McKinnon is a suburb in

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, Australia, 12 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the

City of Glen Eira The City of Glen Eira is a local government area in Victoria, Australia. It is located in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne. It has an area of and has an estimated population of 153,858 (51.6% female and 48.4% male). It was formed in 1994 ...

local government area. 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 railway station is located on the Frankston line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the south-eastern Melbourne suburb of McKinnon, and it opened on 1 September 1884 as McKinnon Road. It was renamed McKinnon on 14 December 1885. Hist ...

. 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. 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

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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 McKinnon Secondary College is a public secondary school located in the Melbourne suburb of McKinnon. The school was ranked 62nd in Victoria in terms of VCE median study score in 2012. In February 2022, the school opened a second campus located ...

is the suburbs Secondary school.

Public transport

The suburb is serviced by the

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 includi ...

The station is located within both Zones 1 and 2 and is complemented by Melbourne route 626 bus service.

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 football team, St Pauls East Bentleigh Football Club, competing in the Southern Football League.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mackinnon Suburbs of Melbourne Suburbs of the City of Glen Eira

History

Public transport

Housing

Sport

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