Attwood Melbourne, Victoria |
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Police campus, with police dog kennels in the foreground, and driving range behind
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Coordinates | 37°39′58″S 144°53′13″E / 37.666°S 144.887°ECoordinates: 37°39′58″S 144°53′13″E / 37.666°S 144.887°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 3,261 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 1,304/km2 (3,380/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 3049 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 2.5 km2 (1.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | City of Hume | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Yuroke | ||||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Calwell | ||||||||||||||
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Attwood is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 20 km north-west from Melbourne's central business district. Its local government area is the City of Hume. At the 2011 census, Attwood had a population of 3,261.
Attwood is home to Victoria Police's driver training track, Dog Squad and Mounted Branch. The Melway describes this area as ‘Strictly out of Bounds’. The suburb is located south of Greenvale, along Mickleham Road.