West Brunswick, Victoria
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Brunswick West Melbourne, Victoria |
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| Coordinates | 37°45′40″S 144°56′35″E / 37.761°S 144.943°ECoordinates: 37°45′40″S 144°56′35″E / 37.761°S 144.943°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 13,148 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 4,110/km2 (10,640/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3055 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 3.2 km2 (1.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Location | 6 km (4 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Moreland | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Brunswick | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Wills | ||||||||||||
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Brunswick West is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 6 km north from Melbourne's central business district. Its local government area is the City of Moreland. At the 2011 Census, Brunswick West had a population of 13,148.
Brunswick West adjoins Parkville to the south, Moonee Ponds at the Moonee Ponds Creek to the west, Pascoe Vale South and Coburg along Moreland Road to the north, and Brunswick along Grantham, Pearson and Shamrock Streets to the east. Parts of the suburb also borders the Tullamarine Freeway.
Brunswick West is primarily a residential suburb with some light industry.
Brunswick West Post Office opened on 10 March 1913. There is a Moonee Valley Licensed Post Office at 164 Melville Road Brunswick West.
In Brunswick West 59.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Italy 4.3%, India 3.2%, Greece 3.0%, England 2.2% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.9%.
59.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 6.9%, Greek 6.2%, Arabic 3.0%, Mandarin 2.2% and Spanish 1.1%.
Grantham Street and Melville Road are the two main commercial activity centres in Brunswick West, comprising small-scale traditional shopping strips, with a small shopping centre (Union Square) in Grantham Street.
Tram route 55 provides the main north-south link through the suburb and to the City, with a route that runs along Grantham Street, Dawson Street and Melville Road.
There are several bus routes on the main east-west streets:
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