Aspendale Gardens is a suburb in

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, 27 km south-east of Melbourne's

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, located within the

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. Aspendale Gardens recorded a population of 6,427 at the . Wells Road (State Route 23) transects the suburb. The M11

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and

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/Edithvale Road (Route 40) run along the border of Aspendale Gardens. There are a number of open areas and playgrounds facilities in Aspendale Gardens, including a cricket oval behind Aspendale Gardens Primary School, 6 playgrounds and over 20 large grassy areas spaced throughout the housing estates. There are many walking trails throughout Aspendale Gardens, including the

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(from the

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to the Mordialloc Pier), the Mordialloc Creek Trail (from the Waterways Trail to Mordialloc Pier), the Waterways Trail (from Wells Road to

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) and the Aspendale Gardens Trail (from

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to the Longbeach Trail outside St. Louis de Montfort's School).

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{{City of Kingston suburbs Suburbs of Melbourne Suburbs of the City of Kingston (Victoria)

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