Altona Meadows

Altona Meadows
State :  Australia State : Victoria City : Melbourne
Coordinates : 37 ° 53 ′  S , 144 ° 47 ′  E Coordinates: 37 ° 53 ′  S , 144 ° 47 ′  E Area : 10.5  km²
Residents : 19,160 (2016) Population density : 1825 inhabitants per km²
Time zone : AEST (UTC + 10) Telephone code : (+61) 03 Postal code : 3028 LGA : City of Hobsons Bay
Altona Meadows

Altona Meadows is a suburb of Melbourne in Australia , 17 km southwest of Melbourne city center. Its local government area is Hobsons Bay . The 2016 census found a population of 19,160.

Part of the Cheetham Wetlands , a nature park with many paved paths between the lagoons, is in the area of ​​Altona Meadows. The wetland attracts many migratory birds, making it an attractive hiking and bird watching area.

history

The Altona Meadows Post Office opened on March 15, 1996.

schools

Altona Meadows Primary School

The Altona Meadows Primary School is a state primary school. Approx. 350 students attend this school from preschool to 6th grade. They come from different multicultural and socio-economic backgrounds. A well-known former student is Australian football player Daniel Giansiracusa .

Administration and politics

Altona Meadows belongs to the federal constituency of Gellibrand (which is currently held by Nicola Roxon ) and to the state constituency of Altona , as well as the district constituency of Hobsons Bay .

Like other typical working-class western suburbs of Melbourne, Altona Meadows is a safe stronghold of the ALP . However, since many new houses were built in the Howard era and the middle class has increasingly established themselves there, the constituency has shown a greater than usual swing in the direction of liberal politics, even if by and large it voted solidly for the ALP.

Known residents

Greg Inglis , well known Australian rugby player, lives in Altona Meadows.

Web links

• Online forum of the Hobsons Bay Community (English)
• Cheetham Wetlands Parks Victoria (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Australian Bureau of Statistics : Altona Meadows ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
2. ^ Post Office List . Premier Postal History ( Memento of the original dated May 10, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
3. ^ Andrew Webster: Greg Inglis Waits to Put his House in Order . Daily Telegraph (Australia, August 13, 2009), sports section