Albanvale, Victoria
| Albanvale Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 5576 (2006)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | Lua error: Unable to convert population "5576 (2006)'"`UNIQ--ref-00000000-QINU`"'" to a number. | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1970's | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3021 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 2 km2 (0.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 19 km (12 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Brimbank | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Kororoit | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Gorton | ||||||||||||||
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Albanvale is a small suburb located 19km from Melbourne CBD. The suburb was established in the 1970s and is part of the City of Brimbank.
The border of Albanvale consists of Station Road, Main Road West, Kororoit Creek, Fairfax Circuit, Concord Circuit and Brimbank Shopping Centre. The 2007 edition of the Melways road map clearly marks Brimbank Central Shopping Centre in Deer Park.
Attractions
Education
- Albanvale Primary School
- Brimbank College
Flora and Fauna
The Kororoit Creek actually makes up the 700m western border of the suburb. This area once had large healthy populations of native reptiles, including Tiger snake, Eastern Blue-tongued Lizard, Common snakeneck turtle and Eastern brown snake. Unfortunately due to development these species are now rarely seen in the area.
Due to the recent development of the Cairnlea and Burnside estates, on the southern and eastern borders of Albanvale, native species of frogs have taken advantage and have taken up residents in the new wetlands and lakes. The Common Eastern Froglet and even the now endangered Growling Grass Frog have been seen and heard in the new wetlands and around Kororoit Creek.
See also
- City of Sunshine - the former local government area of which Albanvale was a part.
- Kororoit Creek
- Kororoit Creek Trail
Sports facilities
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Albanvale (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2007-09-26.
- ^ Albanvale, accessed November 2008
External links
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