Coolaroo, Victoria
| Coolaroo Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 Coolaroo railway station in October 2019 | |||||||||||||||
  Coolaroo | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°39′25″S 144°55′37″E / 37.657°S 144.927°ECoordinates: 37°39′25″S 144°55′37″E / 37.657°S 144.927°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 3,191 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,060/km2 (2,800/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3048 (the same as Meadow Heights) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 3 km2 (1.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 18 km (11 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Hume | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Broadmeadows | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Calwell | ||||||||||||||
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Coolaroo is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 18 km north of the Melbourne CBD. Its local government area is the City of Hume. At the 2016 Census, Coolaroo had a population of 3,191.
Coolaroo is an Aboriginal word for 'star'.[citation needed] The popular 1997 Australian film The Castle was set in Coolaroo, although the house featured was actually located in Strathmore. Coolaroo railway station opened to passengers on Sunday 6 June 2010, almost 40 years after plans for a station first surfaced.[2]
Population[]
In the 2016 Census, there were 3,191 people in Coolaroo. 51.7% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were Iraq 9.2%, Turkey 5.5% and Lebanon 3.8%. 37.9% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Arabic 14.4%, Turkish 11.8% and Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 8.1%, The most common responses for religion were Islam 28.8%, Catholic 23.2% and No Religion 14.4%.[1]
Education[]
- Coolaroo South Primary School
- St. Mary's Coptic Orthodox College
Facilities[]
Most of the shopping centres near Coolaroo are located in neighbouring suburbs, including Meadow Heights which has Centro Meadow Heights and Dallas Shopping Centre, to the south.
See also[]
- City of Broadmeadows - the former local government area of which Coolaroo was a part of
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Coolaroo (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ^ "More peak hour services for Melbourne's south east". Media Release: Minister for Public Transport. 28 April 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2010.
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