Avalon (

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: 3212) is a locality situated north east of

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. Its

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is the

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and its Ward is Windermere. It is located on the northern shore of

Corio Bay Corio Bay is one of numerous internal bays in the southwest corner of Australia's Port Phillip, and is the bay on which abuts the City of Geelong. The nearby suburb of Corio takes its name from Corio Bay. Etymology When Hamilton Hume and Willi ...

to the southwest of the state's

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city of

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Economy

Avalon is notable for

Avalon Airport Avalon Airport is an international airport located in Avalon in the City of Greater Geelong in Victoria, Australia. While located outside the Melbourne metropolitan area, it is the second busiest of the four airports serving the state capita ...

, which is the site of the biennial

Australian International Airshow The Australian International Airshow, also called the Avalon Airshow, is a large air show held biennially at Avalon Airport, between Melbourne and Geelong in Victoria. The event has a strong focus on military aviation, featuring aircraft from ...

, the largest of its kind in the southern hemisphere. Although located on the outskirts of Geelong, the airport effectively operates as a second airport for the much larger city of Melbourne. In 2005, businessman

Lindsay Fox Lindsay Edward Fox (born ) is an Australian businessman. In 1956, Fox founded the Australian logistics company Linfox, where as of 2015 he serves as non-executive chairman. Early life Lindsay Fox was born around 1937 and brought up in Pra ...

launched plans to attract Australia's first

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theme park to the area. When established in 2004,

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had its headquarters on the grounds of

in Avalon, but has since relocated to the

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. Major industry in the area includes a factory producing concrete railway sleepers, and the Cheetham Saltworks.

History

Avalon State School opened on 7 June 1913 and closed on 6 March 1950. The land was later resumed by the Commonwealth Government for the airport, while the building and residence were moved to Corio Primary School.

Climate

Population

In the 2016 Census, there were 293 people in Avalon. 69.9% of people were born in Australia and 71.7% of people only spoke English at home. The most common response for religion was No Religion at 48.7%.

Recreation

Avalon Raceway Avalon Raceway is a dirt track racing venue located in Lara, Victoria, Australia. The track is based on a clay sand mix, is oval shaped and is in length. History The track opened in 1976 thanks to the efforts of brothers Doug and Norm Drew, d ...

is a dirt track racing venue located in the area. In 2010 the

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was granted funding for a feasibility study to build a world class

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s facility in the area, with the $200 million race circuit intended to become the home of the

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after the contract to host the race at Albert Park expired in 2015. However this did not eventuate.

References

External links

Australian Places - Avalon
{{authority control Suburbs of Geelong