Coolaroo, Victoria

Coolaroo is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 18 km north of the Melbourne CBD. Its local government area is the City of Hume. At the 2016 Census, Coolaroo had a population of 3,191.

Coolaroo
Melbourne, Victoria
Coolaroo
Coordinates37.657°S 144.927°E / -37.657; 144.927
Population3,191 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density1,060/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Postcode(s)3048 (the same as Meadow Heights)
Area3 km2 (1.2 sq mi)
Location18 km (11 mi) from Melbourne
LGA(s)City of Hume
State electorate(s)Broadmeadows
Federal Division(s)Calwell
Suburbs around Coolaroo:
Roxburgh Park Roxburgh Park Somerton
Meadow Heights Coolaroo Campbellfield
Westmeadows Dallas Campbellfield

Coolaroo is an Aboriginal word for 'star'. The popular 1997 Australian film The Castle was set in Coolaroo, although the house featured was actually located in Strathmore. Coolaroo railway station opened to passengers on Sunday 6 June 2010, almost 40 years after plans for a station first surfaced.[2]

Population

In the 2016 Census, there were 3,191 people in Coolaroo. 51.7% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were Iraq 9.2%, Turkey 5.5% and Lebanon 3.8%. 37.9% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Arabic 14.4%, Turkish 11.8% and Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 8.1%, The most common responses for religion were Islam 28.8%, Catholic 23.2% and No Religion 14.4%.[1]

Education
  • Coolaroo South Primary School
  • St. Mary's Coptic Orthodox College

Facilities

Most of the shopping centres near Coolaroo are located in neighbouring suburbs, including Meadow Heights which has Centro Meadow Heights and Dallas Shopping Centre, to the south.

See also

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Coolaroo (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  2. "More peak hour services for Melbourne's south east". Media Release: Minister for Public Transport. 28 April 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2010.


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