Yallambie, Victoria
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| Yallambie Melbourne, Victoria |
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| Population: | 4267 (2006) [1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 3085 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 3.1 km² (1.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Property Value: | AUD $330,000 [2] | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 19 km (12 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Banyule | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Bundoora | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Jagajaga | ||||||||||||
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Yallambie is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Banyule.
Yallambie is a residential suburb stretched between Greensborough Road to the west and the Plenty River on its east. Its southern border is Lower Plenty Road and Yallambie Road in the north.
The predominant feature in Yallambie is the Simpson Army Barracks. Originally known as the Watsonia Military Camp it was set up during the Second World War.
Yallambie's residential population almost doubled when a large parcel of reserved land behind the barracks was converted to residential use following rationalisation of military facilities during the late 1980s.
Yallambie is also home to the Australian Radiation Protection & Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA).
At the 2006 census, it had a population of 4267.
[edit] See also
- City of Heidelberg - the former local government area of which Yallambie was a part.
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Watsonia North (State Suburb). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-09-25.
- ^ Yallambie, accessed 27 November 2006
[edit] External links
- Yallambie, Victoria is at coordinates Coordinates:
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