| Taylors Lakes Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 37°42′04″S 144°47′46″E / 37.701°S 144.796°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 16,910 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 2,168/km2 (5,610/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1970s | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3038 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 7.8 km2 (3.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | City of Brimbank | ||||||||||||||
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| Federal division(s) | Gorton | ||||||||||||||
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Taylors Lakes is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 20 km (12 mi) north-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Brimbank local government area. Taylors Lakes recorded a population of 16,910 at the 2021 census.[1]
Taylors Lakes is bounded by the Calder Freeway in the north, Overnewton Road and Taylors Creek in the east, Lady Nelson Way in the south and the Bendigo railway line in the west. The suburb is mostly composed of recent developments dating from the 1990s, with Taylors Lakes Post Office opening on 18 August 1994.[2]
One of Keilor's earliest settlers was the Scotsman William Taylor, who built the Overnewton homestead in 1849. Taylors Creek was named after him, which in turn gives the name of the suburb.
There are many available facilities in Taylors Lakes, such as shopping centres, cinemas, bowling alley, schools, a railway station, bus routes, parks and gardens, sports grounds, roads, houses and kindergartens. It also has the largest rate of Southern/Eastern European ancestry of any Melbourne suburb.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Taylors Lakes (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 6 April 2021
