Keysborough, Victoria
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| Keysborough Melbourne, Victoria |
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 Parkmore Shopping Centre on Cheltenham Rd  located in Keysborough. |
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| Population: | 16,368 (2006)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 3173 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 6.4 km² (2.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Property Value: | AUD $301,825 [2] | ||||||||||||
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| LGA: | City of Greater Dandenong | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Lyndhurst, Dandenong | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Isaacs | ||||||||||||
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Keysborough is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The local government area is the City of Greater Dandenong. Keysborough, located approximately 30 km from Melbourne in the south-eastern suburbs, is known for market gardening and semi-rural properties and also being a large residential/industrial suburb which started to grow in the 1960s and well into the 1990s. Today, Keysborough facilitates several primary and secondary schools, including the Keysborough campus of Haileybury College. Parkmore Shopping Centre includes a Coles, Safeway, Kmart, Big W, and an assortment of specialty stores. As of 2002 the southern corner of the suburb was under development and four new housing estates are being developed including The Keys, Hidden Grove, and Crystal Waters.
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[edit] Education
Keysborough is home to several schools and educational facilities. The Chandler, Keysborough Park and Maralinga primary schools and Chandler Secondary College are located within the suburb's boundaries, while Wallarano Primary School and Coomoora Secondary College are just beyond its northern boundary and have catchment areas which include parts of Keysborough. The Resurrection Catholic Primary School is also located in Keysborough.
On Springvale Road, the suburb's western boundary, is the Keysborough campus of Haileybury College, which is co-educational and includes Newlands, a preparatory school. The Assemblies of God-run Lighthouse Christian School, the Dandenong campus of the Turkish-run independent community school Isik College, and the Islamic Mount Hira College are other private schools in the area.
[edit] Transport
- See also: List of Melbourne bus routes
Keysborough is serviced by buses operated by Grenda's Bus Services and Moorabbin Transit. These buses can be hailed from Parkmore Shopping Centre, while the SmartBus has to be hailed from Springvale Road.
- Refer to route(s) 812, 813, 815, 824, 827 and 828 on List of Melbourne bus routes or Metlink Bus Timetabler Website
[edit] Leisure
There are several parks and shopping centres in the vicinity of Keysborough. The major shopping centre located in Keysborough is Parkmore SC; it is operated by GPT (General Property Trust). Approximately six buses run through this shopping centre.
Keysborough also facilitates various sporting clubs which cater for different levels of proficiency. The Keysborough Tennis Court offers 8 porous courts for members [3] while the Parkmore Football club offers Australian Rules Football.
[edit] See also
- City of Springvale - the former local government area of which part of Keysborough was a part.
- City of Dandenong - the former local government area of which part of Keysborough was a part.
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Keysborough (State Suburb). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
- ^ [1], accessed 2 April 2008
- ^ [2], Retrieved on 2008-04-02
[edit] External links
- Keysborough, Victoria is at coordinates Coordinates:
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