Campbellfield, Victoria
Encyclopedia
Campbellfield is a suburb
in Melbourne
, Victoria
, Australia
, 16 km north from Melbourne's central business district
. Its Local Government Area is the City of Hume
. At the 2006 Census, Campbellfield had a population of 5,401.
Campbellfield is home to Victoria's oldest church. The Scots church was built on Sydney Road
in 1842, and replaced by the present blue stone structure in 1855. It was placed on the National Estate and Victorian Heritage Register, and has been an icon of Victorian history.
and Territory
is manufactured.
Campbellfield is also an industrial and business suburb, with the Somerton
Park Industrial Estate and National Business Park located in the suburb, aswell as various industrial areas and the Metrolink business hub on Cooper Street.
The suburb has only one primary school. Campbellfield Heights Primary School is located at Waratah and Mason Street's, in the Somerset Estate. There is currently no secondary college
in the suburb.
Shopping and Commerce wise, the suburb has the small Campbellfield Plaza, which has a K Mart
discount store, a Coles
supermarket and an Officeworks
. There is also the large Pipeworks Fun Market on Mahoneys Road, and take-away restaurants McDonald's
, Red Rooster
and Hungry Jack's
located along Sydney Road. Continued development has seen the site of Chris and Marie's Plant Farm and a Mitre 10 MEGA
opening on the western side of Sydney Road, which closed in March 2009 due to the building having structural problems, and reopened in 2011 as furniture store Super A-Mart. Campbellfield is also home to Olympic Fitness Equipment..
In November 2010, it was announced that Swedish company IKEA
will build its biggest Australian store in Campbellfield, on the site of the Pipeworks Market.
Railway stations that are nearest to Campbellfield are Upfield station on the Upfield line, located in nearby Upfield
, and Broadmeadows station
, on the Craigieburn line. Campbellfield once had a railway station, however it closed in 1956 for the newly formed Upfield Station, which was located in a position more accessible to the community.
Suburb
The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...
in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, 16 km north from Melbourne's central business district
Melbourne city centre
Melbourne City Centre is an area of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. It is not to be confused with the larger local government area of the City of Melbourne...
. Its Local Government Area is the City of Hume
City of Hume
The City of Hume is a Local Government Area located partially within the metropolitan area of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It includes outer north-western suburbs and a number of rural localities between 13 and 40 kilometres from the Melbourne city centre....
. At the 2006 Census, Campbellfield had a population of 5,401.
History
The first Campbellfield Post Office was open briefly in 1854. It reopened on June 1, 1856 and closed in 1893, replaced by the Campbellfield Railway Station office. This, in turn, was renamed Campbellfield around 1903.Campbellfield is home to Victoria's oldest church. The Scots church was built on Sydney Road
Sydney Road, Melbourne
Sydney Road is a major urban arterial in the northern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.-Geography:...
in 1842, and replaced by the present blue stone structure in 1855. It was placed on the National Estate and Victorian Heritage Register, and has been an icon of Victorian history.
Today
Campbellfield is currently home to the Ford Australia factory on Sydney Road. Built in 1959, it is where the current FalconFord Falcon (Australia)
The Ford Falcon is a full-size car which has been manufactured by Ford Australia since 1960. Each model from the XA series of 1972 onward has been designed, developed and built in Australia and/or New Zealand, following the phasing out of the American Falcon of 1960–71 which had been re-engineered...
and Territory
Ford Territory
The Ford Territory is a crossover SUV built by Ford Australia and based on the EA169 platform of the Ford BA Falcon. It was released in April 2004. Its code name inside Ford was E265. It won the 2004 Wheels Car of the Year award, the reviewers praising car-like handling and practicality as reasons...
is manufactured.
Campbellfield is also an industrial and business suburb, with the Somerton
Somerton, Victoria
Somerton is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 21 km north from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Hume....
Park Industrial Estate and National Business Park located in the suburb, aswell as various industrial areas and the Metrolink business hub on Cooper Street.
The suburb has only one primary school. Campbellfield Heights Primary School is located at Waratah and Mason Street's, in the Somerset Estate. There is currently no secondary college
Secondary college
Secondary college is the common name for government secondary schools in Victoria, Australia. The term arose through the mergers of high schools and technical schools in the late 1980s and mid-1990s, where most government secondary schools were renamed "secondary college"...
in the suburb.
Shopping and Commerce wise, the suburb has the small Campbellfield Plaza, which has a K Mart
Kmart Australia
Kmart Australia Limited is a discount department store chain owned by Wesfarmers. It operates 172 stores in Australia and 15 in New Zealand, with its head office located in Mulgrave, Victoria. Wesfarmers uses the Kmart name under licence from Sears Holdings Corporation.-History:Kmart Australia...
discount store, a Coles
Coles Supermarkets
Coles Supermarkets is an Australian supermarket chain owned by Wesfarmers. It has 741 stores nationally Coles Supermarkets is an Australian supermarket chain owned by Wesfarmers. It has 741 stores nationally Coles Supermarkets is an Australian supermarket chain owned by Wesfarmers. It has 741...
supermarket and an Officeworks
Officeworks
Officeworks is a chain of Australian office supplies stores which was established in the early 1990s by Coles Myer...
. There is also the large Pipeworks Fun Market on Mahoneys Road, and take-away restaurants McDonald's
McDonald's
McDonald's Corporation is the world's largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants, serving around 64 million customers daily in 119 countries. Headquartered in the United States, the company began in 1940 as a barbecue restaurant operated by the eponymous Richard and Maurice McDonald; in 1948...
, Red Rooster
Red Rooster
Red Rooster is an Australian fast food restaurant chain. Red Rooster specialises in selling roasted chicken and other related products.- History :...
and Hungry Jack's
Hungry Jack's
Hungry Jack's Pty Ltd, often colloquially abbreviated to HJ's, Hungry's or Hungie's, is the exclusive Australian master fast food franchisee of Burger King Corporation. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Competitive Foods Australia, a privately held company owned by Jack Cowin...
located along Sydney Road. Continued development has seen the site of Chris and Marie's Plant Farm and a Mitre 10 MEGA
Mitre 10
Mitre 10 is the trading name of retail and trade hardware store chains, over 700 locations throughout of Australia. Operations are based on a co-operative system where the store owners are members of the national group and each has voting rights...
opening on the western side of Sydney Road, which closed in March 2009 due to the building having structural problems, and reopened in 2011 as furniture store Super A-Mart. Campbellfield is also home to Olympic Fitness Equipment..
In November 2010, it was announced that Swedish company IKEA
IKEA
IKEA is a privately held, international home products company that designs and sells ready-to-assemble furniture such as beds and desks, appliances and home accessories. The company is the world's largest furniture retailer...
will build its biggest Australian store in Campbellfield, on the site of the Pipeworks Market.
Transport
Melbourne bus routes 530, 531, 532, 538, 540, and 902 service the area.Railway stations that are nearest to Campbellfield are Upfield station on the Upfield line, located in nearby Upfield
Upfield, Victoria
Upfield is a small residential and industrial locality 17 km away from the central business district in the northern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia situated in the suburb of Campbellfield...
, and Broadmeadows station
Broadmeadows railway station, Melbourne
Broadmeadows is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Broadmeadows, on the Craigieburn railway line. Broadmeadows is classed as a Premium Station and is in Metcard Zone 2.-Facilities:...
, on the Craigieburn line. Campbellfield once had a railway station, however it closed in 1956 for the newly formed Upfield Station, which was located in a position more accessible to the community.
See also
- City of BroadmeadowsCity of BroadmeadowsThe City of Broadmeadows was a Local Government Area located about north of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1857 until 1994.-History:...
- the former local government area of which Campbellfield was a part. - Campbellfield railway station