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The suburb of Blackburn is situated 17 kilometers east of the CBD. With a population of 12,796 as of 2011, it is covered under the local government area of the City of Whitehorse. The first settlers in the area were the Europeans in the 1840s. Initially, orchards and small farms were built there. Among the […]

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The suburb of Balwyn North is situated 10 kilometers east of the CBD and belongs to the City of Boroondara. With a population of 20,317, it was one of the first suburbs in Melbourne to be developed based on the pattern of postwar suburbia. The suburb is divided into two parts – the northwest known […]

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Located 10 kilometers northeast of Melbourne’s CBD in between Ivanhoe and Ivanhoe East, the suburb of Eaglemont is a small affluent community with a population of 3,927 as of 2011. Originally named Mount Eagle, the area is under the City of Banyule. It is a quiet and safe place to live in and ideal for […]

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The suburb of Box Hill is part of the local government area of the City of Whitehorse and is situated some 14 kilometers east of the CBD. Its population as of 2011 was 9,672. Box Hill used to be an independent city with its own historic Central Business District and own municipality. However, it was […]

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Seddon is one of Melbourne’s small suburbs with a population of 4,851 as of 2011. Situated six kilometers west of the city center between Yarraville and Footscray, it is part of the City of Maribyrnong local government area. Originally known as Belgravia, the suburb got its new name from Richard Seddon. Seddon was the Prime […]

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Situated 7 kilometers south-west of the Central Business District, the suburb of Melbourne has a population of 11,987 as of 2011. It is a 15-minute drive from Melbourne passing through the West Gate Freeway. It can also be reached by train in about 20 minutes from the Flinders Station. The land where Newport is located […]

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The suburb of Sunshine is part of the local government area of the City of Brimbank. Situated some 11 kilometers west of the CBD, it has a population of 8,838 as of 2011. Unkonwn to some people, the suburb formerly known as Braybook Junction used to be a workers’ paradise. It became the home of […]

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Maidstone Suburb Information

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A small suburb with a population of 7,750 as of 2011, Maidstone is located 8 kilometers west of Melbourne CBD. Only 20 minutes from the city centre, it belongs to the local government area of the City of Maribyrnong. A quiet environment near the Maribyrnong River with most facilities close by awaits families and couples […]

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Spotswood Suburb Information

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The suburb of Spotswood is a small community with only, 2,339 people as of 2011. Situated seven kilometers southwest of Melbourne’s Central Business District, its name was taken from J.S. Spottiswoode, one of the first farmers who owned a great part of the area back in the 1840s. Ranked as the 129th best suburb in […]

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Alphington Suburb Information

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The suburb of Alphington is a small community with only 4,603 residents as of 2011. Situated 7 kilometers north-east of the Central Business District, it belongs to the Darebin and Yarra government area. Unlike other suburbs that have commercial areas, Alphington is mainly a residential suburb ideal for professionals and families. More than half or […]

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Fairfield is one of Melbourne’s small suburbs close to the Central Business District. Situated six kilometers north-east of the CBD, the area has a population of 5,946 as of 2011. Fairfield used to be part of the City of Heidelberg back in 1962. Today, it is part of the local government area of the Cities […]

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