Oakleigh East, Victoria
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| Oakleigh East Melbourne, Victoria |
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| Population: | 5,623 (2006)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 3166 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 2.1 km² (0.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 16 km (10 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | Monash | ||||||||||||
| State electorate: | Oakleigh | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Chisholm | ||||||||||||
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Oakleigh East is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is located 16 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district.[2] Its Local Government Area is the City of Monash. At the 2006 Census, Oakleigh East had a population of 5,623.
[edit] History
An Oakleigh East Post Office opened on 15 June 1918 on Huntingdale Road near Huntingdale (then East Oakleigh) railway station. This was renamed Huntingdale around 1955. In 1967 another Oakleigh East office opened on Huntingdale Road north of Dandenong Road (Princes Highway).[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Oakleigh East (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC21519&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2007-09-29.
- ^ "Oakleigh East, Victoria". Postcodes Australia. http://www.postcodes-australia.com/areas/vic/mulgrave/oakleigh+east. 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
[edit] External links
- Oakleigh East, Victoria is at coordinates 37°53′46″S 145°06′43″E / 37.896°S 145.112°ECoordinates: 37°53′46″S 145°06′43″E / 37.896°S 145.112°E
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