Huntingdale, Victoria
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| Huntingdale Melbourne, Victoria |
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| Population: | 1,613 (2006)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 3166 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 0.8 km² (0.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 16 km (10 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Monash | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Clayton | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Chisholm | ||||||||||||
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Huntingdale is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 16 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district.[2] Its Local Government Area is the City of Monash. At the 2006 Census, Huntingdale had a population of 1,613.
The suburb has its own railway station.
[edit] History
Huntingdale was earlier known as Oakleigh East or East Oakleigh.
The Post Office opened on 15 June 1918 as Oakleigh East and renamed Huntingdale around 1955, as was the railway station.[3]
[edit] Today
Golfers play at the course of the Huntingdale Golf Club on Windsor Avenue in the neighbouring suburb of Oakleigh South.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Huntingdale (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC21349&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2007-09-29.
- ^ "Huntingdale, Victoria". Postcodes Australia. http://www.postcodes-australia.com/areas/vic/mulgrave/huntingdale. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=, retrieved 2008-04-11
- ^ Golf Select, Huntingdale, http://www.golfselect.com.au/armchair/courseView.aspx?course_id=345, retrieved 2009-05-11
Coordinates: 37°54′25″S 145°05′38″E / 37.907°S 145.094°E
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