| Keilor Park Melbourne, Victoria |
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Keilor Park
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| Population: | 2638 (2006)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 3042 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 3.3 km² (1.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| 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 17 km north-west of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Brimbank. At the 2006 Census, Keilor Park had a population of 2638.
Keilor Park is bounded in the west by the Maribyrnong River, in the north above Keilor Park, in the east by Steele Creek, and in the south by the Calder Freeway.
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 contains the Keilor Botanic Gardens.
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Keilor Park has a number of ovals and sports located in its area. Sports include cricket, football, softball, athletics, tennis, soccer, basketball.
Keilor Park Football Club, an Australian Rules football team, competes in the Essendon District Football League.[2]
Notable people from the suburb include who started his football career at the Keilor Park Football club and, who after a long career with the Essendon Football Club in the AFL, returned to Keilor Park.
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