Menzies Creek is a township in Victoria, Australia, 40 km east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shires of Cardinia and Yarra Ranges local government areas. Menzies Creek recorded a population of 966 at the 2021 census.[1]
| Menzies Creek Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Menzies Creek | |||||||||||||||
 | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°55′52″S 145°23′53″E / 37.931°S 145.398°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 966 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3159 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | |||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Monbulk | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | |||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
Menzies' Creek Post Office opened on 2 May 1887 and closed in 1980.[2]
Menzies Creek railway station opened on 18 December 1900 with the opening of the Gembrook line. The station name was changed to Aura on 5 December 1904—while the Post Office remained Menzies Creek—but reverted to Menzies Creek on 4 July 1947.
The area is named after James Menzies, a gold digger in the 1860s, who worked the area for many years and is believed to be buried locally.[3]
Schools
editMenzies Creek Primary School is a small school with a distinctive community focus.
Reserves
editMenzies Creek Reserve, with two soccer pitches in winter (Monbulk Rangers Soccer Club) and a cricket oval in summer. The 1st Selby Scout Troop has its headquarters here.
See also
edit- Shire of Sherbrooke – Menzies Creek was previously within this former local government area.
- Menzies Creek railway station
References
edit- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Menzies Creek (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- ^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 24 March 2021
- ^ "Story Of The Dandenongs, 1838-1958", Helen Coulson, (F.W. Cheshire, 1959).
 | This article about a place in Melbourne is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |