Attwood, Victoria
| Attwood Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||||
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 Police campus, with police dog kennels in the foreground, and driving range behind | |||||||||||||
  Attwood | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°39′58″S 144°53′13″E / 37.666°S 144.887°ECoordinates: 37°39′58″S 144°53′13″E / 37.666°S 144.887°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 3,261 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,304/km2 (3,380/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3049 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 2.5 km2 (1.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | City of Hume | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Yuroke | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Calwell | ||||||||||||
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Attwood is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 20 km north-west from Melbourne's central business district. Its local government area is the City of Hume. At the 2011 census, Attwood had a population of 3,261.
Attwood is home to Victoria Police's driver training track, Dog Squad and Mounted Branch. The suburb is located south of Greenvale, along Mickleham Road.
See also
- Shire of Bulla - the former local government area of which Attwood was a part
References
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Attwood (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
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