Description
Bell Park is a residential suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
Bell Park is a residential suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia.It is located 3 km north-west of the Geelong city centre and is bordered to the north by the Ballarat rail line, to the east by Thompson Road, to the south by the Midland Highway and to the west by Anakie Road.
At the 2016 Census, Bell Park had a population of 5,009.
History
Bell Park was named after the Bell Park homestead built by an early settler named John Bell. Part of Bell's homestead is preserved at the Grace McKellar Centre.
In the early 1950s, residential development of the area increased with migrants and refugees arriving from Europe after World War II. The Post Office opened on 1 July 1953. There are two Ukrainian churches in Bell Park—one Orthodox and one Catholic.
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Population: 1001-10000
Time zone: UTC +11:00
Area: 2.743 km2
Elevation: 11-50 metres
Town elevation: 35 m
Population number: 5,009
Local Government Area: City of Greater Geelong
Attribution
This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Bell Park, Victoria