Keilor Park, Victoria
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| Keilor Park Melbourne, Victoria |
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| Population: | 2638 (2006)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 3042 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 3.3 km² (1.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Property Value: | AUD $308,000 [2] | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 17 km (11 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Brimbank | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Niddrie | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Maribyrnong | ||||||||||||
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Keilor Park is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Brimbank.
It is situated in the midst of the Calder, Tullamarine and Western Ring Road freeways. This makes travel to the city, airport and other north/western locations quick and easy. There is a kindergarten, government primary school, and shops including a pizza/kebab shop, supermarket/liquor store, pharmacy, bakery, fish and chippery and service station. Famous people among the area are Joe Misiti who started his football career at the Keilor Park Football club, he can still be seen coming down to the oval to watch a match or two.
According to the 2001 ABS Census, 39% of the population is of Italian or Greek descent. The median age of the area is 37, though more of the population is below 35 or in their 50s. The most common sector of employment for men is manufacturing (25% of men) and for women retail (21% of women).
The suburb is serviced by bus routes 476 (Moonee Ponds to Hillside via Taylors Lakes / Watergardens Shopping Centre) and 465 (Keilor Park to Essendon via East Keilor). Both routes connect with the Craigieburn railway line at Essendon.
The suburb is home to the Keilor Botanic Gardens.
[edit] See also
- City of Keilor - the former local government area of which Keilor Park was a part.
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Keilor Park (State Suburb). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
- ^ Keilor Park, accessed 27 November 2006
[edit] External links
- Keilor Park, Victoria is at coordinates Coordinates:
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