Delahey is a suburb in
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,
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, north-west of Melbourne's
Central Business District
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, located within the
City of Brimbank
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local government area
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. Delahey recorded a population of 8,077 at the
2021 census.
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History
Delahey originally contained several farming properties. The Government acquired the land in the mid-to-late 1980sCity of Brimbank Community Profile
Retrieved 8 July 2007 for re-subdivision as mostly residential properties. The suburb is named after William Delahey, who whilst still a baby, had arrived from
Ireland
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with his parents and siblings Henry Delahey and Mary (née Dodd) in June 1840. William Delahey had been connected with the
Keilor Shire Council for 18 years and was elected president for 1882–83. The suburb's name was formally adopted in 1994.
Delahey is the home of the transmitter for the major Melbourne station of the
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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,
774 ABC Melbourne
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, with its high-guyed transmitter mast.
Facilities
Education
MacKellar Primary School*
Copperfield College – Senior Campus
See also
*
City of Keilor – Delahey was previously within this former local government area.
References
Suburbs of Melbourne
Suburbs of the City of Brimbank
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