Greenvale, Victoria facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Greenvale Melbourne, Victoria
Firenze Road, Greenvale
Greenvale Location in Melbourne
Population	15,466 (2016 census)
• Density	2,308/km2 (5,980/sq mi)
Established	1980s
Postcode(s)	3059
Elevation	159 m (522 ft)
Area	6.7 km2 (2.6 sq mi)
Location	21 km (13 mi) from Melbourne 7 km (4 mi) from Broadmeadows
LGA(s)	City of Hume
State electorate(s)	Yuroke
Federal Division(s)	Calwell
Suburbs around Greenvale: Oaklands Junction Yuroke Roxburgh Park Bulla Greenvale Meadow Heights Melbourne Airport Attwood Westmeadows

Greenvale is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 21 km north of Melbourne's central business district. Its local government area is the City of Hume. At the 2016 Census, Greenvale had a population of 15,466.

Greenvale is located between Yuroke and Attwood, on Mickleham Road.

History

Greenvale Post Office originally opened in a rural area on 1 January 1871 and closed in 1969. As the suburb developed the Post Office reopened in 1996.

Greenvale expanded largely in the 1980s and now has 2 shopping centres, 3 primary schools (including the large Greenvale Primary School), a community centre and 2 kindergarten centres. Greenvale has a privately owned school called Aitken College, but residents are pushing for a state government college. Greenvale Reservoir in the north was built in 1973.

Greenvale Sanatorium was built in 1905 primarily for patients in reduced circumstances, which was appropriately isolated from the general public by the Victorian Government under the administration of the Health Department for the treatment of tuberculosis and other diseases. The closure of the sanatorium was in 1998, as of this day people have experienced several reported ghost sightings still roaming the sanatorium.

Today

Greenvale Reservoir

Although positioned only twenty minutes from the CBD and ten minutes from Melbourne Airport, Greenvale has been up until recently known as a semi-rural area, characterised by larger farm holdings to the north of the town centre (past Somerton Road). Three of these farms (the one bordering Aitken College is known as "Hacienda") are now set for development into a new housing estate, taking advantage of excellent city views to the south and a view of the Greenvale Reservoir to the east. This will continue the trend for Greenvale in undergoing further residential development, with several new estates appearing in the suburb itself and in nearby areas such as Attwood and Bulla.

Greenvale is home to Living Legends - The International Home of Rest for Champion Horses, located at Woodlands Homestead in Woodlands Historic Park.

Greenvale Lakes

Greenvale Lakes is a housing estate located in the suburbs of Roxburgh Park and Greenvale, close to the Greenvale Reservoir. It was developed by PEET. A new school has been built in Greenvale Lakes called Kolbe Catholic College Greenvale Lakes.

Aspect Greenvale

Aspect Greenvale is a housing estate located in Greenvale that overlooks the Greenvale Reservoir and the city skyline. It is being developed by PEET.

Climate

Demographics

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%)

The most common ancestries in Greenvale are 19.9% Italian, 13.9% Australian, 11.5% English, 5.9% Turkish and 3.9% Greek. Australian born citizens number 65% of residents. Other common countries of birth were Italy 4.5%, Iraq 3.1, Turkey 2.9%, Sri Lanka 1.7% and India 1.6%. English is the only language spoken at home by 52.8%. Other languages spoken at home included 9% Italian, 7.1% Turkish, 6.7% Arabic, 2.3% Greek and 2.3% Chaldean Neo-Aramaic. The most common responses for religion in Greenvale were 47.2% Roman Catholic, 11.8% Islam, 11.7% No Religion, 6.4% Not stated and 6.1% Eastern Orthodox.

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%)

Sport

Greenvale Football Club, an Australian Rules football team, is one of the Essendon District Football League's most successful teams, having won the A Grade premiership twice. Their coach Steve MacPherson was, as of 2009, the longest serving coach of any side in the EDFL.

Greenvale also has a soccer club, Greenvale United SC. They currently have teams for Girl's Juniors, Boy's Juniors, Mixed MiniRoos and Men's Seniors. The Seniors took out the 2014 Men's State League 5 North division Title.

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

Education

Greenvale's primary schools (Prep-6) include:

• Greenvale Primary School (public)
• Keelonith Primary School* (public) opening Term 1, 2021
• St. Carlo Borromeo Primary School (private)
• Aitken College, Prep-12 (private)

Greenvale's secondary schools (7-12) include:

• Greenvale Secondary School* (public) opening Term 1, 2022
• Kolbe Catholic College (private)
• Aitken College, Prep-12 (private)

* Interim names, subject to change

Public transport

Bus

Greenvale is serviced by three bus routes:

• 484 - Broadmeadows - Roxburgh Park via Greenvale
• 541 - Broadmeadows - Roxburgh Park (which services Kolbe Catholic College in Greenvale)
• 543 - Greenvale Gardens - Roxburgh Park via Greenvale Village SC

Train

The closest train station to Greenvale is Roxburgh Park Station. Broadmeadows Station is also directly accessible by bus. Both stations are on the Craigieburn train line.

Images for kids

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  Greenvale Reservoir, 2017