Description
Aberfeldie is a suburb 9 km north-west of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Aberfeldie is a suburb 9 km north-west of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its local government area is the City of Moonee Valley. At the 2016 census, Aberfeldie had a population of 3,897.Aberfeldie is bounded in the west by Afton Street, in the north by Buckley Street, in the east by Waverley Street and the edge of Aberfeldie Park, and in the south by the Maribyrnong River.
History
Scotsman James Robertson named his property Aberfeldie, located on the corner of Aberfeldie Street and Park Crescent, after the town Aberfeldy in Scotland. When the property was sold in 1888 it became the name of the suburb.The Polish Catholic church on the corner of Alma Street and Aberfeldie Street was consecrated in 1973 by Cardinal Karol Wojtyla, who later became Pope John Paul II.
Weather
Things to do
The area has tended to attract families, with its abundance of parks, sporting facilities and the Maribyrnong River. There is a range of detached housing from inter-war California bungalows to post-war dwellings.
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Population: 1001-10000
Time zone: UTC +11:00
Area: 1.552 km2
Elevation: 11-50 metres
Town elevation: 44 m
Population number: 3,897
Local Government Area: Moonee Valley City Council
Attribution
This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Aberfeldie, Victoria