Sydenham, Victoria

For other places called Sydenham, see Sydenham (disambiguation).

Sydenham is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 22 km (14 mi) north-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Brimbank local government area. Sydenham recorded a population of 10,578 at the 2021 census.^[1]

Sydenham Melbourne, Victoria
Sydenham
Coordinates	37.702°S 144.767°E / -37.702; 144.767
Population	10,578 (2023 census)[1]
• Density	2,940/km2 (7,610/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	3037
Area	3.6 km2 (1.4 sq mi)
Location	22 km (14 mi) from Melbourne
LGA(s)	City of Brimbank
State electorate(s)	Sydenham
Federal division(s)	Gorton
Suburbs around Sydenham: Hillside Calder Park Taylors Lakes Hillside Sydenham Taylors Lakes Taylors Hill Delahey Keilor Downs

History

Sydenham Post Office opened on 26 August 1861.^[2] A railway station, known as Keilor Road, was opened in 1859 and renamed Sydenham on 1 April 1887. Jock Mac Rob and Graham Homes were two of the early Station Masters ROB.^[3] The station was relocated before reopening as Watergardens in 2002, with the extension of the electric rail service to the suburb. Watergardens is on the Sunbury railway line and was a terminus station until November 2012.

Today

Education facilities

The area includes the Catholic Regional College Sydenham, a coeducational Catholic senior high school and shares some of its grounds with Emmaus Catholic Primary School. It also includes the Sydenham-Hillside Primary School, which is one of the country's largest government primary school and the Sydenham Campus of Copperfield College.

Churches

There are a number of Churches including the Macedonian Orthodox Church "Nativity of the Holy Mother of God" which is located near the Watergardens railway station. Also, the Sydenham Baptist Church, Town Well Uniting Church, Australian Christian Churches Victoria, Assemblies of God, and a few others.

Parks and Reserves

Flagship Park: Pioneer Park (71–79 Victoria Road Sydenham) Totals 3.3 hectares and supports the Natural Temperate Grasslands of the Victorian Volcanic Plains. It contains one of the largest remaining catchments of Kangaroo Grass in the metropolitan Melbourne area protected by Environmental laws. Has park seating with unique playground equipment, sculptures, and significant native vegetation.

Reserves

• Delbridge Drive Reserve
• Esplanade Reserve
• Orchid Square Reserve
• Overton Lea Reserve
• Rose Hedge/Roseleigh Reserve
• Stagecoach Reserve

Sport

Hillside Football Club, an Australian Rules football team, competes in the Essendon District Football League.^[4] Sydenham Park Soccer Club competes in the north west state 2

Calder Park Raceway is located just to the north of Sydenham.

See also

• City of Keilor – Sydenham was previously within this former local government area...

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Sydenham (Vic.) (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
2. Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 6 April 2021
3. "Change of name of a railway station", The Colac Herald, 25 March 1887, retrieved 16 August 2024 – via Trove
4. Full Points Footy, Sydenham Hillside, retrieved 15 April 2009