West Melbourne, Victoria
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West Melbourne Melbourne, Victoria |
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Aerial view of eastern commercial and residential section of West Melbourne looking south toward Melbourne CBD and Docklands. North Melbourne railway station and railyards are at right
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 West Melbourne
Location in metropolitan Melbourne
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| Coordinates | 37°48′29″S 144°55′37″E / 37.808°S 144.927°ECoordinates: 37°48′29″S 144°55′37″E / 37.808°S 144.927°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 3,744 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 585/km2 (1,515/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3003 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 6.4 km2 (2.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Location | 3 km (2 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Melbourne | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Melbourne | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Melbourne | ||||||||||||
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West Melbourne is an inner suburb of Melbourne, Australia, 3 km north-west of Melbourne's Central Business District. Its local government area is the City of Melbourne. At the 2011 census, West Melbourne had a population of 3,744.
West Melbourne is bounded by Victoria Street and the Sunbury/Werribee railway lines in the north, Footscray Road, the Moonee Ponds Creek and the Yarra River in the south. Peel Street and the Flagstaff Gardens help form the eastern boundary, with the western boundary defined by the Maribyrnong River and Coode Island, a locality of West Melbourne, which is home to Victoria's largest toxic chemical storage facility.
Being largely an industrial area, a significant portion of West Melbourne is occupied by the Port of Melbourne, the Dynon Railway Yards and the Melbourne Markets. These include the Wholesale Fruit and Vegetable and Fish Markets, as well as the National Flower Centre. It also contains a small pocket of residential and commercial properties, consisting of a mixture of Victorian single and double storey terrace houses and converted warehouses at the north-west corner of the Melbourne CBD. It is also adjacent to the Queen Victoria Market, located on corner of Victoria and Peel Streets.
West Melbourne Post Office opened on 1 March 1937 and was replaced by the Queen Vic Market Newsagency office in 1990, which closed in 1996.
The North Melbourne railway station is actually located in West Melbourne, opposite the Railway Hotel on Ireland Street.
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