Sydenham, Victoria

For other places called Sydenham, see Sydenham (disambiguation).

Sydenham
MelbourneVictoria

Sydenham
Population: 9644 (2006)[1]
Postcode: 3037
Area: 3.6 km² (1.4 sq mi)
Location: 25 km (16 mi) from Melbourne
LGA: City of Brimbank
State District: Keilor
Federal Division: Gorton
Suburbs around Sydenham:
Hillside Calder Park Taylors Lakes
Hillside Sydenham Taylors Lakes
Taylors Hill Delahey Keilor Downs

Sydenham is a suburb 25 km north-west of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Brimbank. At the 2006 Census, Sydenham had a population of 9644.

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History

The Post Office opened on 26 August 1861.[2] A railway station, known as Keilor Road, was opened in 1859 and renamed Sydenham in 1887. The station was relocated before reopening as Watergardens in 2002, with the extension of the electric rail service to the suburb. Watergardens is the terminus of the Sydenham railway line.

Today

Education facilities in the area include Catholic Regional College Sydenham, a coeducational Catholic senior high school. It also includes the Sydenham-Hillside Primary School, which is one of the country's largest government primary school and the Sydenham Campus of Copperfield College.

Sport

Sydenham Hillside Football Club, an Australian Rules football team, competes in the Essendon District Football League.[3]

Calder Park Raceway is located just to the north of Sydenham.

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