Devon Meadows, Victoria

Devon Meadows Victoria
Worthing Road
Population:	1,594 (2006) [1]
Postcode:	3977
Location:	50 km (31 mi) from Melbourne 8 km (5 mi) from Cranbourne
LGA:	City of Casey
State District:	Hastings
Federal Division:	Flinders
Localities around Devon Meadows: Junction Village Cranbourne East Clyde Cranbourne South Devon Meadows Clyde Pearcedale Cannons Creek Tooradin

Devon Meadows is a town in Victoria, Australia, 50 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Casey. At the 2006 Census, Devon Meadows had a population of 1594.

Devon Meadows Post Office opened on 21 March 1915, and closed in 1941.^[2]

Devon Meadows contains a primary school with a current enrolment of about 300,^[3] a CFA fire station, community hall and tennis club.

Just east of the main township is a locality known Five Ways after the split intersection where three roads leave the South Gippsland Highway bound for Berwick, Koo Wee Rup and Cannons Creek. A general store at the intersection provides services to travellers.^[4]

The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League.^[5]

Transport

• 795 Cranbourne – Warneet (Monday to Friday). Operated by Cranbourne Transit.
• 796 Cranbourne – Cranbourne (Monday to Friday (school days)). Operated by Cranbourne Transit.

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References

1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Devon Meadows (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC25473&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2007-09-15. 
2. ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=, retrieved 2008-04-11 
3. ^ Schools Online listing, Department of Education (Victoria). Accessed 23 November 2006.
4. ^ Map 138, Melway street directory (28th ed., 2001)
5. ^ Full Points Footy, Devon Meadows, http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/Devon_Meadows.htm, retrieved 2008-07-25 ^{[dead link]}
6. ^ Cranbourne Transit website, accessed 23 November 2006

External links

• Devon Meadows, Victoria is at coordinates 38°09′43″S 145°18′11″E / 38.162°S 145.303°E / -38.162; 145.303Coordinates: 38°09′43″S 145°18′11″E / 38.162°S 145.303°E / -38.162; 145.303