Cranbourne South, Victoria
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Cranbourne South is a rural locality in Melbourne
, Victoria
, Australia
, 45 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district
adjacent to the Melbourne urban area. Its Local Government Area is the City of Casey
. At the 2006 Census, Cranbourne South had a population of 1613.
In the past few years the urban growth boundary
was moved along Pearcedale and Browns Road, placing a large area of the suburb inside the future main growth area. Two large scale housing developments, Botanic Ridge and Settlers Run Estate, have since received approval in the area. Botanic Ridge is now part of its own suburb with the same name.
The suburb has a small primary school, a petrol station and a general store.
Golfers play at the course of Settlers Run Golf and Country Club at Settlers Run Estate.
Melbourne
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, 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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, 45 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...
adjacent to the Melbourne urban area. Its Local Government Area is the City of Casey
City of Casey
The City of Casey is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia, located in the outer south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Casey is Victoria's most populous municipality, with a 2006 census population of 214,960. The municipality's population growth rate during both 1996-2001 and 2001-2006 was...
. At the 2006 Census, Cranbourne South had a population of 1613.
In the past few years the urban growth boundary
Urban growth boundary
An urban growth boundary, or UGB, is a regional boundary, set in an attempt to control urban sprawl by mandating that the area inside the boundary be used for higher density urban development and the area outside be used for lower density development.An urban growth boundary circumscribes an...
was moved along Pearcedale and Browns Road, placing a large area of the suburb inside the future main growth area. Two large scale housing developments, Botanic Ridge and Settlers Run Estate, have since received approval in the area. Botanic Ridge is now part of its own suburb with the same name.
The suburb has a small primary school, a petrol station and a general store.
Golfers play at the course of Settlers Run Golf and Country Club at Settlers Run Estate.