Keilor Downs
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| Coordinates: 37°43′19″S 144°48′11″E / 37.722°S 144.803°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
| City | Melbourne | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 4.7 km2 (1.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 84 m (276 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 9,857 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 2,097/km2 (5,430/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 3038 | ||||||||||||
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Keilor Downs is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 18 km (11 mi) north-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Brimbank local government area. Keilor Downs recorded a population of 9,857 at the 2021 census.[2]
History
[edit]Keilor Downs Post Office opened on 14 May 1990 as the suburb developed.[3]
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.
Today
[edit]The suburb's main shopping centre is Keilor Central, previously known as Centro Keilor prior to 2013. The suburb is home to the 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.
Sport and recreation
[edit]The local football teams are Green Gully Cavaliers who play in the Victorian Premier League, Keilor Wolves who compete in Men's Metropolitan League North-West and Keilor Park SC who play in Men's State League Div 3 North-West.
The Green Gully Reserve area is a former tip site turned into a nature reserve.[4] Since 2011 the reserve has had over 9,000 seedlings planted to reforest the area.[4] There are multiple areas in the reserve including walking-cycling tracks,[5] and an off leash dog area,[6][7][8] and a playground.[9][10] Also in the reserve is a stadium which has a capacity of 10,000 and is the home of Green Gully SC.[11] There are 7 additional soccer grounds in total. There is also a tennis club.[12]
Public transport
[edit]The nearest railway station is Keilor Plains. Typically it takes around 27 minutes for a train trip to the CBD.
The bus routes through Keilor Downs are the 421[13] and the 419,[14] which both depart from St Albans station and terminate at Watergardens station in Taylors Lakes.
Schools in Keilor Downs
[edit]- Mary MacKillop Primary School
- Monmia Primary School
- Keilor Views Primary School
- Keilor Downs College
See also
[edit]- City of Keilor – Keilor Downs was previously within this former local government area.
References
[edit]- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Keilor Downs (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Keilor Downs (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 April 2008
- ^ a b "Anglopac – Environment Projects – Green Gully Reserve Revegetation". anglopac.com.au. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "Green Gully Loop". AllTrails.com. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "Green Gully Reserve Dog Off Leash Area (Keilor Downs) - Brimbank Council Dog Off Leash Areas - Dog Parks -". www.melbourneplaygrounds.com.au. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "green gully reserve, keilor downs". mammaknowsnorth.com.au. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ^ "REVIEW: GREEN GULLY RESERVE DOG PARK". Paw Prints Across Melbourne. 25 February 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "Green Gully Reserve Playground, McCrae Boulevard, Keilor Downs". melbourneplaygrounds.com.au. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ^ Cavalier, Sarah (16 August 2019). "Green Gully Reserve, Keilor Downs". MamaMag. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "Green Gully SC". Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ^ "Green Gully Tennis Club". Green Gully Tennis Club. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "421 St Albans Station - Watergardens Station via Keilor Plains Station". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "419 St Albans Station - Watergardens Station via Keilor Downs". Public Transport Victoria.
