| Burnside Melbourne, Victoria |
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 Kororoit Creek |
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| Population: | 5792 (2006)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1990s | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 3023 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 4.4 km² (1.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Property Value: | AUD $285,000 [2] | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 22 km (14 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | Shire of Melton | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Kororoit | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Gorton | ||||||||||||
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Burnside is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 22 km west from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Melton. At the 2006 Census, Burnside had a population of 5792.
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Attractions
- Burnside Shopping Centre
- Kororoit Creek
Burnside is located beside the upper end of the Kororoit Creek which is famous for still having healthy populations of native reptiles, including Tiger snake, Eastern Blue-tongued Lizard, Common snakeneck turtle and Eastern brown snake.
Kororoit Creek is also home to the Eastern Banjo Frog, Common Eastern Froglet and even the endangered Growling Grass Frog and Striped Legless Lizard.
See also
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Burnside (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC21127&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2007-10-01.
- ^ Burnside, accessed 27 November 2006
External links
- Burnside, Burnside Heights and Friends Community Group
- Burnside, Victoria is at coordinates 37°45′11″S 144°45′14″E / 37.753°S 144.754°ECoordinates: 37°45′11″S 144°45′14″E / 37.753°S 144.754°E
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