Campbellfield, Victoria
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| Campbellfield Melbourne, Victoria |
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| Population: | 5401 (2006)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 3061 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 12.4 km² (4.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Property Value: | AUD $257,000 [2] | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 17 km (11 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Hume | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Broadmeadows | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Calwell | ||||||||||||
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Campbellfield is a northern suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Hume.
The suburb has a small plaza which contains a Coles supermarket, an OfficeWorks and a Kmart discount store. It also has a large market named Pipeworks Fun Market and has a McDonald's, Red Rooster and Hungry Jack's restaurants located along Hume Highway. To the northern end exists an extensive industrial estate. Continued development has seen the site of Chris and Marie's Plant Farm and a recent Mitre 10 Superstore opening on the western side of the Hume Highway. The council landfill is located in Campbellfield. Campbellfield is also home to a large Ford factory on the Hume Highway, where the current Falcon is manufactured. It is also home to Olympic Fitness Equipment localed in the business hub. Campbellfield is home to Victoria's oldest church.
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The nearest railway stations are Upfield station on the Upfield line, located in nearby Upfield, and Broadmeadows station, on the Craigieburn line. Campbellfield did itself once have a railway station, however, it was demolished, for the newly formed Upfield Station which was located in position that made it accsesible to the larger community.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Campbellfield (State Suburb). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
- ^ Campbellfield, accessed 27 November 2006
- Campbellfield, Victoria is at coordinates Coordinates:
- Australian Places - Campbellfield
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A group of youth have laid their claim of territory boundaries in Campbellfield. They call them selves the C.M.V.P (Campbellfields most valuable players). They have marked up the area with graffiti claiming that "they rule". The graffiti is frequently removed but its a frequent occurrence.