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Melbourne Zoo
Australia's oldest zoo established in 1862, home to over 320 animal species in the heart of Melbourne.
10 km · about 20 min drive
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Keilor East
Victoria, Australia · Oceania
About Keilor East
Keilor East works well as a base: 5 minutes from Gowanbrae, 10km from Melbourne Zoo.
Keilor East is in Victoria, Australia, with about 15,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Gowanbrae, about 4 km away.
Keilor East or East Keilor is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 13 km (8.1 mi) north-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Cities of Brimbank and Moonee Valley local government areas. Keilor East recorded a population of 15,073 at the 2021 census.
Keilor East is bounded in theRead more
west by the Maribyrnong River in the City of Brimbank, in the north by the Calder Freeway, in the east by Hoffmans Road, and in the south by Buckley Street, Steele Creek and Rosehill Road.
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What is there to see near Keilor East?
Within an hour or so of Keilor East: Melbourne Zoo (10 km), Petrol Circus (12 km), SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium (13 km), Pellegrini's Espresso Bar (13 km).
Where is Keilor East?
Keilor East is in Victoria, Australia, about 4 km from Gowanbrae.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 15,078
- Continent
- Oceania
- Country
- Australia
- Region
- Victoria
- Timezone
- Australia/Melbourne
- Coordinates
- -37.7326, 144.8650
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Worth the detour from Keilor East
7 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Petrol Circus
Melbourne's automotive culture and lifestyle brand hosting regular car meets, rides, and community events across the city.
12 km · about 25 min drive
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SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium
Melbourne's premier aquarium on the Yarra River featuring Antarctic ice displays and an oceanarium with sharks and rays.
13 km · about 25 min drive
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Pellegrini's Espresso Bar
Melbourne's oldest espresso bar, opened in 1954 on Bourke Street with the city's first commercial espresso machine and an unchanged Formica bar. Order at the counter and eat standing or in the back kitchen.
13 km · about 25 min drive
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Albert Park Circuit
Melbourne's lakeside street circuit, traditional F1 season opener
16 km · about 30 min drive
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Luna Park Melbourne
Historic St Kilda amusement park opened in 1912 with its iconic laughing face entrance on the waterfront.
18 km · about 20 min drive
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Sandown Raceway
A fast, flat 3.1km circuit inside a Melbourne horse racing course, running since 1962 and one of the last surviving old-school Australian touring car venues.
36 km · about 40 min drive
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