Greenvale, Victoria facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Greenvale Melbourne, Victoria
Woodlands Historic Park in Greenvale serves as a native animal sanctuary, Wurundjeri heritage site, and public walking space, dotted with historical early settlement ruins.
Greenvale Location in Melbourne
Population	21,274 (2021 census)
• Density	3,175/km2 (8,220/sq mi)
Established	1980s
Postcode(s)	3059
Elevation	159 m (522 ft)
Area	6.7 km2 (2.6 sq mi)
Location	20 km (12 mi) N of Melbourne 5 km (3 mi) NW of Broadmeadows
LGA(s)	City of Hume
State electorate(s)	Greenvale
Federal Division(s)	Calwell
Suburbs around Greenvale: Oaklands Junction Craigieburn Yuroke Roxburgh Park Bulla Greenvale Meadow Heights Roxburgh Park Melbourne Airport Attwood Meadow Heights

Greenvale is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is about 20 kilometres north of Melbourne's city centre. Greenvale is part of the City of Hume local government area. In 2021, about 21,274 people lived here.

You can find Greenvale between Yuroke and Attwood, right on Mickleham Road.

History of Greenvale

Greenvale got its name from a farm called "Greenvale." This farm belonged to a local farmer named John McKerchar. The area was first known by the name of the parish it was in, Yuroke.

The first Greenvale Post Office opened in a country area in 1871. It closed in 1969. As the suburb grew, a new post office opened in 1996.

Building new homes in Greenvale started in 1972. But the suburb really grew a lot in the 1980s. Today, Greenvale has two shopping centres, three primary schools, a community centre, and two kindergartens. There is also a private school called Aitken College. The Greenvale Reservoir, a large water storage, was built in the north in 1973.

Greenvale Sanatorium: A Place for Care

Greenvale Sanatorium from the main approach, after 1906

The Greenvale Sanatorium was built in 1905. It had wooden buildings and small huts. The Victorian Government built it as a place for people who were sick to get better. It was placed away from the public to keep everyone safe.

In 1940, a new two-storey brick hospital building was added. It was called the Percy Everett Building. The old wooden buildings were taken down in 1973. By 1956, new medicines meant fewer people needed the sanatorium. So, it became a place for older people to live and receive care. It closed its doors in 1998. The land was sold in 2004 and became part of Woodlands Historic Park. The building was completely removed by the end of 2006.

Education in Greenvale

Greenvale has several schools for students of all ages.

Greenvale's primary schools (for students from Prep to Year 6) include:

• Greenvale Primary School (public)
• Keelonith Primary School (public) (opened in 2021)
• Mary Queen of Heaven (private) (opened in 2023)
• St. Carlo Borromeo Primary School (private)
• Aitken College, which teaches students from Prep to Year 12 (private)

Greenvale's secondary schools (for students from Year 7 to Year 12) include:

• Greenvale Secondary College (public) (opened in 2022)
• Kolbe Catholic College (private)
• Aitken College, which teaches students from Prep to Year 12 (private)

People of Greenvale

Greenvale residents by ethnicity according to 2016 census data      Italian (19.9%)     Australian (13.9%)     English (11.5%)     Turkish (5.9%)     Greek (3.9%)     Other ethnicity (44.5%)     Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders (0.4%)

Religious affiliation in Greenvale as declared in the census (2016)      Roman Catholic (47.2%)     Islam (11.8%)     No religion (11.7%)     Eastern Orthodox (6.1%)     Other (16.8%)     Not stated or unclear (6.4%)

The most common backgrounds (ancestries) in Greenvale are:

• 19.9% Italian
• 13.9% Australian
• 11.5% English
• 5.9% Turkish
• 3.9% Greek

About 65% of the people living in Greenvale were born in Australia. Other common birthplaces include Italy (4.5%), Iraq (3.1%), Turkey (2.9%), Sri Lanka (1.7%), and India (1.6%).

English is the main language spoken at home by 52.8% of residents. Other languages spoken at home include:

• 9% Italian
• 7.1% Turkish
• 6.7% Arabic
• 2.3% Greek
• 2.3% Chaldean Neo-Aramaic

When it comes to religion, the most common choices in Greenvale are:

• 47.2% Roman Catholic
• 11.8% Islam
• 11.7% No Religion
• 6.1% Eastern Orthodox

About 6.4% of people did not state their religion.

Greenvale Today

Greenvale Reservoir, 2017

Greenvale is only about ten minutes from Melbourne Airport. For a long time, it was known as a semi-rural area. This means it had larger farms to the north of the town centre. Now, three of these farms are planned to become new housing estates. This shows that Greenvale is continuing to grow with more homes being built. New housing areas are also appearing in nearby places like Attwood and Bulla.

Greenvale has a mix of older and newer developments. Some older areas are known for their large and grand homes.

Greenvale is also home to Living Legends. This is a special place where champion racehorses can retire. It is located at Woodlands Homestead in Woodlands Historic Park.

Greenvale Lakes: A Growing Community

Greenvale Lakes is a housing estate located in both Roxburgh Park and Greenvale. It is close to the Greenvale Reservoir. A new school, Kolbe Catholic College Greenvale Lakes, has been built in this area.

Aspect Greenvale: Homes with a View

Aspect Greenvale is another housing estate in Greenvale. It offers homes that look out over the Greenvale Reservoir and the city skyline.

Climate in Greenvale

The weather box above shows the average temperatures and rainfall for Greenvale. You can see how hot or cold it gets each month and how much rain falls.

Sports in Greenvale

Greenvale has several sports clubs for people to enjoy.

The Greenvale Football Club plays Australian Rules football. They are one of the most successful teams in the Essendon District Football League. They have won the A Grade championship twice! Their coach, Steve MacPherson, was the longest-serving coach in the league in 2009.

Greenvale also has a soccer club called Greenvale United SC. They have teams for junior girls, junior boys, mixed MiniRoos, and senior men. In 2014, their Senior Men's team won the State League 5 North division title.

Other local sports clubs include the Greenvale Tennis Club and the Greenvale Cricket Club.

Getting Around Greenvale: Transport

You can get around Greenvale and to other places using buses and trains.

Bus Routes

Three bus routes serve the Greenvale area:

•  484 : This bus goes between Broadmeadows station and Roxburgh Park station, passing through Greenvale. CDC Melbourne operates this route.
•  541 : This bus travels from Broadmeadows station to Craigieburn North. It also stops at Kolbe Catholic College in Greenvale. Dysons operates this route.
•  543 : This bus connects Greenvale Gardens to Roxburgh Park station, going past Greenvale Village Shopping Centre. CDC Melbourne operates this route.

Train Stations

The closest train station to Greenvale is Roxburgh Park station. You can also easily reach Broadmeadows station by bus. Both of these stations are on the Craigieburn line.

Internet and Phone Services

Telstra has a telephone exchange in Greenvale. This helps provide internet services like ADSL and ADSL2+ to Greenvale and nearby areas. These areas include Yuroke, Attwood, and Oaklands Junction. Other companies like Optus might use Telstra's equipment to offer their services too.

All major Australian mobile phone networks cover Greenvale. Telstra, Optus, and Vodafone have mobile towers in Greenvale. These towers provide 3G and 4G mobile signals. In newer housing estates, faster internet called Fibre to the Home (FTTP/H) is now available from OptiComm.