Leopold, Victoria

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Leopold
Geelong, Victoria

Population:

8746 (2006)^[1]

Postcode:

3224

Time zone:

• Summer (DST)

AEST (UTC+10)

AEDT (UTC)

Property Value:

AUD $246,000 (2006)

LGA:

City of Greater Geelong

Suburbs around Leopold:
Moolap		Drysdale
Whittington	Leopold	Wallington
St Albans Park		Ocean Grove

Leopold is a residential eastern suburb of Geelong and is a gateway to the Bellarine Peninsula. The suburb was formerly known as Kensington. The Bellarine Rail Trail passes through Leopold.

A new shopping centre on the corner of Bellarine Highway and Melaluka Road opened in March 2007.

[edit] Education

As of 2007, Leopold consists of three sources of education.

Leopold Primary School
Leopold Kindergarten
Alanvale Kindergarten

[edit] References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Leopold (State Suburb). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-10-01.

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