North Geelong, Victoria
Suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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North Geelong is a suburb of Geelong in the Australian state of Victoria. The suburb was bypassed by traffic from Melbourne coming from the Princes Freeway by the creation of the Geelong Ring Road, which was complete in 2009. At the 2016 census, North Geelong had a population of 2,966.[1]
North Geelong Geelong, Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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Population | 2,966 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 3215 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 19 m (62 ft) | ||||||||||||||
Location | |||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | City of Greater Geelong | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Lara | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Corio | ||||||||||||||
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The Australian department store, Target (not affiliated with the American Target Corporation), was founded in Geelong in 1925 and was called Lindsay's at the time. Its head office was located on Thompson Road but is no longer there.
The suburb has an Australian rules football team competing in the Geelong & District Football League and a Croatian association football team North Geelong Warriors FC that are currently competing in the National Premier Leagues Victoria.