Watsonia North, Victoria
—
Watsonia North Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() ![]() Watsonia North | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°42′00″S 145°04′52″E / 37.700°S 145.081°ECoordinates: 37°42′00″S 145°04′52″E / 37.700°S 145.081°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 3,814 (2016)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 2,720/km2 (7,060/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 3087 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 1.4 km2 (0.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Location | 20 km (12 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | City of Banyule | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Bundoora | ||||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Scullin | ||||||||||||||
|
Watsonia North is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 17 km north-east of Melbourne's Central Business District. Its local government area is the City of Banyule. At the 2016 census, Watsonia North had a population of 3,814.
Watsonia North is home to Binnak Park stretching from the north to the south of the suburb, from Cameron Parade to Binnak Drive.
Watsonia North is bounded in the west generally to the west of Binnak Park, in the north by the Metropolitan Ring Road, in the east by the Greensborough Highway and in the south by Grimshaw Street.
Part of the residential area of Watsonia North was once owned by the Christian Brothers of Parade College until the early 1980s.
Notable people
- Matthew Kreuzer, the number one draft pick in the 2007 Australian Football League National draft is a resident of Watsonia North.
See also
- Shire of Diamond Valley - Watsonia North was previously within this local government area.
References
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Watsonia North (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
Template:Melbourne-Geo-stub
This article is issued from
Wikipedia.
The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike.
Additional terms may apply for the media files.