| Bell Park Geelong, Victoria |
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 Bell Park in 1863, near the homestead of Captain John Bell. |
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| Population: | 4651 (2006)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 3215 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 2.8 km² (1.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Property Value: | AUD $230,000 (2006) | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 3 km (2 mi) from Geelong | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Greater Geelong | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Geelong | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Corio | ||||||||||||
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Bell Park is a residential suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. It is located 3km 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.
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History
Bell Park was named after the Bell Park homestead built by the early settler, John Bell. Settlement began in the 1950s with many settlers coming from European countries after World War II. Part of Bell's homestead is preserved at the Grace McKellar Centre. The largest ethnic groups present in Bell Park are Macedonian, Croatian and Ukrainian . There are two Ukrainian churches in Bell Park - one Orthodox and one Catholic.
Facilities
As of 2006, there are three shopping strips in Bell Park. The strip along Milton Street has a newsagency, hairdresser, day spa, bottle shop, Dnister Ukrainian Credit Co-operative, post office, hardware store, butcher, barber and small supermarket. The strip on Hughes Street has a greengrocer, bargain shop, ladies' fashion boutique, butcher, supermarket and pharmacy. The strip along Separation Street has a stationer, chicken shop, discount supermarket, Croatian club and Chinese restaurant. Bell Park is home to five different schools: North Geelong Secondary College, Western Heights College (Barton campus), Nelson Park School, Bell Park North Primary School and Holy Family Catholic Primary School.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Bell Park (State Suburb). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-10-01.
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- Australian Places - Bell Park
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 Suburbs and localities of Geelong |
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| Bell Park • Bell Post Hill • Belmont • Breakwater • Corio • Drumcondra • East Geelong • Fyansford • Geelong City • Geelong West • Grovedale • Hamlyn Heights • Herne Hill • Highton • Lovely Banks • Manifold Heights • Marshall • Moolap • Newcomb • Newtown • Norlane • Geelong North • North Shore • Rippleside • Rosewall • South Geelong • Wandana Heights • Waurn Ponds • Whittington |
| Anakie • Avalon • Barwon Heads • Batesford • Bellarine • Breamlea • Ceres • Clifton Springs • Connewarre • Curlewis • Drysdale • Indented Head • Lara • Leopold • Little River • Mannerim • Marcus Hill • Moorabool • Mount Duneed • Ocean Grove • Portarlington • St Leonards • Wallington |
