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South Morang
Melbourne, VictoriaPopulation: 12,323 (2006) [1] Postcode: 3752 Area: 5.9 km² (2.3 sq mi) Location: 27 km (17 mi) from Melbourne LGA: City of Whittlesea State District: Yan Yean, Mill Park Federal Division: Scullin, McEwen Suburbs around South Morang: Wollert Mernda Doreen Epping South Morang Yarrambat Lalor Mill Park Plenty South Morang is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 23 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Whittlesea. At the 2006 Census, South Morang had a population of 12,323 as of 2006.
Originally known as Morang South,[2] South Morang grew from a country area on the outskirts of Melbourne in the late 1990s/early 2000s to a suburban area with new estates being developed.
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History
Morang South Post Office opened on 24 November 1873.[3]
Today
South Morang's ethnically diverse surrounding suburbs (such as Mill Park and Epping) have added to its ethnic diversity as residents of those suburbs move to the modern South Morang. 84% of residents are Australian born but are associated with the following ethnic groups: Italian, Greek, Maltese, Macedonian, British and New Zealander.
South Morang is also home to two sites of historical and cultural significance: Farm Vigano[4] and Le Page Homestead[5] at Plenty Gorge Park[6]
Sport
South Morang Football Club, an Australian Rules football team, competes in the Northern Football League and are based at Mill Park Lakes [7]. Brownlow medallist Kevin Murray played football for South Morang after his retirement from the AFL.[8]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "South Morang (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC21623&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2007-09-25.
- ^ Australian Places - Morang South
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=, retrieved 2008-04-11
- ^ Farm Vigano at The Mint Inc
- ^ Le Page Homestead
- ^ Plenty Gorge Park
- ^ Full Points Footy, Northern Football League, http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/diamond_valley_football_league.htm, retrieved 2009-04-15
- ^ Footy Pulse, Community Club & Volunteer of the Week, http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-118-0-67835-0&sID=64886, retrieved 2009-08-31
Coordinates: 37°38′16″S 145°05′01″E / 37.63778°S 145.08361°E
Suburbs of the City of Whittlesea | Melbourne | Victoria Aurora · Beveridge · Bundoora · Donnybrook · Doreen · Eden Park · Epping · Humevale · Kinglake West · Lalor · Mernda · Mill Park · South Morang · Thomastown · Whittlesea · Wollert · Woodstock · Yan Yean
Categories:- Suburbs of Melbourne
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