Campbellfield, Victoria
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| Campbellfield Melbourne, Victoria |
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| Population: | 5401 (2006)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 3061 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 12.4 km² (4.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Property Value: | AUD $278,000+ [2] | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 16 km (10 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Hume | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Broadmeadows | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Calwell | ||||||||||||
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Campbellfield is a northern suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Hume.
The suburb has a small plaza which contains a Coles supermarket, an OfficeWorks and a Kmart discount store. It also has a large market named Pipeworks Fun Market and has a McDonald's, Red Rooster and Hungry Jack's restaurants located along Hume Highway. To the northern end exists an extensive industrial estate. Continued development has seen the site of Chris and Marie's Plant Farm and a recent Mitre 10 Superstore opening on the western side of the Hume Highway.Campbellfield is also home to a large Ford factory on the Hume Highway, where the current Falcon is manufactured. It is also home to Olympic Fitness Equipment localed in the business hub. Campbellfield is home to Victoria's oldest church, The Scots church was built on Sydney Road Campbellfield in 1842, and replaced by the present bluestone structure in 1855 it was placed on the National Estate and Victorian Heritage Register, it has been an icon of Victorian history.
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[edit] Transport
The nearest railway stations are Upfield station on the Upfield line, located in nearby Upfield, and Broadmeadows station, on the Craigieburn line. Campbellfield did itself once have a railway station, however, it was demolished, for the newly formed Upfield Station which was located in position that made it accsesible to the larger community.
[edit] New Developments
A new homemaker center is being proposed in Campbellfield, on Sydney Rd opposite Somerset Rd, it will contain several furniture, electrical and retail outlets to service the growing residential and wider community it is expected to open by mid 2010.
[edit] See also
- City of Broadmeadows - the former local government area of which Campbellfield was a part.
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Campbellfield (State Suburb). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
- ^ Campbellfield, accessed 27 November 2006
[edit] External links
- Campbellfield, Victoria is at coordinates Coordinates:
- Australian Places - Campbellfield
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