Bangholme, Victoria
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Bangholme is a suburb in Melbourne
, Victoria
, Australia
, 31 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district
and adjacent to the urban area. Its Local Government Area is the City of Greater Dandenong
. At the 2006 Census, Bangholme had a population of 556.
The area is semi-rural and is part of the Melbourne South Eastern green wedge, with much of the land used by the Melbourne Water
Eastern Sewage Treatment Plant
, and the remainder being mostly small land holdings, with some used for horse acreage.
Bangholme Post Office opened on 15 June 1925, and closed in 1943.
The EastLink
tollway passes through the area.
score of 744, indicating a high level of disadvantage — it is in the bottom percentile nationally and has the lowest score of any Melbourne suburb.
.
Golfers play at the course of the Eastern Sward Golf Club on Thompson Road, Bangholme.
Horse riding lessons are conducted at BlinkBonnie Equestrian Centre on Pillars Road.
Horse agistment (paddocks for hire) is also available at various properties on and near Pillars Road.
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia
Australia
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, 31 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district
Melbourne city centre
Melbourne City Centre is an area of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. It is not to be confused with the larger local government area of the City of Melbourne...
and adjacent to the urban area. Its Local Government Area is the City of Greater Dandenong
City of Greater Dandenong
The City of Greater Dandenong is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia located in the southeastern suburbs of Melbourne. It has an area of 130 square kilometres and has a estimated population of 137,600 people....
. At the 2006 Census, Bangholme had a population of 556.
The area is semi-rural and is part of the Melbourne South Eastern green wedge, with much of the land used by the Melbourne Water
Melbourne Water
Melbourne Water is a government owned statutory authority that controls much of the water system in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia including the reservoirs, and thesewerage and drainage system that services the city.- Overview :...
Eastern Sewage Treatment Plant
Eastern Treatment Plant
The Eastern Treatment Plant of Melbourne Water is a sewage treatment plant that serves much of the city of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, south-eastern Australia. The plant is at Bangholme, 31 km south-east of Melbourne’s central business district and adjacent to its south-eastern...
, and the remainder being mostly small land holdings, with some used for horse acreage.
Bangholme Post Office opened on 15 June 1925, and closed in 1943.
The EastLink
Eastlink
Eastlink may refer to:* EastLink , a toll road in Melbourne, Australia* East-Link , a toll bridge in Dublin, Ireland* EastLink , a communications provider in Canada...
tollway passes through the area.
Demographics
Bangholme has a SEIFASEIFA
Socio-Economics Indexes for Areas is a product of the Australia's national statistical agency, the Australian Bureau of Statistics, which measures and ranks areas according to socio-economic and positional disadvantage based on information derived from the five-yearly Census of Population and...
score of 744, indicating a high level of disadvantage — it is in the bottom percentile nationally and has the lowest score of any Melbourne suburb.
Sport
The National Water Sports Centre is located in Bangholme adjacent to the Patterson RiverPatterson River
The Patterson River is a partly man-made waterway located approximately 35km south-east of Melbourne, Australia in Patterson Lakes, Carrum and Bonbeach....
.
Golfers play at the course of the Eastern Sward Golf Club on Thompson Road, Bangholme.
Horse riding lessons are conducted at BlinkBonnie Equestrian Centre on Pillars Road.
Horse agistment (paddocks for hire) is also available at various properties on and near Pillars Road.
See also
- City of SpringvaleCity of SpringvaleThe City of Springvale was a Local Government Area located about southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1857 until 1994.-History:...
- the former local government area of which Bangholme was a part.