McKinnon is a suburb in
Melbourne,
Victoria,
Australia
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, 12 km south-east of Melbourne's
Central Business District
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, located within the
City of Glen Eira local government area
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. McKinnon recorded a population of 6,878 at the
2021 census.
McKinnon is bounded by Murray Road, Lewis Street and Blackshaw Street to the north, Tucker Road to the east, Abergeldie Avenue, Lindsay Street, Field Street, Nicholson Street, Fitzroy Street and Elster Creek to the south and Thomas Street to the west. It contains parks such as Wattle Grove Park, Allnutt Park and Joyce Park. Until 1941 the territory of the suburb was a part of
Bentleigh, while the part of current McKinnon Road to the East from Jasper Road was named Manchester Road.
History
McKinnon expanded in the early 1900s due to the
McKinnon railway station. McKinnon Road features McKinnon's main shopping strip and many back alleys run along the rear on either side. During the 1990s there was a gradual decline in the variety of shops on McKinnon's main shopping strip. This was highlighted by the loss of a butcher, green grocer, independent supermarket, nursery, bank, library and doctor's surgery. However, in recent years the shopping strip has begun to reinvent itself with the emergence of a small but noticeable
cafe culture
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.
The Post Office opened on 9 March 1915 as Manchester Road, and was renamed Bentleigh North in 1949 and McKinnon in 1964.
McKinnon is also home to a
World War II memorial located at 119 McKinnon Rd. The memorial gives the names of soldiers from the area who were killed in the war.
McKinnon Secondary College is the suburbs Secondary school.
Public transport
The suburb is serviced by the
McKinnon railway station on the
Frankston line
The Frankston railway line is a 42.7 km commuter rail passenger train service in Melbourne, Victoria. It operates between Flinders Street in the Melbourne central business district and Frankston through the south-eastern suburbs incl ...
The station is located within both Zones 1 and 2 and is complemented by Melbourne route 626
bus service
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History of buses Origins
While there are indications ...
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Housing
Most of the houses in the McKinnon area are 1930s
California bungalows. This has undergone a great change since the early 2000s featuring many new apartments.
Sport
The suburb has an
Australian Rules
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football team, St Pauls East Bentleigh Football Club, competing in the
Southern Football League
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.
See also
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City of Moorabbin
The City of Moorabbin was a local government area about southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1862 until 1994.
History
Moorabbin was first incorporated as a road dist ...
– McKinnon was previously within this former local government area.
References
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Suburbs of Melbourne
Suburbs of the City of Glen Eira