- Kooyong, Victoria
Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Kooyong
city = Melbourne
state = vic
caption =
lga = City of Stonnington
postcode = 3144
pop = 781 (2006)Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC21399 | name = Kooyong (State Suburb) | accessdate = 2007-09-29 | quick = on]
area = 0.5
est =
propval = $745,000 [http://www.domain.com.au/public/suburbprofile.aspx?suburb=Kooyong&postcode=3144 Kooyong] , accessed 9 August 2007]
stategov = Malvern
fedgov = Higgins
dist1 = 10
location1= Melbourne
near-nw = Hawthorn
near-n = Hawthorn
near-ne = Hawthorn East
near-w = Toorak
near-e = Hawthorn East
near-sw = Toorak
near-s = Malvern East
near-se = Glen IrisKooyong is a
suburb ofMelbourne , Victoria,Australia . It is in the Local Government Area of theCity of Stonnington . At the 2006 Census, Kooyong had a population of 781.The suburb is serviced by the Kooyong railway station, as well as tram route 16.
It takes its name from Kooyong Koot Creek which was the original name given to Gardiners Creek by the government surveyor, Robert Hoddle, in 1837. It is thought that the name derives from an Aboriginal word meaning camp or resting place, or haunt of the wild fowl. [cite web|url=http://localhero.biz/article/permatitle/history_of_kooyong,_victoria/|title=Local history of Kooyong|author="
LocalHero "] .See also
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City of Malvern - the former local government area of which Kooyong was a part.References
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