Pakenham, Victoria
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| Pakenham Victoria |
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| Population: | 19,644 (2006) [1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 3810 | ||||||||||||
| Elevation: | 101 m (331 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| LGA: | Shire of Cardinia | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Mainly Bass, some parts in Gembrook | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | McMillan | ||||||||||||
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Pakenham is an outer satellite suburb 56 km south-east of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, currently growing rapidly and in the process of becoming a suburb of Melbourne. New housing estates are boosting its population, estimated in 2005 to be 19000, with the property company Delfin responsible for the most prominent estate, Lakeside.
Pakenham, named after Sir Edward Pakenham, a British general who fought in the Peninsular War, is the seat of Local Government for the Shire of Cardinia.
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[edit] Transport
Pakenham is on the main railway line between Melbourne and Gippsland, and its railway station marks the end of the suburban electrified service.
A second proposed railway station is to be constructed in Pakenham. Possible names for the new railway station are Lakeside railway station and Cardinia Road railway station. Selection of either name is unconfirmed and pending a state government decision. It is to be noted that Lakeside railway station is also the name given to a railway station on the Puffing Billy heritage railway although it is not within the Melbourne metropolitan commuter railway network.
Pakenham is also on the Princes Highway, being the largest town between Geelong and Traralgon. The completion of the Pakenham bypass now provides road traffic between Melbourne and Gippsland travelling along the Princes Freeway with the ability to bypass the town of Pakenham which will alleviate traffic within Pakenham due to rapid population growth in the Shire of Cardinia as well as shortening the time which it takes to commute to and from Nar Nar Goon and beyond. [2] The main north-south roads through Pakenham take one north to Healesville and south to Koo Wee Rup.
[edit] Facilities
Pakenham has a horse racing track, a sports centre and aquatic centre, and a civic centre.
Public schools include Pakenham Consolidated Primary School, Pakenham Hills Primary School, Heritage Springs Primary School and Pakenham Secondary College. A new primary school will open at Lakeside Estate in 2009. The only Catholic school is St Patrick's Catholic Primary. Private schools include Beaconhills College, Chairo Christian School and Lakeside Lutheran College.
Pakenham also has a community centre which is run by the Salvation Army and a vocational provider LLINC (Living and Learning Incorporated).
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Pakenham (State Suburb). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-09-15.
- ^ Media-Newswire.com - Press Release Distribution - PR Agency
[edit] External links
- Pakenham, Victoria is at coordinates Coordinates:
- Local Newspaper The Pakenham Gazette
- Lakeside Pakenham Estate
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