Kooyong, Victoria
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Kooyong (
Kooyong is the second most expensive suburb of Melbourne, with a median house price of $3.585 million.[citation needed]
Kooyong takes its name from Kooyong Koot Creek, which was the original name given to
History
Kooyong Post Office opened on 18 March 1912.[3]
Population
In the 2016 census, there were 817 people in Kooyong. 72.2% of people were born in Australia and 80.5% of people spoke only English at home. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 29.7%, Catholic 23.1% and Anglican 16.9%.[4]
Transport
The suburb is serviced by the Kooyong railway station, as well as tram route 16.
Sport
Malvern City Soccer club are located in Kooyong and play their home games at Sir Zelman Cowen Park.
Malvern Braves Baseball Club[5] are also located at Sir Zelman Cowen Park.
See also
- City of Malvern – Kooyong was previously within this former local government area.
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kooyong (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ Monash University. "Kooyong". Australian Places. Archived from the original on 25 August 2006.
- ^ Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kooyong (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ "Home". malvern.baseball.com.au.
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