Sydenham, Victoria
| Sydenham Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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  Sydenham | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°42′07″S 144°46′01″E / 37.702°S 144.767°ECoordinates: 37°42′07″S 144°46′01″E / 37.702°S 144.767°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 10,838 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 3,010/km2 (7,800/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3037 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 3.6 km2 (1.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 22 km (14 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Brimbank | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Sydenham | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Fraser | ||||||||||||||
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Sydenham is a suburb 22 km north-west of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located within the City of Brimbank local government area. Sydenham recorded a population of 10,838 at the 2016 census.[1]
History[]
The Post Office opened on 26 August 1861.[2] A railway station, known as Keilor Road, was opened in 1859 and renamed Sydenham on 1 April 1887.Jock Mac Rob and Graham Homes were to of the early Station Masters ROB[3] The station was relocated before reopening as Watergardens in 2002, with the extension of the electric rail service to the suburb. Watergardens is on the Sunbury railway line and was a terminus station until November 2012. There is a church behind the Watergardens railway station.
Today[]
Education facilities in the area include Catholic Regional College Sydenham, a coeducational Catholic senior high school and shares some of its grounds with Emmaus Catholic Primary School. It also includes the Sydenham-Hillside Primary School, which is one of the country's largest government primary school and the Sydenham Campus of Copperfield College.
Sport[]
Hillside Football Club, an Australian Rules football team, competes in the Essendon District Football League.[4] Sydenham Park Soccer Club competes in the north west state 2
Calder Park Raceway is located just to the north of Sydenham.
See also[]
- City of Keilor - Sydenham was previously within this former local government area.
References[]
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Sydenham (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 6 April 2021
- ^ The Colac Herald [Friday 25 March 1887], Change of name of a railway station, retrieved 10 November 2012
- ^ Full Points Footy, Sydenham Hillside, retrieved 15 April 2009
- Suburbs of Melbourne
- Suburbs of the City of Brimbank