Kingsville, Victoria

Kingsville
Williamstown Road, Kingsville c. 2020
Williamstown Road, Kingsville c. 2020
Kingsville is located in Melbourne
Kingsville
Kingsville
Interactive map of Kingsville
Coordinates: 37°48′32″S 144°52′41″E / 37.809°S 144.878°E / -37.809; 144.878
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
CityMelbourne
LGA
Location
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Area
 • Total
0.7 km2 (0.27 sq mi)
Elevation
24 m (79 ft)
Population
 • Total3,920 (2021 census)[2]
 • Density5,600/km2 (14,500/sq mi)
Postcode
3012
Suburbs around Kingsville
West Footscray West Footscray Seddon
West Footscray Kingsville Seddon
Yarraville Yarraville Yarraville

Kingsville is an inner suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 7 km (4.3 mi) west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Maribyrnong local government area. Kingsville recorded a population of 3,920 at the 2021 census.[2]

Kingsville is a small suburb nestled primarily between West Footscray and Yarraville, and is often considered to be a part of one or the other. The suburb forms a right-angled triangle, bounded in the east by Williamstown Road, in the south by Somerville Road, with Geelong Road as the hypotenuse.

History

Kingsville was the original name for the entire West Yarraville region. This region was later renamed either Yarraville (south of Somerville Road) or West Footscray (north of Somerville Road), with South Kingsville retaining its original name.

Kingsville Post Office opened on 1 January 1915.[3]

Education

Kingsville Primary School and its attached kindergarten is located in Yarraville. There are two nearby kindergartens in Kingsville, the Hive and Kingsville Kindergarten, and the Corpus Christi Catholic School is west Footstray.

See also

  • City of Footscray – Kingsville was previously within this former local government area.

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kingsville (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kingsville (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  3. ^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 7 March 2021