Campbellfield, Victoria

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Campbellfield
city = Melbourne
state = vic


caption =
lga = City of Hume
postcode = 3061
pop = 5401 (2006)Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC21137 | name = Campbellfield (State Suburb) | accessdate = 2007-09-26 | quick = on]
area = 12.4
est =
propval = $272,000+ [ [http://www.domain.com.au/public/suburbprofile.aspx?suburb=Campbellfield&postcode=3061 Campbellfield] , accessed 27 November 2006]
stategov = Broadmeadows
fedgov = Calwell
dist1 = 16
location1= Melbourne
dist2 =
location2=
near-nw = Roxburgh Park
near-n = Somerton
near-ne = Epping
near-w = Coolaroo
near-e = Lalor
near-sw = Broadmeadows
near-s = Fawkner
near-se = Thomastown

Campbellfield is a northern suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Hume. At the 2006 Census, Campbellfield had a population of 5401.

History

The first Campbellfield Post Office was open briefly in 1854. It reopened on 1 June 1856 and closed in 1893, replaced by the Campbellfield Railway station office. This, in turn, was renamed Campbellfield around 1903. Citation

last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country= | accessdate = 2008-04-11 ]

Campbellfield is home to Victoria's oldest church, The Scots church was built on Sydney Road Campbellfield in 1842, and replaced by the present blue stone structure in 1855. It was placed on the National Estate and Victorian Heritage Register, and has been an icon of Victorian history.

Today

The suburb has a small plaza which contains a Coles supermarket, an Officeworks and a Kmart pet shop. 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.Campbellfield is also home to a large Ford Australia factory on the Hume Highway, where the current Falcon is manufactured. It is also home to Olympic Fitness Equipment located in the business hub.

Transport

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 closed in 1956 for the newly formed Upfield Station which was located in a position more accessible to the community.

New Developments

A new homemaker center is being proposed in Campbellfield, on Sydney Rd opposite Somerset Rd. It will contain several furniture, electrical and retail outlets to service the growing residential and wider community. It is expected to open in mid-2009.

See also

* City of Broadmeadows - the former local government area of which Campbellfield was a part.
* Campbellfield railway station

References

External links

* [http://web.archive.org/web/20040511090651/www.arts.monash.edu.au/ncas/multimedia/gazetteer/list/campbellfield.html Australian Places - Campbellfield]