Skye, Victoria
| Skye Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||||
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  Skye | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°07′08″S 145°12′00″E / 38.119°S 145.200°ECoordinates: 38°07′08″S 145°12′00″E / 38.119°S 145.200°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 6,898 (2006)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 363/km2 (940/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3977 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 19 km2 (7.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Frankston | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Cranbourne | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Dunkley, Isaacs | ||||||||||||
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Skye is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 38 km south-east of Melbourne's central business district. Its local government area is the City of Frankston. At the 2006 Census, Skye had a population of 6898.
History
Skye Post Office opened on 1 June 1889 and closed in 1895. In 1964 Lyndhurst South office (open since 1902) was renamed Skye. This office closed in 1972.[2]
Prior to 15 December 1994, Skye was part of the City of Cranbourne formerly the Shire of Cranbourne. It still shares the postcode, 3977, with Cranbourne.
Today
The suburb has one school, Skye Primary School. The suburb has a number of newer housing developments (many which have been developed since 2005).
Southern Lights Church serves the Skye region.
Skye enjoys a large area of land to the east of the suburb which is outside the main growth area and is semi-rural. It forms a green wedge between Skye and Cranbourne West, which is in the neighboring municipality of the City of Casey.
Sport
The suburb has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Southern Football League.[3]
Golfers play at the Skye Public Golf Course on Ballarto and Taylors Roads,[4] or at the course of the Sandhurst Club on Thompsons Road.[5]
References
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Skye (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 26 September 2007.
- ↑ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 April 2008
- ↑ Full Point Footy, Southern Football League, retrieved 21 October 2008
- ↑ Golf Select, Skye, retrieved 11 May 2009
- ↑ Golf Select, Sandhurst, retrieved 11 May 2009