Fawkner, Victoria

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Fawkner
Melbourne, Victoria
Population: 11,876 (2006) [1]
Postcode: 3060
Area: 5.1 km² (2.0 sq mi)
Property Value: AUD $280,000+ [2]
Location: 15 km (9 mi) from Melbourne
LGA: City of Moreland
State District: Thomastown
Federal Division: Wills
Suburbs around Fawkner:
Broadmeadows Campbellfield Thomastown
Hadfield Fawkner Reservoir
Coburg North Coburg North Reservoir

Fawkner is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Moreland.

It is located at the northern end of the Moreland municipality and is bound by Merri Creek on the east, the Hume Highway on the west and the Western Ring Road on the north, and Boundary road on the south separating the leafy suburb from the scrambled chaos of Coburg North. The suburb does not have any main roads for through traffic.


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[edit] History

The suburb was named after Melbourne settler pioneer, John Pascoe Fawkner, and formed part of the original Fawkner estate.

The opening of the Upfield railway line on 8 October 1889 (electrified to Fawkner on 2 December 1920); and the development of the Fawkner general cemetery encouraged residential development in the area.

The period after World War II saw the most significant period of development in the suburb, continuing up until the 1960s with the development of the Moomba Park estate.

[edit] Facilities

[edit] Shopping

The main commercial areas in Fawkner are the strip bordering the Hume Highway, which is mainly automotive-related and light-industrial and the Bonwick Street shopping strip. There are a number of corner shops dotted about the residential area. Bonwick Street offers a wide range of shops including Italian cuisine as well as one of the best Italian cafe' bar.

[edit] Schools

Within the suburb of Fawkner, the following schools exist:


Fawkner has two government primary schools (Fawkner PS and Moomba Park PS), two Catholic primary schools (St. Matthew's PS and St. Mark's PS),and a government secondary college (Fawkner SC)

[edit] Transport

The stations of Gowrie and Fawkner on the Upfield railway line provide public transport to Melbourne CBD. Furthermore, the Gowrie station bus (route no. 527) provides transport to Northland Shopping Centre.

The Coburg North-Campbellfield(K-Mart) bus(route no. 530) runs through mainstream Fawkner, providing access to neighbouring suburbs.

[edit] Attractions

The Merri Creek Trail and the Western Ring Road Path provide facilities for recreational and commuting cyclists.


[edit] Reserves

Fawkner has three major reserves: Charles Mutton Reserve, Moomba Park and CB Smith Reserve and significant open space along Merri Creek. The suburb is compact and has two shopping strips: Bonwick Street and Major Road.



[edit] Religious buildings

  • Great Prophet Islamic Centre
  • Vietnamese Buddhist Temple
  • Two Greek Orthodox churches
  • Two Catholic Churches



[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Fawkner (State Suburb). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-09-17.
  2. ^ Fawkner, accessed 27 November 2006

[edit] External links

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