Derrimut (Victoria)

Derrimut
State :  Australia State : Victoria City : Melbourne
Coordinates : 37 ° 48 ′  S , 144 ° 46 ′  E Coordinates: 37 ° 48 ′  S , 144 ° 46 ′  E Area : 13.0  km²
Residents : 8,269 (2016) Population density : 636 inhabitants per km²
Time zone : AEST (UTC + 10) Postal code : 3030 LGA : Brimbank City
Derrimut

Derrimut is a district of Melbourne , Victoria and is 18 km from the center of Melbourne. It belongs to the administrative area of Brimbank City . At the 2016 census, the population was 8,269.

The previously predominantly agricultural area grew from around 2003 when the development of Brimbank Gardens began. Between 2001 and 2006 the population grew as new residential complexes were built and individual companies also settled in Derrimut. The place was named after the Aboriginal - arweet Derrimut named, who lived in the 19th century in the area of Melbourne.

From June 1, 1866 to 1918, there was a post office on the site, which was then still used by farmers. The site later served as a training and conference center for Imperial Chemical Industries (now Orica ). From 1964 to 1996 the site was used by the University of Melbourne for its Agriculture degree . The Victoria University offered in the late 1980s there courses.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Australian Bureau of Statistics : Derrimut (State Suburb) ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
2. ↑ Community Profile. Profile.id, accessed June 20, 2011 . 
3. ^ Post Office List. PremierPostal.com, accessed June 20, 2011 .