Cranbourne West, Victoria
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Cranbourne West is a suburb in Melbourne
, Victoria
, Australia
, 41 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district
. Its Local Government Area is the City of Casey
. At the 2006 Census, Cranbourne West had a population of 7277.
Cranbourne West has developed since the 1990s, and in 2006 had a new shopping centre opened called 'The Sandhurst Centre', on the corner of Duff Street and Monahans Road.
The Year 7-12 private Catholic School, St Peters College, is situated on Sladen Street in the far south of the suburb.
The Cranbourne West Development Plan was released in 2008 by the City of Casey
and includes a large parcel of land bounded by Thompson Road to the North, Evans Road to the East, Western Port Highway to the West, and the proposed Ballarto Road and the Urban Growth Boundary
to the south. When developed, the new development will have a large industrial area, housing, a network of parks and pathways, a primary school, and a secondary college. Low-density housing will be provided for at the far south of the parcel just north of the Urban Growth Boundary
.
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
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, 41 km south-east 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 Casey
City of Casey
The City of Casey is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia, located in the outer south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Casey is Victoria's most populous municipality, with a 2006 census population of 214,960. The municipality's population growth rate during both 1996-2001 and 2001-2006 was...
. At the 2006 Census, Cranbourne West had a population of 7277.
Cranbourne West has developed since the 1990s, and in 2006 had a new shopping centre opened called 'The Sandhurst Centre', on the corner of Duff Street and Monahans Road.
The Year 7-12 private Catholic School, St Peters College, is situated on Sladen Street in the far south of the suburb.
The Cranbourne West Development Plan was released in 2008 by the City of Casey
City of Casey
The City of Casey is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia, located in the outer south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Casey is Victoria's most populous municipality, with a 2006 census population of 214,960. The municipality's population growth rate during both 1996-2001 and 2001-2006 was...
and includes a large parcel of land bounded by Thompson Road to the North, Evans Road to the East, Western Port Highway to the West, and the proposed Ballarto Road and the Urban Growth Boundary
Urban growth boundary
An urban growth boundary, or UGB, is a regional boundary, set in an attempt to control urban sprawl by mandating that the area inside the boundary be used for higher density urban development and the area outside be used for lower density development.An urban growth boundary circumscribes an...
to the south. When developed, the new development will have a large industrial area, housing, a network of parks and pathways, a primary school, and a secondary college. Low-density housing will be provided for at the far south of the parcel just north of the Urban Growth Boundary
Urban growth boundary
An urban growth boundary, or UGB, is a regional boundary, set in an attempt to control urban sprawl by mandating that the area inside the boundary be used for higher density urban development and the area outside be used for lower density development.An urban growth boundary circumscribes an...
.