Brunswick West, Victoria
| Brunswick West Melbourne, Victoria |
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| Population: | 12,197 (2006)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 3055 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 3.2 km² (1.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 6 km (4 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Moreland | ||||||||||||
| State electorate: | Brunswick | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Wills | ||||||||||||
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Brunswick West is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 6 km north from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Moreland. At the 2006 Census, Brunswick West had a population of 12,197.
Brunswick West adjoins Parkville to the south, Moonee Ponds at the Moonee Ponds Creek to the west, Pascoe Vale South and Coburg along Moreland Road to the north, and Brunswick along Grantham, Pearson and Shamrock Streets to the east.
Brunswick West is primarily a residential suburb with some light industry. It borders the Tullamarine Freeway.
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[edit] History
Brunswick West Post Office opened on 10 March 1913.[2]
[edit] Commerce
Grantham Sreet and Melville Road are the two main commercial activity centres in Brunswick West, comprising small-scale traditional shopping strips, with a small shopping centre (Union Square) in Grantham Street.
[edit] Transport
Tram route 55 provides the main north-south link through the suburb and to the city, with a route that runs along Grantham Street, Dawson Street and Melville Road. There are several bus routes on the main east-west streets:
- 503 Essendon – East Brunswick via Brunswick West, Brunswick, Anstey RS (Monday to Saturday). Operated by Moonee Valley Bus Lines. Albion Street
- 504 Moonee Ponds – Clifton Hill via Brunswick West, Brunswick, Carlton North, Fitzroy North (Monday to Saturday). Operated by Dyson's Bus Services. Brunswick Road
- 506 Moonee Ponds – Westgarth via Brunswick West, Brunswick, Fitzroy North, Northcote (Monday to Saturday). Operated by Moonee Valley Bus Lines. Dawson, Pearson, Smith and Allard Streets
- 508 Moonee Ponds – Alphington via Brunswick West, Brunswick RS, Northcote, Fairfield (every day). Operated by Dyson's Bus Services. Victoria Street
- 509 Hope Street – Sydney Rd (Monday to Saturday). Operated by Hope Street Bus Line. Hope Street and Melville Road
- 510 Essendon – Ivanhoe via Brunswick West, Moreland RS, Thornbury, Fairfield (every day). Operated by Moreland Buslines. Moreland Road
For cyclists, many streets have cycle lanes and the suburb also adjoins the Moonee Ponds Creek Trail to the west, and the Capital City Trail to the south.
[edit] Educational facilities
Brunswick West has two government primary schools, Brunswick South West PS and Brunswick North West PS, and a Catholic school, St. Josephs.
[edit] Open space
The largest area of public open space is formed by the reservations along the Moonee Ponds Creek, which runs adjacent to the Tullamarine Freeway. Dunstan Reserve, in the suburb's north, has two ovals, and there are several smaller reserves distributed evenly through the residential area.
[edit] See also
- City of Brunswick - the former local government area of which Brunswick West was a part.
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Brunswick West (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC21119&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2007-09-29.
- ^ 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
Coordinates: 37°45′40″S 144°56′35″E / 37.761°S 144.943°E
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