Menzies Creek, Victoria

Menzies Creek Melbourne, Victoria
Menzies Creek
Population:	1344 (2006)[1]
Postcode:	3159
Location:	42 km (26 mi) from Melbourne 5 km (3 mi) from Belgrave
LGA:	Shire of Yarra Ranges
State District:	Monbulk, Gembrook
Federal Division:	La Trobe
Suburbs around Menzies Creek: Kallista The Patch Kallista Selby Menzies Creek Clematis Belgrave South Cardinia Reservoir Clematis

Menzies Creek is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 42 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges. At the 2006 Census, Menzies Creek had a population of 1344.

Menzies' Creek Post Office opened on 2 May 1887 and closed in 1980.^[2]

Menzies Creek railway station opened on 18 December 1900 with the opening of the Gembrook line. The station name was changed to Aura on 5 December 1904—while the Post Office remained Menzies Creek—but reverted to Menzies Creek on 4 July 1947.

Schools

Menzies Creek Primary School is a small school with a distinctive community focus.

See also

Menzies Creek railway station

References

1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Menzies Creek (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC26135&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2007-10-01. 
2. ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=, retrieved 2008-04-11 

Coordinates: 37°55′52″S 145°23′53″E / 37.931°S 145.398°E / -37.931; 145.398