South Kingsville, Victoria

South Kingsville
Melbourne, Victoria
South Kingsville
Population: 1717 (2006)[1]
Postcode: 3015
Area: 0.6 km² (0.2 sq mi)
Location: 8 km (5 mi) from Melbourne
LGA: City of Hobsons Bay
State District: Williamstown
Federal Division: Gellibrand
Suburbs around South Kingsville:
Yarraville Spotswood
Altona North South Kingsville
Newport

South Kingsville is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 8 km south-west from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Hobsons Bay. At the 2006 Census, South Kingsville had a population of 1717.

The suburb is shaped as a right-angled triangle, bounded by New Street in the west, Blackshaws Road in the south with the Geelong railway line as hypotenuse.

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History

Kingsville South Post Office opened on 2 February 1948 and closed in 1978.[2]

Today

This suburb is the home of the 5th Footscray Scout group, part of Scouts Australia - Kariwara District. The group meets in a private hall and is open to youth aged 6 to 26 years.

See also

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "South Kingsville (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC21619&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2007-09-26. 
  2. ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=, retrieved 2008-04-11 

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