Parkdale is a suburb in

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, Australia, 23 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the

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local government area. Parkdale recorded a population of 12,308 at the . It is situated between the suburbs of Mentone and

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, and is located on the Frankston railway line. Parkdale was founded in 1920, and named for early homesteader William Parker when engineers decided to build a

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alongside a cluster of five bayside shops. Parkdale Post Office opened on 6 January 1921. Parkdale's local library, ''Kingston Library'', is located on Parkers Road adjacent to Parkdale station. Parkdale is also a noted beach-side suburb. The beach is a 750-metre walk from the station.

Education

* Parkdale Primary School *

Parkdale Secondary College (I undertake and I achieve) , established = 1964 , type = Public, co-ed, day school , principal = David Russell , city = Mordialloc , state = Victoria , ...

Technically, the campus is located in the adjacent suburb of Mordialloc, Victoria. * Parktone Primary School * St. John Vianney's Primary School

Politics

In terms of

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and Federal Government Parkdale has since 2014 been represented by the Member for the

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, Tim Richardson in state parliament and in federal parliament by

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, the Member for the Electoral district of Isaacs since 2007.

Transport

Parkdale is accessible by a number of Public Transport Victoria

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servicing the area. The 903 bus service from Mordialloc passes through Parkdale along Beach Road. The 708 bus from Carrum to

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station stops at Parkdale railway station. This train line services the area via Parkdale Station, located on the

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, operating in Zone 2. On 29 July 2021, the Andrews Labor Government announced they will be removing the Parkdale/Mentone Warrigal Road and Parkers Road level crossings, with the preferred solution to build a rail bridge over the road between Mentone and Parkdale. These works are due to be completed by 2025.

Demographics

11,185 people live in Parkdale according to the 2011 Australian census with 75.58% listing themselves as being born in Australia. Australia is the most common birthplace for people living in Parkdale, followed by 6.04% who list themselves as UK born. Other countries of birth include New Zealand (1.59%), Greece (0.89%), Italy (0.75%), China (0.73%) and India (0.72%). By ancestry most people living in Parkdale are of English descent with 62.79% of respondents listing English ancestry in the 2011 Australia census. Other common ancestries listed include Irish (14.16%), Scottish (10.36%), Italian (5.18%), German (3.67%), Greek (3.35%) and Chinese (1.67%). 34.99% of respondents listed their ancestry as 'Australian'.

Notable people with a connection to the Suburb

* Steven King -

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winning jockey *

Rick Springfield Richard Lewis Springthorpe (born 23 August 1949), known professionally as Rick Springfield, is an Australian-American musician and actor. He was a member of the pop rock group Zoot from 1969 to 1971, then started his solo career with his debut ...

- Singer/Actor. His mother still resides in Parkdale *

Rex Hunt Rex James Hunt (born 7 March 1949) is an Australian television and radio personality, and a former Australian rules football player. He was also a veteran Australian rules football commentator known for his habit of making up quirky nicknames ...

- Former AFL Player/Commentator. Born in neighbouring Mentone, played football for Parkdale. *

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- Australian fast bowler. Played for the Parkdale Cricket Club. *

Nicole Livingstone Nicole Dawn Livingstone, OAM (born 24 June 1971) is an Australian former competitive swimmer. Since retiring from swimming Livingstone has had careers as a television sports commentator and media presenter and as a sports administrator. She wa ...

- Olympian. Attended

Parkdale Secondary College (I undertake and I achieve) , established = 1964 , type = Public, co-ed, day school , principal = David Russell , city = Mordialloc , state = Victoria , ...

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References

{{City of Kingston suburbs Suburbs of Melbourne Suburbs of the City of Kingston (Victoria) 1920 establishments in Australia Port Phillip