Kingsbury - Bundoora
About the profile areas
The 2023 Estimated Resident Population for Kingsbury - Bundoora is 11,698, with a population density of 1,299 persons per square km.
Location and boundaries
Kingsbury - Bundoora is bounded by Darebin Creek, the City of Whittlesea, Plenty Road and the City of Banyule in the north, Gresswell Park Drive, Gresswell Forest Nature Conservation Reserve, the City of Banyule and Cherry Street in the east, Waiora Road, Kingsbury Drive, Crissane Road, Darebin Creek and Plenty Road in the south, and the southern boundary of K.P. Hardiman Reserve, Winter Crescent, Dunne Street and Darebin Creek in the west.
Name origin
Kingsbury is named after Bruce Kingsbury VC, who died in Papua New Guinea during the Second World War. Bundoora is named from an Aboriginal word meaning "the favourite haunt of the kangaroo".
Important
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Population11,698 2023 ABS ERP |
Land area9.00 square km |
Population density1,299 persons per square km |
Settlement history
Settlement of the area dates from the late 1830s, with land used mainly for farming. Growth took place from the late 1800s into the early 1900s. Significant development did not occur until the post-war years, particularly from the 1960s, spurred by the opening of La Trobe University in 1967. Rapid growth took place from the mid 1990s, a result of large numbers of new dwellings being added to the area, particularly on the former Bundoora Repatriation, Larundel Psychiatric and Mont Park Hospital sites.
Land use
Kingsbury - Bundoora is a residential, educational and institutional area which has experienced recent growth.
Major features
- Major features of the area include La Trobe University,
- Bundoora Extended Care Centre,
- Bundoora Homestead,
- Bundoora Park,
- Gresswell Forest Nature Conservation Reserve,
- Gresswell Hill Nature Conservation Reserve,
- Bundoora Park Public Golf Course,
- Strathallan Golf Course,
- Cooper’s Settlement & Heritage Village,
- Mount Cooper,
- Preston General Cemetery,
- Bundoora Park Children’s Farm,
- Cherry Street Grasslands,
- Arch Gibson Reserve,
- C.W. Kirkwood Reserve,
- John Hall Reserve,
- K.P. Hardiman Reserve,
- La Trobe University Playing Fields,
- Melbourne Wildlife Sanctuary,
- Ronald C. Ashworth Fauna Reserve and several schools.
Included areas
- This area encompasses the suburb of Kingsbury and the City of Darebin parts of the suburbs of Bundoora and Macleod. The remaining parts of the suburb of Bundoora are located in the City of Banyule and the City of Whittlesea,
- while the remaining part of the suburb of Macleod is located in the City of Banyule.