Sunshine North, Victoria

Sunshine North Melbourne, Victoria
Sunshine North
Population:	10,162 (2006)[1]
Postcode:	3020
Area:	7.9 km² (3.1 sq mi)
Location:	12 km (7 mi) from Melbourne
LGA:	City of Brimbank
State District:	Derrimut
Federal Division:	Maribyrnong
Suburbs around Sunshine North: Kealba Keilor East Avondale Heights St Albans Sunshine North Braybrook Albion Sunshine Braybrook

Sunshine North is a suburb 12 km west of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Brimbank. At the 2006 Census, Sunshine North had a population of 10,162.

History

Sunshine North Post Office opened on 1 February 1958 as the suburb was developed.^[2]

Attractions

• Brimbank Park (only 4 km walk)
• Maribyrnong River Trail

Flora and fauna

Many native species exist along the Maribyrnong River on the eastern border of the suburb. Some species thrive in the area. The most abundant are;

• Rainbow Lorikeet
• Common Brushtail Possum
• Flying Foxes or Fruit Bat Pteropus
• Cockatoo
• Galah
• Eastern Brown Snake

Introduced species;

• European Rabbit
• Red fox
• Feral cat

Sport

The suburb host former National Soccer League and current Victorian Premier League competitors Melbourne Knights.

See also

• City of Sunshine - the former local government area of which Sunshine North was a part.

References

1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Sunshine North (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC21649&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2007-09-26. 
2. ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=, retrieved 2008-04-11 

External links

• [1] Parks Victoria Brimbank Park page Sept 2007
• [2] Maribyrnong River Parks Victoria page Sept 2007
• [3] Maribyrnong Valley Parklands - See Parknotes

Coordinates: 37°45′22″S 144°50′56″E / 37.756°S 144.849°E / -37.756; 144.849