Altona North and Brooklyn
Boasting everything from fashion retailers, popular eateries and the newly established and continually growing Western homemakers centre to notable schools, sporting complexes and market place fresh fruit and veggies, Altona North and neighbouring Brooklyn are easily accessible and bustling suburbs that provide are inner city living at a fraction of the price.
For lovers of all things sport, Altona North and Brooklyn are sure to impress. Boasting the Paisley Park Sporting Complex, which is home to a 9-hole golf course and driving range, Altona Badminton Centre, gymnasium, swimming pool, premier league soccer facility, bowling club, miniature railway and lacrosse fields, not to mention the numerous bike trails traversing park lands throughout, these suburbs really hit the sporting nail on the head.
Home to five popular nature reserves, Altona and Brooklyn provide plenty of choice for a delightful picnic in the sun, as well as the Altona Memorial Park, Westgate Sports & Leisure Complex and Altona North Community Library, where you can sit in a quiet corner with a good book.
Continually undergoing massive gentrification, come and explore all avenues of the area, complete with 1950’s and 1960’s style, weatherboard and brick period homes to the copious amounts of innovative, modern and fresh developments.
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Builders and developers |
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Young couples |
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Middle age families |
Older retirees |
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Notable schools: |
Bayside P-12 College |
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Emmanuel College |
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Altona North Primary School |
Sacred Heart Primary School |
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St Leo Primary School |
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Transport options: |
Serviced by a major arterial, Princes Freeway, exit at Millers Road |
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Easily accessible by numerous bus networks. |
Key Features: |
Altona Gate Shopping Centre |
Altona Lakes Public Golf Course |
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Altona North Community Library |
Altona North Home Maker Centre |
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Altona Memorial Park |
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Kororoit Creek |
Bay City Trail |
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Distance from CBD: |
10km west of Melbourne CBD |
Population: |
13,019 combined (2011 census) |