Coolaroo is a suburb in

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, north of Melbourne's

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, located within the

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. Coolaroo recorded a population of 3,193 at the 2021 census.

History

Coolaroo is thought to be derived from an Aboriginal word meaning 'brown snake'. The area was acquired by the

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in 1951 for housing estates, with construction not commencing until 1966. Until the late 1990s, Coolaroo's boundaries extended past the

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and

Pascoe Vale Road Pascoe Vale Road is a major thoroughfare through the northern suburbs of Melbourne, connecting the outer northern fringe to the inner northern suburbs. Route Pascoe Vale Road starts at the intersection with Somerton Road in Coolaroo and runs ...

into the area that is now known as Meadow Heights.

Population

In the , there were 3,191 people in Coolaroo. 51.7% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were Iraq 9.2%, Turkey 5.5% and Lebanon 3.8%. 37.9% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Arabic 14.4%, Turkish 11.8% and Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 8.1%, The most common responses for religion were Islam 28.8%, Catholic 23.2% and No Religion 14.4%.

Education

* Coolaroo South Primary School * St. Mary's Coptic Orthodox College

Facilities

Most of the shopping centres near Coolaroo are located in neighbouring suburbs, including Meadow Heights, which has the Meadow Heights Shopping Centre and

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Shopping Centre (Dobell Place and Dargie Court), to the south.

Transport

Bus

Four

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service Coolaroo: * : Craigieburn station – Broadmeadows station via Upfield station. Operated by

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.532 Craigieburn Station - Broadmeadows Station via Upfield Station
Public Transport Victoria * : Upfield station – Broadmeadows station via Coolaroo. Operated by

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.540 Upfield - Broadmeadows via Coolaroo
Public Transport Victoria * : Roxburgh Park station – Pascoe Vale station via Meadow Heights,

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and Glenroy. Operated by Dysons.542 Roxburgh Park - Pascoe Vale via Meadow Heights & Broadmeadows & Glenroy
Public Transport Victoria * : Frankston station –

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(

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service). Operated by

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.901 Frankston - Melbourne Airport (SMARTBUS Service)
Public Transport Victoria

Train

Coolaroo railway station is located on the Craigieburn line. It opened to passengers on Sunday 6 June 2010, almost 40 years after plans for a station first surfaced. Coolaroo is also served by Upfield station, which is the terminus for the Upfield line. The station is located on Barry Road, and the station and railway line acts as the suburb boundary between Coolaroo and

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In popular culture

The popular 1997 Australian film '' The Castle'' was set in Coolaroo, although the house featured was actually located in Strathmore.

References

External links

Australian Places - Coolaroo
Suburbs of Melbourne Suburbs of the City of Hume {{melbourne-geo-stub