Kingsville is an inner suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 7 km (4.3 mi) west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Maribyrnong local government area. Kingsville recorded a population of 3,920 at the 2021 census.[1]
| Kingsville Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 Williamstown Road, Kingsville c. 2020 | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 37°48′32″S 144°52′41″E / 37.809°S 144.878°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 3,920 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 5,600/km2 (14,500/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3012 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 24 m (79 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 0.7 km2 (0.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 9 km (6 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Maribyrnong | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Footscray | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Fraser | ||||||||||||||
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Kingsville is a small suburb nestled primarily between West Footscray and Yarraville, and is often considered to be a part of one or the other. The suburb forms a right-angled triangle, bounded in the east by Williamstown Road, in the south by Somerville Road, with Geelong Road as the hypotenuse.
History
editKingsville was the original name for the entire West Yarraville region. This region was later renamed either Yarraville (south of Somerville Road) or West Footscray (north of Somerville Road), with South Kingsville retaining its original name. In the late 1990s the original name of Kingsville returned to the "wedge" of West Footscray with its present boundaries.
Kingsville Post Office opened on 1 January 1915.[2]
Education
editKingsville Primary School and its attached kindergarten is located in Yarraville. The nearby Kingsville Kindergarten is actually in West Footscray, as is the Corpus Christi Catholic School.
See also
edit- City of Footscray – Kingsville was previously within this former local government area.
References
edit- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kingsville (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- ^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 7 March 2021
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