell Post Hill	Bell Park	North Geelong
	Hamlyn Heights	West Geelong

Bell Park (38°06′36″S, 144°20′18″E; post code: 3215) is a residential suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. It is located 3km north-west of the Geelong city centre and is bordered to the north by the Ballarat rail line, to the east by Thompson Road, to the south by Ballarat Road and to the west by Anakie Road.

[edit] History

Bell Park was named after the Bell Park homestead built by the early settler, John Bell. Settlement began in the 1950s with many settlers coming from European countries after World War II. Part of Bell's homestead is preserved at the Grace McKellar Centre. The largest ethnic groups present in Bell Park are Macedonian, Croatian and Ukrainian. There are two Ukrainian churches in Bell Park - one Orthodox and one Catholic.

[edit] Facilities

As of 2006, there are three shopping strips in Bell Park. The strip along Milton Street has a newsagency, hairdresser, day spa, bottle shop, Dnister Ukrainian Credit Co-operative, post office, hardware store, butcher, barber and small supermarket. The strip on Hughes Street has a greengrocer, bargain shop, ladies' fashion boutique, butcher, supermarket and pharmacy. The strip along Separation Street has a stationer, chicken shop, discount supermarket, Croatian club and Chinese restaurant.

Bell Park is home to five different schools: North Geelong Secondary College, Western Heights College (Barton campus), Nelson Park School, Bell Park North Primary School and Holy Family Catholic Primary School.