Keilor Downs, Victoria
Encyclopedia
Keilor Downs is a suburb 17 km north-west of Melbourne
, Victoria
, Australia
. Its Local Government Area is the City of Brimbank
. At the 2006 Census, Keilor Downs had a population of 10,996.
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.
's acquisition in 1990, and refurbished in 1998). The suburb is home to a 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.
who play in the Victorian Premier League
, Keilor Wolves who compete in Mens Metropolitan League North-West and Keilor Park SC who play in Men's State League Div 3 North-West.
, Italian, Maltese
and Bosnian
.
.
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...
. Its Local Government Area is the City of Brimbank
City of Brimbank
The City of Brimbank is a Local Government Area located within the metropolitan area of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It comprises the western suburbs between 10 and 20 km west and northwest from the Melbourne city centre.It has an area of 123 km²...
. At the 2006 Census, Keilor Downs had a population of 10,996.
History
Keilor Downs Post Office opened on 14 May 1990 as the suburb developed.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 suburb's main shopping centre is Centro Keilor (known as Keilor Downs Plaza prior to Centro Properties GroupCentro Properties Group
Centro Properties Group, commonly known as 'Centro', is an Australian company which provides retail property ownership and management services. It is a listed company with securities traded on the Australian Securities Exchange. The multinational company owns and operates shopping centres in...
's acquisition in 1990, and refurbished in 1998). The suburb is home to a Brimbank Leisure Centre (gym, indoor/outdoor pools, etc.), Keilor Downs Police Station
Victoria Police
Victoria Police is the primary law enforcement agency of Victoria, Australia. , the Victoria Police has over 12,190 sworn members, along with over 400 recruits, reservists and Protective Service Officers, and over 2,900 civilian staff across 393 police stations.-Early history:The Victoria Police...
and a community centre. There are also several schools, child care centres, churches and parks in the area.
Sport
The local football team's are Green Gully CavaliersGreen Gully Cavaliers
Green Gully Soccer Club is a football club based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Green Gully is one of the biggest clubs in Melbourne, it participated in the old National Soccer League between 1984-1986....
who play in the Victorian Premier League
Victorian Premier League
The Victorian Premier League is the highest State level association football competition in Victoria, Australia, and second highest nationally after the A-League...
, Keilor Wolves who compete in Mens Metropolitan League North-West and Keilor Park SC who play in Men's State League Div 3 North-West.
Ethnicity
There are various ethnic communities living in the region including Anglo-Celtic Australians, Croatian, MacedonianMacedonians (ethnic group)
The Macedonians also referred to as Macedonian Slavs: "... the term Slavomacedonian was introduced and was accepted by the community itself, which at the time had a much more widespread non-Greek Macedonian ethnic consciousness...
, Italian, Maltese
Maltese people
The Maltese are an ethnic group indigenous to the Southern European nation of Malta, and identified with the Maltese language. Malta is an island in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea...
and Bosnian
Bosnians
Bosnians are people who reside in, or come from, Bosnia and Herzegovina. By the modern state definition a Bosnian can be anyone who holds citizenship of the state. This includes, but is not limited to, members of the constituent ethnic groups of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Bosniaks, Bosnian Serbs and...
.
Transport
The bus routes through Keilor Downs are the and the , which both depart from St Albans station and terminate at Watergardens station in Taylors LakesTaylors Lakes, Victoria
Taylors Lakes is a suburb 23 km north-west of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Brimbank. At the 2006 Census, Taylors Lakes had a population of 16,555....
.
See also
- City of KeilorCity of KeilorThe City of Keilor was a Local Government Area located about northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1863 until 1994.-History:...
- the former local government area of which Keilor Downs was a part. - Keilor and Taylors Lakes - the neighbouring suburbs which Keilor Downs extends from.