Moorabbin, Victoria

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Moorabbin
Melbourne, Victoria
Population: 5170 (2006)[1]
Postcode: 3189
Area: 4.6 km² (1.8 sq mi)
Property Value: AUD $428,500 [2]
Location: 18 km (11 mi) from Melbourne
LGA: City of Kingston
State District: Brighton, Bentleigh
Federal Division: Hotham
Suburbs around Moorabbin:
Bentleigh Bentleigh East Oakleigh South
Hampton East Moorabbin Heatherton
Sandringham Highett Cheltenham

Moorabbin is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia located approximately 16 kilometers south-east of the Melbourne CBD. Its Local Government Area is the City of Kingston.

Most of the eastern side of Moorabbin has been an industrial area since the first development in the mid 1960s. Major industries with a presence in the area include Philip Morris and Coca-Cola. Moorabbin is also well known locally for its residential area built after World War II.

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While by name Moorabbin would appear to be home to the regional general airport Moorabbin Airport, the airport, also called the Harry Hawker Airport, is actually located in Mentone. Moorabbin is serviced by a variety of Metlink public transport bus and train services including Moorabbin Station.

The word Moorabbin is believed to have come from the Wurundjeri Aboriginal word for resting place. In August 1998, Moorabbin was the scene of the Silk-Miller police murders.

The Moorabbin Campus of the Holmesglen Institute of TAFE is located in Moorabbin, the campus formally belonging to the Chisholm Institute. Moorabbin has two public primary schools (Moorabbin Primary, Southmoor Primary) and one catholic primary (St. Catherines Primary).

Located in Linton Street, Moorabbin, Moorabbin Oval is a famous Australian rules football field currently used by the St Kilda Football Club for training and administration. It was previously used as a suburban home ground for the club in VFL/AFL games between 1965-1992. St Kilda will leave Moorabbin in 2009 after a deal was struck between the AFL and the City of Frankston for the Saints to establish a training base at Frankston Oval.[3]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Moorabbin (State Suburb). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-09-29.
  2. ^ Moorabbin, accessed 9 August 2007
  3. ^ http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/footy/common/story_page/0,8033,22794985%255E20322,00.html

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