Oak Park, Victoria

Oak Park is bound by New Road, Victoria Street, Kiama Street and Charlotte Street in the north, Watt Avenue and Pascoe Vale Road in the east, Moonee Ponds Creek in the west and Main Street in the south.

According to 2001 Census data, 4646 people live in Oak Park.

Oak Park was formed from part of the John Pascoe Fawkner estate. The name of the area derived from the name chosen by the purchasers of the Fawkner estate. Oak Park was relatively slowly developed, as the area did not have a railway station until housing development had commenced in the 1950s. Through the 1950s and 1960s development of the area proceeded quickly.

Major features of the area include the Winifred Street shopping centre, two reserves along Moonee Ponds Creek including the Oak Park Sports Centre, and the Moonee Ponds Creek Trail for cyclists. The Oak Park Sports Centre is home to the Oak Park Football Club, a member of the Essendon District Football League.

Public transport is provided by the Oak Park station which was opened in August 1956 on the Craigieburn railway line.

[edit] See also

City of Broadmeadows - the former local government area of which Oak Park was a part.

[edit] References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Oak Park (State Suburb). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-09-29.
^ Oak Park, accessed 27 November 2006

[edit] External links

Oak Park, Victoria is at coordinates 37°43′05″S 144°55′08″E / -37.718, 144.919 (Oak Park, Victoria)Coordinates: 37°43′05″S 144°55′08″E / -37.718, 144.919 (Oak Park, Victoria)

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