Keilor Downs, Victoria
| Keilor Downs Melbourne, Victoria |
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| Population: | 10,966 (2006)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 3038 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 4.7 km² (1.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 17 km (11 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Brimbank | ||||||||||||
| State electorate: | Keilor | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Gorton | ||||||||||||
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Keilor Downs is a suburb 17 km north-west of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Brimbank. At the 2006 Census, Keilor Downs had a population of 10,996.
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[edit] History
Keilor Downs Post Office opened on 14 May 1990 as the suburb developed.[2]
Keilor Downs is believed to have once had a large Aboriginal settlement which dissipated after European settlement. See the entry for Keilor for history pertaining to the Keilor Downs and Keilor Plains region or contact the Keilor Historical Society.
[edit] Today
The suburb's main shopping centre is Centro Keilor (known as Keilor Downs Plaza prior to Centro Properties Group's acquisition in 1990, and refurbished in 1998). The suburb is home to a Brimbank Leisure Centre (gym, indoor/outdoor pools, etc.), Keilor Downs Police Station and a community centre. There are also several schools, child care centres, churches and parks in the area.
[edit] Sport
The local football team's are Green Gully Cavaliers who play in the Victorian Premier League, Keilor Wolves who compete in Mens Metropolitan League North-West and Keilor Park SC who play in Men's State League Div 3 North-West.
[edit] Ethnicity
There are various ethnic communities living in the region including Anglo-Celtic Australians, Croatian, Macedonian, Italian, Maltese and Bosnian.
[edit] Transport
The bus routes through Keilor Downs are the 421 and the 419 , which both depart from St Albans station and terminate at Watergardens station in Taylors Lakes.
[edit] See also
- City of Keilor - the former local government area of which Keilor Downs was a part.
- Keilor and Taylors Lakes - the neighbouring suburbs which Keilor Downs extends from.
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Keilor Downs (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC21369&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2007-09-26.
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=, retrieved 2008-04-11
[edit] External links
- Mary MacKillop Primary School website
- Monmia Primary School website
- Keilor Downs College website
- Green Gully Soccer Club website
- Centro Keilor information
- Bus route details
Coordinates: 37°43′19″S 144°48′11″E / 37.722°S 144.803°E
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