Population 911 (2011 census) LGA(s) City of Melton Ravenhall Deer Park Federal division Division of Gorton | Postcode(s) 3023 State electorate(s) Kororoit Postal code 3023 | |
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Location 22 km (14 mi) from Melbourne | ||
Ravenhall is a bounded rural locality in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 22 km west of Melbourne's Central Business District, adjoining the Melbourne suburbs. Its local government area is the City of Melton. At the 2011 Census, Ravenhall had a population of 911.
Map of Ravenhall VIC 3023, Australia
Ravenhall is located south of the Western Freeway and the suburb of Caroline Springs. To the east, outside the City of Melton boundary is the Melbourne suburb of Deer Park. The locality is named after the Ravenhall Munitions Siding, established during World War II. Ravenhall siding was named after George E Ravenhall, a Commonwealth public servant of 46 years in the Defence Department, the Munitions Department and then executive officer of the dangerous cargoes movements section, Department of Supply and Shipping.
The Metropolitan Remand Centre, a maximum security prison, is located in Ravenhall.
In June 2013, former governor of the U.S. State of California and actor Arnold Schwarzenegger visited a 24-hour gym in Ravenhall, and was presented with the keys to the City of Melton by Mayor Kathy Majdlik.