Weir Views is a suburb located in the
City of Melton, west of Melbourne's
Central Business District
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. Weir Views recorded a population of 4,348 at the
2021 census.
But in 2023 there might be up to 4,375 to 4,390 people.
The suburb was gazetted by the Office of Geographic Names on 9 February 2017, following a proposal for eleven new suburbs by the City of Melton. Before the suburb's creation, the area was part of
Melton South
Melton South is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Melton local government area. Melton South recorded a population of 11,362 at the 2021 census.
History
Th ...
. The
traditional owners of the land are the
Wurundjeri
The Wurundjeri people are an Australian Aboriginal people of the Woiwurrung language group, in the Kulin nation. They are the Traditional Owners of the Birrarung (Yarra River) Valley, covering much of the present location of Narrm (Melbourne ...
people.
Weir Views consists of four
housing estates
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Popular throughout the United States a ...
: Seventh Bend, Exford Waters, Opalia, and Toolern Waters. The estate of Exfort Waters contains the St Lawrence of Brindisi Catholic Primary School, which is a branch of St Anthony's of Padua Catholic Primary School.
The estate of Opalia has a small
shopping centre
A shopping center (American English) or shopping centre (Commonwealth English), also called a shopping complex, shopping arcade, shopping plaza or galleria, is a group of shops built together, sometimes under one roof.
The first known collec ...
named Opalia Plaza, containing a
Woolworths
Woolworth, Woolworth's, or Woolworths may refer to:
Businesses
* F. W. Woolworth Company, the original US-based chain of "five and dime" (5¢ and 10¢) stores
* Woolworths Group (United Kingdom), former operator of the Woolworths chain of shops ...
supermarket, a
Chemist Warehouse pharmacy, a
McDonald's
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restaurant, and several speciality stores and cafes.
References
External links
Suburbs of Melbourne
Suburbs of the City of Melton
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