Kingsville, Victoria
Suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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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.[1]
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| Coordinates: 37.809°S 144.878°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
| City | Melbourne | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 0.7 km2 (0.27 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 24 m (79 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 3,920 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 5,600/km2 (14,500/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 3012 | ||||||||||||
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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.[2]
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.
