Grangefields, Victoria
| Grangefields Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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  Grangefields | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°42′15″S 144°38′15″E / 37.70417°S 144.63750°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 132 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 2017 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3335 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Melton | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Kororoit | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Gorton | ||||||||||||||
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Grangefields is a suburb in the outer west of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its local government area is the City of Melton. The suburb was gazetted by the Office of Geographic Names on 9 February 2017,[2] following a proposal for eleven new suburbs by the City of Melton. The new name is expected to officially come into effect in mid-2017.[3][4]
Prior to the suburb's creation, the area was part of Rockbank.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Grangefields (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Locality boundaries". Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning. State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- ^ Landy, Samantha (10 February 2017). "Eleven new suburbs to be established in the Melton growth area, west of Melbourne's CBD". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 25 February 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "New suburbs". City of Melton. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
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