Lalor, Victoria
| Lalor Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 19,561 (2006) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | Lua error: Unable to convert population "19561 (2006) '"`UNIQ--ref-00000000-QINU`"'" to a number. | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1940s | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3075 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 6.4 km2 (2.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 18 km (11 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Whittlesea | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Thomastown, Mill Park | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Scullin | ||||||||||||||
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Lalor is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 18 kilometres (11 mi) north of Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Whittlesea. At the 2006 Census the suburb had a population of 19,561.
Lalor is named after Peter Lalor, leader of the Eureka Stockade rebellion and later member of the Victorian parliament. The eastern and western borders of Lalor are defined by Darebin Creek and Merri Creek respectively.
Lalor was a part of Thomastown until the end of World War II, when a group of ex-servicemen formed the Peter Lalor Home-Building Cooperative Society to provide low-cost homes. They chose east of today's railway station to be the site of the new developments and a town planner was hired to design a garden for the suburb. Lalor Post Office was opened on 1 August 1949. [3]
In 1954 Lalor Primary School was opened, reaching an enrolment of 1,000 by 1971, at which point a further three primary schools were founded. Lalor Primary School was built on land owned by the Evans family and held its 50th anniversary in 2004. Several of the surrounding streets are named after members of the Evans family (Evans Street, Ruth Street). Lalor also has three public secondary schools: Peter Lalor College, Lalor Secondary College, and Lalor North Secondary College.
The Lalor Shopping Centre is located along High Street — the main thoroughfare through Lalor — and Lalor Plaza is located in the eastern residential area of the suburb.
Lalor has a local football team competing in the Northern Football League.[4]
Golfers play at the course of the Lalor Golf Club on Gillwell Road.[5]
Interestingly, many Lalor residents pronounce the suburb's name as [ˈlæɪloː, -lə] (the Australian equivalent of Template:IPAlink-en), even though Peter Lalor's name is pronounced [ˈloːlə] (/ˈlɔːlər/).[6][7]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Lalor (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2007-09-25.
- ^ Lalor, accessed 8 January 2009
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 2008-04-11
- ^ Full Points Footy, Northern Football League, retrieved 2009-04-15
- ^ Golf Select, Lalor, retrieved 2009-05-11
- ^ Jones, Barry (2006). A Thinking Reed. Allen & Unwin. p. 240. ISBN 1-74114387-X.
- ^ Short biography of Peter Lalor
External links
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