Gowanbrae, Victoria

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Gowanbrae
city = Melbourne
state = vic


caption =
lga = City of Moreland
postcode = 3043
pop = 1892 (2006)Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC21305 | name = Gowanbrae (State Suburb) | accessdate = 2007-09-29 | quick = on]
area = 1.3
est = 1990s
propval = $317,500 [ [http://www.domain.com.au/public/suburbprofile.aspx?suburb=Gowanbrae&postcode=3043 Gowanbrae] , accessed 27 November 2006]
stategov = Pascoe Vale
fedgov = Wills
dist1 = 16
location1= Melbourne
dist2 =
location2=
near-nw = Gladstone Park
near-n = Gladstone Park
near-w = Tullamarine
near-e = Glenroy
near-sw = Airport West
near-s = Strathmore Heights
near-se = Oak Park

Gowanbrae is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Moreland.

Gowanbrae is bounded by the Western Ring Road in the north and west, the Tullamarine Freeway in the west, the Albion-Jacana freight railway line in the south and Moonee Ponds Creek in the east. It is the City of Moreland’s newest suburb with residential development started in the 1990s and continuing.

Gowanbrae could be described as a high income young family suburb with moderate cultural diversity. About one third of citizens in Gowanbrae were born overseas and a high proportion of citizens speak a language other than English at home. There is a high level of religious affiliation in Gowanbrae with three quarters of citizens proclaiming themselves Christians. In 2001 400 residents were living in Gowanbrae in about 135 dwellings.

The sole road access to the suburb is from the west via Coventry Street, which passes under the Tullamarine Freeway. The suburb is served by the route 490 bus from Airport West, which operates as a demand responsive transport service inside the suburb itself. [cite web
url=http://www.starnewsgroup.com.au/story/61497
title=Gowanbrae bus on call
author=Bridie Byrne
work=July 15, 2008
work=Star News Group
accessdate=2008-08-05] Introduced in July 2008, no public transport had previously operated in the suburb. [cite web
url=http://www.premier.vic.gov.au/minister-for-public-transport/new-bus-service-to-connect-gowanbrae-starts-soon.html
title=NEW BUS SERVICE TO CONNECT GOWANBRAE STARTS SOON
work=Media Release: Premier of Victoria
work=July 7, 2008
publisher=www.premier.vic.gov.au
accessdate=2008-08-05]

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