Coolaroo, Victoria

Coolaroo, Victoria
Coolaroo
MelbourneVictoria
Coolaroo is located in Melbourne
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Coolaroo
Population: 3,095 (2006) [1]
Postcode: 3048 (the same as Meadow Heights)
Area: 3 km² (1.2 sq mi)
Location: 19 km (12 mi) from Melbourne
LGA: City of Hume
State District: Broadmeadows
Federal Division: Calwell
Suburbs around Coolaroo:
Roxburgh Park Roxburgh Park Somerton
Meadow Heights Coolaroo Campbellfield
Westmeadows Dallas Campbellfield

Coolaroo is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 19 km north from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Hume. At the 2006 Census, Coolaroo had a population of 3,095.

Coolaroo is Aboriginal for 'Star'. Popular Australian film, The Castle, is set in Coolaroo, although the house featured is 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]

Contents

Education

  • Coolaroo South Primary School
  • St. Mary's Coptic Orthodox College

Facilities

Most of the shopping centres of Coolaroo are located to the west, with neighbouring Meadow Heights has Centro Meadow Heights and to the south is Dallas Shopping Centre.

See also

References

External links

Coordinates: 37°39′25″S 144°55′37″E / 37.657°S 144.927°E / -37.657; 144.927



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