Kinglake West is situated north-east of Whittlesea in the Kinglake Ranges, part of the Great Dividing Range. Only Kinglake West is in the City of Whittlesea. The area was named after the surveyor Alexander Kinglake, who marked out a track over the ranges in 1878.[4]
Gold was first discovered in the area in 1861. The area was later cleared for timber and farming. Timber milling had a relatively long life. There were tramways for transporting timber from the Kinglake area to the Whittlesea railway station (1911–26). Some mill workers also took up farming as the mills closed.[4]
The deep soil yielded good crops of stone fruit, some fruit and berries. Due to competition from Tasmania, there was a decline in berry farming. By the 1940s, the predominant crop in the area was potatoes.[4]
Kinglake West Post Office opened around 1902 and was destroyed by fire on 7 February 2009.[5]
Kinglake West 'Prisoner of War' Campedit
Soon after the outbreak of war in February 1940, 14,000 Victorians were registered as 'aliens'. With the escalation of the war, 343 of these were interned.[6]
Populationedit
In the 2016 census, there were 1,166 people in Kinglake West. 79.9% of people were born in Australia and 85.3% of people spoke only English at home. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 39.2% and Catholic 23.2%.[7]
^"384 Kinglake - Whittlesea via Humevale". Public Transport Victoria.
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kinglake, west, victoria, kinglake, west, town, victoria, australia, north, east, melbourne, central, business, district, located, within, city, whittlesea, shires, murrindindi, nillumbik, local, government, areas, kinglake, west, recorded, population, 2021, c. Kinglake West is a town in Victoria Australia 45 km 28 mi north east of Melbourne s Central Business District located within the City of Whittlesea and the Shires of Murrindindi and Nillumbik local government areas Kinglake West recorded a population of 1 305 at the 2021 census 2 Kinglake West VictoriaUniting churchKinglake WestCoordinates37 28 S 145 14 E 37 467 S 145 233 E 37 467 145 233Population901 UCL 2021 1 Postcode s 3757Location45 km 28 mi NE of Melbourne12 km 7 mi NE of WhittleseaLGA s Shire of MurrindindiShire of NillumbikCity of WhittleseaState electorate s EildonYan YeanFederal division s IndiMcEwenLocalities around Kinglake West Clonbinane Flowerdale Kinglake CentralClonbinane Kinglake West KinglakePheasant CreekHumevale Arthurs Creek StrathewenThe town was substantially damaged in the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires including 10 fatalities 3 Contents 1 History 1 1 Kinglake West Prisoner of War Camp 2 Population 3 Transport 3 1 Bus 4 ReferencesHistory editKinglake West is situated north east of Whittlesea in the Kinglake Ranges part of the Great Dividing Range Only Kinglake West is in the City of Whittlesea The area was named after the surveyor Alexander Kinglake who marked out a track over the ranges in 1878 4 Gold was first discovered in the area in 1861 The area was later cleared for timber and farming Timber milling had a relatively long life There were tramways for transporting timber from the Kinglake area to the Whittlesea railway station 1911 26 Some mill workers also took up farming as the mills closed 4 The deep soil yielded good crops of stone fruit some fruit and berries Due to competition from Tasmania there was a decline in berry farming By the 1940s the predominant crop in the area was potatoes 4 Kinglake West Post Office opened around 1902 and was destroyed by fire on 7 February 2009 5 Kinglake West Prisoner of War Camp edit Soon after the outbreak of war in February 1940 14 000 Victorians were registered as aliens With the escalation of the war 343 of these were interned 6 Population editIn the 2016 census there were 1 166 people in Kinglake West 79 9 of people were born in Australia and 85 3 of people spoke only English at home The most common responses for religion were No Religion 39 2 and Catholic 23 2 7 Transport editBus edit One bus route service Kinglake West 384 Kinglake Whittlesea via Humevale Operated by Dysons 8 References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kinglake West Victoria Australian Bureau of Statistics 28 June 2022 Kinglake West urban centre and locality Australian Census 2021 nbsp a b Australian Bureau of Statistics 28 June 2022 Kinglake West Suburbs and Localities 2021 Census QuickStats Retrieved 1 July 2022 nbsp Wiped out Towns destroyed by killer fires ABC News Australian Broadcasting Corporation Retrieved 7 February 2009 a b c Council Whittlesea Place Snapshot Kinglake West www whittlesea vic gov au Retrieved 3 May 2019 Premier Postal History Post Office List Retrieved 11 April 2008 Kinglake a collected history of the Kinglake district 1861 2011 Hawkins Deidre G Kinglake Historical Society Vic Victorian Bushfire Appeal Fund Kinglake Victoria 2013 ISBN 9780987121738 OCLC 886361877 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link CS1 maint others link Australian Bureau of Statistics 27 June 2017 Kinglake West State Suburb 2016 Census QuickStats Retrieved 3 July 2017 nbsp 384 Kinglake Whittlesea via Humevale Public Transport Victoria Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kinglake West Victoria amp oldid 1177024068, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,