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Coolaroo, Victoria

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Population
  
3,261 (2011 census)

State electorate(s)
  
Broadmeadows

Area
  
3 km²

LGA(s)
  
City of Hume

Coolaroo
  
Campbellfield

Federal division
  
Division of Calwell

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Postcode(s)
  
3048 (the same as Meadow Heights)

Location
  
19 km (12 mi) from Melbourne

Coolaroo is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 19 km north of the Melbourne CBD. Its local government area is the City of Hume. At the 2011 Census, Coolaroo had a population of 3,261.

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Map of Coolaroo VIC 3048, Australia

Coolaroo is an Aboriginal word for 'star'. The popular 1997 Australian film The Castle was set in Coolaroo, although the house featured was actually located in Strathmore. Coolaroo railway station opened to passengers on Sunday 6 June 2010, almost 40 years after plans for a station first surfaced.

Education

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

    • Facilities

    Most of the shopping centres near Coolaroo are located in neighbouring suburbs, including Meadow Heights which has Centro Meadow Heights and Dallas Shopping Centre, to the south.

    References

    Coolaroo, Victoria Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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