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Narre Warren
Melbourne, Victoria
Narre WarrenPopulation: 25,667 (2006) [1] Postcode: 3805 Location: LGA: City of Casey State District: Narre Warren South, Narre Warren North Federal Division: Holt, La Trobe Suburbs around Narre Warren: Endeavour Hills Narre Warren North Harkaway Hallam Narre Warren Berwick Hampton Park Narre Warren South Clyde 
A Narre Warren street before the construction of houses - 2001
Narre Warren is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 42 km south east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Casey. At the 2006 Census, Narre Warren had a population of 25,667. Narre Warren has a population density of over 2000 people per square kilometer. Narre Warren has its own railway station, located on Webb Street and is home to Australia's fifth largest shopping centre (by Gross Leasable Area), Westfield Fountain Gate[2], after Chadstone Shopping Centre (Melbourne), Knox City Shopping Centre (Melbourne), Westfield Parramatta (Sydney) and Westfield Doncaster (Melbourne).
The same Narre Warren street after the construction of houses - 2006Contents
History
Narre Warren Post Office, located on what is now Heatherton Road, opened on 21 January 1869. In 1900 it was renamed Narre Warren North, and Narre Warren Railway Station Post Office (open since 1886) was renamed Narre Warren.[3]
Residential development
Over the years Narre Warren has grown from a semi-rural residential town to become a part of a major growth corridor in the south east of Melbourne. In recent years a multitude of new housing developments have seen Narre Warren expand to such an extent that it now adjoins neighbouring suburbs such as Berwick. An estimated eight houses are built every day in the area with young, lower middle class families making up the majority of new residents.
Education
Schools in Narre Warren include Narre Warren North Primary School, Oatlands Primary School, Maramba Primary School, Don Bosco Primary School, Mary Mackillop Primary School, Fountain Gate Secondary College, Alkira Secondary College, Fountain Gate Primary School, Dandenong Valley Special School , Fountain Gate Secondary College and Fleetwood Primary School (Formerly known as: Hallam Valley Primary School). Narre Warren Station Primary School was closed at the end of 2001 and moved to Narre Warren South (to suit the change in growth areas) where it became Hillsmeade Primary School. There is also a large community education centre, Narre Community Learning Centre Inc, located in Malcolm Court.
Retail and civic development
Westfield Fountain Gate (named after one of the earlier subdivisions) is at the heart of the main commercial precinct in Narre Warren. It is one of the largest shopping centres in Australia, housing many of Australia's major retailers. The centre has been made famous by the popular Australian television show Kath and Kim, parts of which were also filmed at Westfield Southland.[4]
There is also a local shopping strip that developed around the Narre Warren Railway Station in Webb Street.
The civic precinct is located inside the boundary of Westfield, and includes the City of Casey municipal offices, Narre Warren Library and the Casey ARC (Aquatic and Recreation Centre). This precinct is currently being considered for a $300 million redevelopment by the Casey Council.[5]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Narre Warren (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC21489&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2007-09-15.
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Shopping_Centres_in_Australia_by_size
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=, retrieved 2008-04-11
- ^ http://www.lonelyplanet.com/bluelist/index.cfm?fa=main.viewList&list_id=9900
- ^ Casey Main Street | City of Casey - www.casey.vic.gov.au
Coordinates: 38°01′05″S 145°18′00″E / 38.018°S 145.3°E
Suburbs and Rural Townships of the City of Casey | Victoria Berwick · Blind Bight · Cannons Creek · Clyde · Clyde North · Cranbourne · Cranbourne East · Cranbourne North · Cranbourne South · Cranbourne West · Devon Meadows · Doveton · Endeavour Hills · Eumemmerring · Hallam · Hampton Park · Harkaway · Junction Village · Lynbrook · Lysterfield South · Narre Warren · Narre Warren North · Narre Warren South · Pearcedale · Tooradin · Warneet
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