Pakenham, Victoria
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| Pakenham Victoria |
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| Population: | 11283 (2001 census) |
| Postcode: | 3810 |
| Elevation: | 101 m |
| Location: | |
| LGA: | Shire of Cardinia |
| State District: | Mainly Bass, some parts in Gembrook |
| Federal Division: | McMillan |
Pakenham is a town 56 km south-east of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, currently growing rapidly and in the process of becoming a suburb of Melbourne. New housing estates are boosting its population, estimated in 2005 to be 19000, with the property company Delfin responsible for the most prominent estate, Lakeside.
Pakenham, named after Sir Edward Pakenham, a British general who fought in the Peninsular War, is the seat of Local Government for the Shire of Cardinia.
[edit] Transport
Pakenham is on the main railway line between Melbourne and Gippsland, and its railway station marks the end of the suburban electrified service.
Pakenham is also on the Princes Highway, being the largest town between Geelong and Traralgon that has not been bypassed by freeway, although a bypass is currently under construction and due for completion in August 2007[citation needed]. The main north-south roads through Pakenham take one north to Healesville and south to Koo Wee Rup.
[edit] Facilities
Pakenham has a horse racing track, a sports centre and aquatic centre, and a civic centre.
Schools include the privately-run Beaconhills College & the local public high school Pakenham Secondary College.
[edit] External links
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- Street map from Street Directory, MSN Maps and Multimap.
- Satellite image from Google Maps, WikiMapia and Terraserver.
- Local Newspaper The Pakenham Gazette
- Lakeside Pakenham Estate
| Suburbs of the Shire of Cardinia | |
|---|---|
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Beaconsfield | Beaconsfield Upper | Beenak | Bunyip | Cardinia | Clematis | Cockatoo | Cora Lynn | Dewhurst | Emerald | Garfield | Gembrook | Koo Wee Rup | Lang Lang | Maryknoll | Nar Nar Goon | Officer | Pakenham | Rythdale | Tonimbuk | Tynong |
