Brooklyn, Victoria
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| Population: | 1583 (2006)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 3012 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 5.2 km² (2.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 10.5 km (7 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||
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| State District: | Footscray, Williamstown | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Maribyrnong, Gellibrand | ||||||||||||
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Brooklyn is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 10 km west from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area are the Cities of Hobsons Bay and Brimbank. At the 2006 Census, Brooklyn had a population of 1583.
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[edit] Industry
Brooklyn is largely an industrial suburb, with a small pocket of low-density residential in the south. The industrial area features a quarry, landfill and recycling centre, and offices for numerous logistics organisations, including CEVA Logistics. The Huntsman (chemical plant) in Somerville Rd is a large local chemical manufacturing plant.
Brooklyn is significantly notorious for industrial pollution and sewer issues due to the high clay content in the soil causing trouble with the foundation. In recent year EPA Victoria has received numerous complaints about offensive smelling industrial pollution from Brooklyn by residents of nearby suburbs.[2]
The company featured in the 2006 mockumentary Kenny, Splashdown, is located in Brooklyn.
[edit] Other features
The Federation Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which starts in Brooklyn on Millers Road.
Brooklyn has many large retailers, including a Safeway, Coles and a Mitre 10 Home & Trade.
[edit] See also
- City of Sunshine - the former local government area of which Brooklyn was a part.
- Kororoit Creek
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Brooklyn (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC21113&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2007-09-26.
- ^ EPA Victoria. "Odours from Brooklyn (via Wayback Machine)". epa.vic.gov.au. Archived from the original on 2008-01-04. http://web.archive.org/web/20080104121329/http://www.epa.vic.gov.au/air/brooklyn_odours.asp. Retrieved 2010-02-14.
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Coordinates: 37°48′47″S 144°50′28″E / 37.813°S 144.841°E
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