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Melbourne Zoo
Australia's oldest zoo established in 1862, home to over 320 animal species in the heart of Melbourne.
6 km · about 10 min drive
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Thornbury
Victoria, Australia · Oceania
About Thornbury
Thornbury works well as a base: 5 minutes from Coburg, 6km from Melbourne Zoo.
Thornbury is in Victoria, Australia, with about 19,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Coburg, about 4 km away.
Thornbury ( ) is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 7 km (4.3 mi) north-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Darebin local government area. Thornbury recorded a population of 19,005 at the 2021 census.
Thornbury is bordered by the Merri Creek to the west, andRead more
the Darebin Creek to the east. The heart of Thornbury is known as Thornbury Village, and is located at the centre of Thornbury, at the intersection of High Street and Normanby Avenue/Clarendon Street.
Thornbury is shaped as a thin strip of land sandwiched between Northcote and Preston. Its east–west distance is four times its north–south distance. For 111 years, Thornbury was part of the former City of Northcote local government area, which existed from 1883 until June 1994. As such, Thornbury is understood to be a former bridesmaid suburb of Northcote, similar to the commercial and demographic satellite, Westgarth, although the latter does not have its own postcode.
In the 2021 census, the most common ancestries were English 29.7%, Australian 24.8%, Irish 14.1%, Italian 12.6% and Greek 10.9%%. 70.5% of people were born in Australia with other common countries of birth being Greece 4.2%, England 2.9%, Italy 2.9%, and New Zealand 2.2%. Most common languages, other than English spoken at home are Greek 8.0%, Italian 4.2%, Arabic 1.7%, Mandarin 1.1% and Vietnamese 1.0%.
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What is there to see near Thornbury?
Within an hour or so of Thornbury: Melbourne Zoo (6 km), Petrol Circus (7 km), Pellegrini's Espresso Bar (7 km), SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium (8 km).
Where is Thornbury?
Thornbury is in Victoria, Australia, about 4 km from Coburg.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 19,005
- Continent
- Oceania
- Country
- Australia
- Region
- Victoria
- Timezone
- Australia/Melbourne
- Coordinates
- -37.7582, 145.0058
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Worth the detour from Thornbury
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.
7 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.
7 km · about 15 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.
8 km · about 15 min drive
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Albert Park Circuit
Melbourne's lakeside street circuit, traditional F1 season opener
11 km · about 20 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.
13 km · about 25 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.
26 km · about 30 min drive
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