Taylors Lakes, Victoria
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| Taylors Lakes Melbourne, Victoria |
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| Population: | 16,555 (2006)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1970s | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 3038 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 7.8 km² (3.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Property Value: | AUD $435,000 (12 months to Nov-2006) | ||||||||||||
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| LGA: | City of Brimbank | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Keilor | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Gorton | ||||||||||||
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Taylors Lakes is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is 23km NW of the CBD. Its Local Government Area is the City of Brimbank. Taylors Lakes is bounded by Jacksons Creek and the Maribyrnong River in the north, Overnewton Road and Taylors Creek in the east, Lady Nelson Way in the south and the Bendigo rail line in the west. The suburb is mostly composed of recent developments dating from the 1990s.
One of Keilor's earliest settlers was Scotsman William Taylor, who built the Overnewton homestead in 1849. Taylors Creek was named after him. This in turn gives the name of the suburb.
There are many available facilities in Taylors Lakes, such as shopping centres, cinemas, schools, a train station, a bus line, parks and gardens, sports grounds, roads, houses and kindergartens.
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[edit] Transport
The suburb is well serviced by trains on the Sydenham line which terminate at Watergardens station, and a number of connecting bus services to local areas. The Taylors Creek Trail runs along Taylors Creek and provides ready access to Watergardens Town Centre and Watergardens station. Many bus lines run throughout the Taylors Lakes district which provide adequate transport to the many residents living there.
[edit] See also
- City of Keilor - the former local government area of which Taylors Lakes was a part.
- Keilor - the neighbouring suburb that Taylors Lakes extends from.
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Taylors Lakes (State Suburb). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
[edit] External links
- Taylors Lakes, Victoria is at coordinates Coordinates:
- Taylors Lakes profile - properties prices, demographics
- Taylors Lakes profile - population, age structure, households & dwellings
- Taylors Lakes - Department of Infrastructure
- 2006 Victorian Elections
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