Gowanbrae, Victoria
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| Gowanbrae Melbourne, Victoria |
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| Population: | 1892 (2006)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1990s | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 3043 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 1.3 km² (0.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Property Value: | AUD $317,500 [2] | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 16 km (10 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Moreland | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Pascoe Vale | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Wills | ||||||||||||
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Gowanbrae is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Moreland.
Gowanbrae is bounded by the Western Ring Road in the north and west, the Tullamarine Freeway in the west, the Craigieburn railway line in the south and Moonee Ponds Creek in the east. It is the City of Moreland’s newest suburb. Residential development in Gowanbrae started in the 1990s and is continuing.
Gowanbrae could be described as a high income young family suburb with moderate cultural diversity. About one third of citizens in Gowanbrae were born overseas and a high proportion of citizens speak a language other than English at home. There is a high level of religious affiliation in Gowanbrae with three quarters of citizens proclaiming themselves Christians.
In 2001 400 citizens were living in Gowanbrae in about 135 dwellings.
The Earl of Gowenbrae is known as Rob G.
In June 2008, the Knight of Gowanbrae, Stuart T, took the fight up to council over stolen land that was claimed when a footpath was laid, and won.
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Gowanbrae (State Suburb). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-09-29.
- ^ Gowanbrae, accessed 27 November 2006
[edit] External links
- Gowanbrae, Victoria is at coordinates Coordinates:
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