Population 8,443 (2011) LGA(s) City of Brimbank Delahey Keilor Downs Postal code 3037 | Postcode(s) 3037 State electorate(s) Sydenham Area 3.6 km² Federal division Division of Gorton | |
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Location 20 km (12 mi) from Melbourne | ||
Delahey is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 20 kilometres (12 mi) north-west of Melbourne's central business district. Its local government area is the City of Brimbank. At the 2011 Census, Delahey had a population of 8,443.
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Map of Delahey VIC 3037, Australia
History
Delahey originally contained several farming properties. The Government acquired the land in the mid-to-late 1980s for re-subdivision as mostly residential properties. The suburb is named after William Delahey, who whilst still a baby, had arrived from Ireland with his parents and siblings Henry Delahey and Mary (née Dodd) in June 1840. Mr. William Delahey had been connected with the Keilor Shire Council for eighteen years and was elected as president during the year 1882–83. The suburb's name was formally adopted in 1994.
Delahey is the home of the transmitter for the major Melbourne station of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 774 ABC Melbourne, with its 215-metre (705 ft) high guyed transmitter mast.