Watsonia North Melbourne, Victoria |
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Watsonia North
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Population: | 3836 (2006) [1] | ||||||||||||
Postcode: | 3087 | ||||||||||||
Area: | 1.4 km² (0.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
Location: | 20 km (12 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||
LGA: | City of Banyule | ||||||||||||
State District: | Bundoora | ||||||||||||
Federal Division: | Scullin | ||||||||||||
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Watsonia North is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 17 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Banyule. At the 2006 Census, Watsonia North had a population of 3836.
Watsonia North is home to Binnak Park stretching from the north to the south of the suburb, from Cameron Parade to Binnak Drive.
Watsonia North is bounded in the west generally to the west of Binnak Park, in the north by the Metropolitan Ring Road, in the east by the Greensborough Highway and in the south by Grimshaw Street.
Part of the residential area of Watsonia North was once owned by the Christian Brothers of Parade College until the early 80's.
Matthew Kreuzer, the number one draft pick in the 2007 Australian Football League National draft is a resident of Watsonia North.
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