Melton West, Victoria Explained

Type:suburb
Melton West
City:Melbourne
State:vic
Lga:City of Melton
Alternative Location Map:Australia Victoria metropolitan Melbourne
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in metropolitan Melbourne
Coordinates:-37.675°N 144.555°W
Postcode:3337
Pop:8,784
Stategov:Melton
Fedgov:Hawke
Dist1:38
Location1:Melbourne central business district
Near-Nw:Coimadai
Near-N:Toolern Vale
Near-Ne:Kurunjang
Near-W:Long Forest
Near-E:Melton
Near-Sw:Hopetoun Park
Near-S:Brookfield
Near-Se:Melton South
Local Map:yes
Zoom:12

Melton West is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 38km (24miles) west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Melton local government area. Melton West recorded a population of 8,784 at the 2021 census.

Melton West Post Office opened on 1 September 1994.

Education

Melton West contains six schools: Saint Francis Catholic College,[1] St Catherine of Sienna Catholic Primary School,[2] Wedge Park Primary School,[3] Melton West Primary School,[4] Melton Secondary College[5] and Melton Specialist School.[6]

See also

History

When still open country, Melton West was known as Westmelton. The land was acquired by Oliver Hume although at that time the new estate was named Westmelton. (See separate entry on Westmelton for an explanation of the name.) In 1982 the new estate was also considered to be part of Melton.

Westmelton primary school opened in 1977, and Melton Secondary school (which was part of melton opened in 1975. Both came commendably early in the growth of new housing estates. Completion of the suburb finished in 1990, with a post office not opening until 2012?.

There is a shopping centre in the middle of Melton, (1975) with an Islamic school and cultural centre, a Catholic church and learning centre, and a community centre to the south. The Melton railway station (1884) is immediately south-east of Melton West.

In recent years, developers have focused their efforts on suburbs to the further west, with very few new housing projects being constructed since.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Home . 2024-01-10 . St. Francis Catholic College . en-US.
  2. Web site: Contact Us – St Catherine of Siena . 2024-01-10 . www.scmeltonwest.catholic.edu.au.
  3. Web site: Wedge Park Primary School West Melton . 2024-01-10 . wedgepark.vic.edu.au.
  4. Web site: Melton West Primary School . 2024-01-10 . meltonwestps.vic.edu.au.
  5. Web site: Melton Secondary College - A Years 7-12 College in Melton, Melbourne . 2024-01-10.
  6. Web site: Melton Specialist School . 2024-01-10 . meltonss.vic.edu.au.