Huntingdale, Victoria
Encyclopedia
Huntingdale is a suburb in Melbourne
, Victoria
, Australia
, 16 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district
. Its Local Government Area is the City of Monash
. At the 2006 Census, Huntingdale had a population of 1,613.
The suburb has its own railway station.
The Post Office opened on 15 June 1918 as Oakleigh East and renamed Huntingdale around 1955, as was the railway station.
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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
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, 16 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...
. Its Local Government Area is the City of Monash
City of Monash
The City of Monash is a Local Government Area in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is located in the southeastern suburbs of Melbourne and has an area of 81.0 square kilometres and has a estimated population of 176,069 people...
. At the 2006 Census, Huntingdale had a population of 1,613.
The suburb has its own railway station.
History
Huntingdale was earlier known as Oakleigh East or East Oakleigh.The Post Office opened on 15 June 1918 as Oakleigh East and renamed Huntingdale around 1955, as was the railway station.
Today
Golfers play at the course of the Huntingdale Golf Club on Windsor Avenue in the neighbouring suburb of Oakleigh SouthOakleigh South, Victoria
Oakleigh South is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 17 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Monash and the City of Kingston...
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