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Petrol Circus
Melbourne's automotive culture and lifestyle brand hosting regular car meets, rides, and community events across the city.
8 km · about 15 min drive
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South Kingsville
Victoria, Australia · Oceania
About South Kingsville
South Kingsville works well as a base: 8km from Petrol Circus.
South Kingsville is in Victoria, Australia, with about 1,900 people. You drive on the left here.
South Kingsville is an inner suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 8 km (5.0 mi) south-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Hobsons Bay local government area. South Kingsville recorded a population of 2,156 at the 2021 census.
The suburb is shaped as a right-angled triangle,Read more
bounded by New Street in the west, Blackshaws Road in the south, with the Newport-Sunshine railway line as a hypotenuse. Neighbouring suburbs include Newport, Yarraville, Altona North and Spotswood.
South Kingsville is approximately 10 minutes by car from Melbourne CBD via the West Gate Freeway and a 19-minute train journey using nearby Spotswood railway station.
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What is there to see near South Kingsville?
Within an hour or so of South Kingsville: Petrol Circus (8 km), SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium (8 km), Albert Park Circuit (9 km), Melbourne Zoo (9 km).
Where is South Kingsville?
South Kingsville is in Victoria, Australia.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 1,933
- Continent
- Oceania
- Country
- Australia
- Region
- Victoria
- Timezone
- Australia/Melbourne
- Coordinates
- -37.8302, 144.8709
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Worth the detour from South Kingsville
7 notable places within an hour's 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.
8 km · about 15 min drive
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Albert Park Circuit
Melbourne's lakeside street circuit, traditional F1 season opener
9 km · about 15 min drive
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Melbourne Zoo
Australia's oldest zoo established in 1862, home to over 320 animal species in the heart of Melbourne.
9 km · about 15 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.
9 km · about 15 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.
10 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.
29 km · about 35 min drive
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