Kilsyth is a suburb of
Melbourne
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,
Victoria
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,
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, 36 km east from Melbourne's
central business district
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(CBD), located within the
City of Maroondah
The City of Maroondah is a local government area in Victoria, Australia in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Maroondah had a population of 117,498 in June 2018.
The City of Maroondah was created through the amalgamation the former Cities of R ...
and the
Shire of Yarra Ranges
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local government area
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s. Kilsyth recorded a population of 11,699 at the .
Most of Kilsyth is located within the Shire of Yarra Ranges, the rest is within the City of Maroondah.
History
The town was originally named after
Kilsyth
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in
Scotland
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.
The suburb lies predominantly on cleared land which was originally used for orchards.
The Post Office opened on 22 November 1900.
The first school opened in April 1910, and is now known as Kilsyth Primary School.
Retail and industrial
There are two main shopping precincts in Kilsyth, Churinga Shopping Centre and Kilsyth Shopping Centre. Smaller shopping strips are located on Colchester Road, Collins Place, and Hawthory Road.
Kilsyth comprises a significant industrial area on Canterbury Road, stretching from Liverpool Road to Dorset Road.
Education
Kilsyth has four primary schools:
Kilsyth Primary SchoolGhilgai SchoolGladesville Primary SchoolSt Richard's Primary School
Sport and community facilities
The Elizabeth Bridge Reserve on Durham Road provides a playground, lake, and community centre.
There are various other parks and reserves throughout the suburb.
Kilsyth is home to a range of sporting teams and facilities:
* Kilsyth Cobras representative basketball club
* Kilsyth Redbacks cricket club, competing in the
Ringwood and District Cricket Association {{Use dmy dates, date=November 2019
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* Lilydale Swimming Club, which trains at the Kilsyth Centenary Pool on Hawthory Road
Kilsyth CougarsAFL
AFL may refer to:
Sports
* American Football League (AFL), a name shared by several separate and unrelated professional American football leagues:
** American Football League (1926) (a.k.a. "AFL I"), first rival of the National Football Leagu ...
team, competing in the
Eastern Football League
* Eastwood Golf Club on Liverpool Road
at the Kilsyth Sports Center on Liverpool Road Kilsyth
See also
*
City of Croydon
The City of Croydon was a local government area about east of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1961 until 1994.
History
Croydon was originally part of the Shire of Lillydale ...
– Parts of Kilsyth were previously within this former local government area.
*
Shire of Lillydale
The Shire of Lillydale (note spelling difference from the suburb of Lilydale) was a local government area about northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1856 until 1994.
...
– Parts of Kilsyth were previously within this former local government area.
References
Suburbs of Melbourne
Suburbs of the City of Maroondah
Suburbs of Yarra Ranges
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