Delahey, Victoria

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Delahey
Melbourne, Victoria
Population: 8721 (2006)[1]
Postcode: 3037
Area: 3.6 km² (1.4 sq mi)
Property Value: AUD $240,000 [2]
Location: 23 km (14 mi) from Melbourne
LGA: City of Brimbank
State District: Keilor
Federal Division: Gorton
Suburbs around Delahey:
Sydenham Sydenham Taylors Lakes
Taylors Hill Delahey Keilor Downs
Burnside Kings Park St Albans

Delahey is a suburb in The City of Brimbank, Victoria. Originally it contained several farming properties. The Government acquired the land in the mid- to late-1980s[3] for resubdivision as mostly residential properties. The suburb is named after William Delahey who whilst still a baby had arrived from Ireland with siblings and parents Henry Delahey and Mary (nee Dodd) in June 1840. Mr. William Delahey had been connected with the Keilor Shire Council for eighteen years and was elected as president during the year 1882/83. The suburb's name was formally adopted in 1994.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Delahey (State Suburb). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
  2. ^ Delahey, accessed 27 November 2006
  3. ^ City of Brimbank Community Profile, accessed 8 July 2007

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