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Petrol Circus
Melbourne's automotive culture and lifestyle brand hosting regular car meets, rides, and community events across the city.
2 km · about 5 min drive
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North Melbourne
Victoria, Australia · Oceania
About North Melbourne
North Melbourne works well as a base: 2km from Petrol Circus.
North Melbourne is in Victoria, Australia, with about 15,000 people. You drive on the left here.
North Melbourne is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3 km (1.9 mi) north-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the local government area of City of Melbourne. North Melbourne recorded a population of 14,953 at the 2021 census.
North Melbourne is bounded by the CityLinkRead more
freeway to the west, Victoria Street to the south, O'Connell and Peel Streets to the east and Flemington Road to the north. Since July 2008 its local government area has been the City of Melbourne, when it took over the administration of parts of Kensington and North Melbourne that were previously under the City of Moonee Valley, resulting in an increase of approximately 4760 residents and almost 3000 workers (2006 Census).
Formerly known as Hotham, it was essentially a working class area, with some middle class pockets, and was one of the first towns in Victoria to be granted Municipal status.
Today it is noted for its Victorian architecture, cosmopolitan demographic, commercial and older industrial areas.
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What is there to see near North Melbourne?
Within an hour or so of North Melbourne: Petrol Circus (2 km), SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium (3 km), Pellegrini's Espresso Bar (3 km), Albert Park Circuit (6 km).
Where is North Melbourne?
North Melbourne is in Victoria, Australia.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 15,395
- Continent
- Oceania
- Country
- Australia
- Region
- Victoria
- Timezone
- Australia/Melbourne
- Coordinates
- -37.7980, 144.9451
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Worth the detour from North Melbourne
6 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium
Melbourne's premier aquarium on the Yarra River featuring Antarctic ice displays and an oceanarium with sharks and rays.
3 km · about 5 min drive
cafe
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.
3 km · about 5 min drive
racetrack
Albert Park Circuit
Melbourne's lakeside street circuit, traditional F1 season opener
6 km · about 10 min drive
landmark
Luna Park Melbourne
Historic St Kilda amusement park opened in 1912 with its iconic laughing face entrance on the waterfront.
8 km · about 15 min drive
racetrack
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.
26 km · about 30 min drive
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