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词条 Keilor Downs, Victoria
释义

  1. History

  2. Today

  3. Sport

  4. Public transport

  5. See also

  6. References

  7. External links

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| type = suburb
| name = Keilor Downs
| city = Melbourne
| state = vic
| image =
| caption =
| lga = City of Brimbank
| alternative_location_map = Australia Victoria metropolitan Melbourne
| coordinates = {{coord|37.722|S|144.803|E|display=inline,title}}
| postcode = 3038
| pop = 9,995
| pop_year = 2016
| pop_footnotes =[1]
| area = 4.7
| est =
| stategov = St Albans
| fedgov = Calwell
| dist1 = 17
| location1= Melbourne
| dist2 =
| location2=
| near-nw = Sydenham
| near-n = Taylors Lakes
| near-ne = Keilor
| near-w = Delahey
| near-e = Keilor
| near-sw = St Albans
| near-s = St Albans
| near-se = Kealba
}}

Keilor Downs is a suburb 17 km north-west of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located within the City of Brimbank local government area. Keilor Downs recorded a population of 9,995 at the 2016 Census.

History

Keilor Downs Post Office opened on 14 May 1990 as the suburb developed.[2]

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 or contact the Keilor Historical Society.

Today

The suburbs main shopping centre is Keilor Shopping Centre 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

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.

Public transport

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 [3] and the 419 [4], which both depart from St Albans Station and terminate at Watergardens Station in Taylors Lakes.

See also

  • City of Keilor - Keilor Downs was previously within this former local government area.

References

1. ^{{Census 2016 AUS | id = SSC21307 | name = Keilor Downs (State Suburb) | accessdate = 7 July 2017 | quick = on}}
2. ^{{Citation | last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country= | accessdate = 11 April 2008 }}
3. ^{{cite PTV route|421}}
4. ^{{cite PTV route|419}}

External links

  • Mary MacKillop Primary School website
  • Monmia Primary School website
  • Keilor Downs College website
  • Keilor Shopping Centre website
{{City of Brimbank suburbs}}

1 : Suburbs of Melbourne

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