Langwarrin, Victoria
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| Langwarrin Melbourne, Victoria |
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| Population: | 17244 (2001 census) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 3910 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 23.7 km² | ||||||||||||
| Property Value: | AUD $265,000 [1] | ||||||||||||
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| LGA: | City of Frankston | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Cranbourne, Hastings | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Dunkley | ||||||||||||
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Langwarrin is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Frankston.
Langwarrin is the location of the now-defunct Leisureland Fair amusement park, the largest operating amusement park in Victoria at that time. There is a small lake with the old bridge going over it, this is a not so well-known fishing spot but young kids love to get down to catch eels and redfin.
Langwarrin has a skatepark, this has been in Langwarrin for several years and plans to upgrade it are coming up in the Frankston Council.
There is a fire station on Centre Road which has been operating for several years now.
Langwarrin has a Aussie Rules Team (Langwarrin Kangaroos), Football team (Langwarrin Lions - Langwarrin Soccer Club), Several junior Basketball teams, tennis, netball, cricket and dancing.
[edit] Schools
- Elisabeth Murdoch College (formerly Langwarrin Secondary College)
- Langwarrin Park Primary School
- Langwarrin Primary School]]
- St. Jude's Primary School
- Woodlands Primary School
[edit] Prominent residents
- Dame Elisabeth Murdoch, mother of media mogul Rupert Murdoch.
[edit] External links
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- Street map from Street Directory, MSN Maps and Multimap.
- Satellite image from Google Maps, WikiMapia and Terraserver.
| Suburbs of the City of Frankston | |
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Carrum Downs | Frankston | Frankston North | Frankston South | Langwarrin | Seaford | Skye |
