Kingsville, Victoria

Kingsville is an inner suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 7 km (4.3 mi) west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Maribyrnong local government area. Kingsville recorded a population of 3,920 at the 2021 census.^[1]

Kingsville Melbourne, Victoria
Williamstown Road, Kingsville c. 2020
Kingsville
Coordinates	37.809°S 144.878°E / -37.809; 144.878
Population	3,920 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	5,600/km2 (14,500/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	3012
Elevation	24 m (79 ft)
Area	0.7 km2 (0.3 sq mi)
Location	9 km (6 mi) from Melbourne
LGA(s)	City of Maribyrnong
State electorate(s)	Footscray
Federal division(s)	Fraser
Suburbs around Kingsville: West Footscray West Footscray Seddon West Footscray Kingsville Seddon Yarraville Yarraville Yarraville

Kingsville is a small suburb nestled primarily between West Footscray and Yarraville, and is often considered to be a part of one or the other. The suburb forms a right-angled triangle, bounded in the east by Williamstown Road, in the south by Somerville Road, with Geelong Road as the hypotenuse.

History

Kingsville was the original name for the entire West Yarraville region. This region was later renamed either Yarraville (south of Somerville Road) or West Footscray (north of Somerville Road), with South Kingsville retaining its original name. In the late 1990s the original name of Kingsville returned to the "wedge" of West Footscray with its present boundaries.

Kingsville Post Office opened on 1 January 1915.^[2]

Education

Kingsville Primary School and its attached kindergarten is located in Yarraville. The nearby Kingsville Kindergarten is actually in West Footscray, as is the Corpus Christi Catholic School.

See also

• City of Footscray – Kingsville was previously within this former local government area.

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kingsville (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
2. Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 7 March 2021