Coolaroo, Victoria

Coolaroo Melbourne, Victoria
Coolaroo
Population:	3,095 (2006) [1]
Postcode:	3048 (the same as Meadow Heights)
Area:	3 km² (1.2 sq mi)
Location:	19 km (12 mi) from Melbourne
LGA:	City of Hume
State District:	Broadmeadows
Federal Division:	Calwell
Suburbs around Coolaroo: Roxburgh Park Roxburgh Park Somerton Meadow Heights Coolaroo Campbellfield Westmeadows Dallas Campbellfield

Coolaroo is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 19 km north from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Hume. At the 2006 Census, Coolaroo had a population of 3,095.

Coolaroo is Aboriginal for 'Star'. Popular Australian film, The Castle, is set in Coolaroo, although the house featured is located in Strathmore. Coolaroo railway station opened to passengers on Sunday 6 June 2010, almost 40 years after plans for a station first surfaced.^[2]

Education

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

Facilities

Most of the shopping centres of Coolaroo are located to the west, with neighbouring Meadow Heights has Centro Meadow Heights and to the south is Dallas Shopping Centre.

See also

• City of Broadmeadows - the former local government area of which Coolaroo was a part.

References

1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Coolaroo (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC21185&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2007-09-17. 
2. ^ "More peak hour services for Melbourne’s south east". Media Release: Minister for Public Transport. April 28, 2010. http://www.premier.vic.gov.au/newsroom/10156.html. Retrieved 2010-04-28. 

External links

• Australian Places - Coolaroo

Coordinates: 37°39′25″S 144°55′37″E / 37.657°S 144.927°E / -37.657; 144.927