Glenroy is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is in the Local Government Area of the City of Moreland. Illustration of the backyards of a surburban neighbourhood Suburban redirects here. ... Melbourne is the capital and largest city of the state of Victoria, and the second largest city in Australia, with a population of 3,488,750 in the Melbourne metropolitan area (census 2001 [1]) and 52,117 in the City of Melbourne (which covers only the central city area). ... Motto: Peace and Prosperity Nickname: Garden State Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Government Governor Premier Const. ... Municipalities of Greater Melbourne City of Banyule City of Bayside City of Boroondara City of Brimbank Shire of Cardinia City of Casey City of Darebin City of Frankston City of Glen Eira City of Greater Dandenong City of Hobsons Bay City of Hume City of Kingston City of Knox City... The City of Moreland is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ...

The suburb is located in the north of the municipality and is the city's largest suburb. It is about 13 kilometres north of the Melbourne CBD and is bound by the Western Ring Road in the north, the Moonee Ponds Creek in the West, New Road, Victoria Street and Rhodes Parade in the south and West Street, Hilton Street, Box Forest Road and Upfield railway line in the east. The Hoddle Grid is the layout of the streets of the central business district of Melbourne, Australia. ... Western Ring Road is a freeway in Melbourne connecting the northern suburbs and the western suburbs to interstate freeways. ... Moonee Ponds Creek as a stormwater drain at Brunswick West. ... The Upfield railway line is a suburban railway in Melbourne, Australia. ...

Prominent features include the private Northern Golf Club, a major retail district centred on the Glenroy railway station and the Northern Memorial Park extension to Fawkner General Cemetery. This is a stub related to the city of Melbourne. ...

People

According to 2001 Census data, 18,550 people live in Glenroy. It has the highest number of Australian aboriginal people of all Moreland suburbs. Cultural diversity is increasing in Glenroy. Traditionally, Glenroy had a high proportion of Australian born citizens, however, the proportion of overseas born citizens is increasing, with Arabic, Turkish, Chinese languages and Vietnamese being increasingly spoken at home. Australian Aborigines are the indigenous peoples of Australia. ... Arabic can mean: From or related to Arabia From or related to the Arabs The Arabic language; see also Arabic grammar The Arabic alphabet, used for expressing the languages of Arabic, Persian, Malay ( Jawi), Kurdish, Panjabi, Pashto, Sindhi and Urdu, among others. ...

Unemployment is high compared to other Moreland suburbs and the Melbourne average. The average weekly individual income is lower than the average. The major industries of employment of people who live in Glenroy is manufacturing, accommodation, cafes and restaurants, and public administration and defence.

Transport

The stations of Glenroy and Jacana on the Broadmeadows railway line provide public transport to Melbourne CBD. This is a stub related to the city of Melbourne. ... Jacana is a station on the Broadmeadows railway line. ... The Broadmeadows railway line is a suburban railway in Melbourne, Australia. ... The Hoddle Grid is the layout of the streets of the central business district of Melbourne, Australia. ...

The Moonee Ponds Creek Trail and the Western Ring Road Path provide facilities for recreational and commuting cyclists. The Moonee Ponds Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians which follows the Moonee Ponds Creek through the northern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

History

The area was originally home to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, before European colonisation and settlement of the Melbourne area started in 1835. The Wurundjeri are Aboriginal people of the Kulin nation, who occupied what is now Melbourne, Australia prior to European settlement of the area. ... This article is about an Australian Aboriginal nation. ...

Initial development in the area started with a small settlement around the Broadmeadows railway line at the end of the 19th Century. After World War II significant development occurred when organisations such as the Australian National Airways the War Services Homes Commission and the State Housing Commission developed large areas of Glenroy. Residential development continued rapidly through the 1950s. The Broadmeadows railway line is a suburban railway in Melbourne, Australia. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... Millennia: 1st millennium - 2nd millennium - 3rd millennium Events and trends Technology United States tests the first fusion bomb. ...