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| Kingsbury Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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  Kingsbury Location in metropolitan Melbourne | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 37°42′54″S 145°02′02″E / 37.715°S 145.034°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 3,460 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 2,660/km2 (6,890/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3083 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1.3 km2 (0.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 12 km (7 mi) NE of Melbourne | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Darebin | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Bundoora | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Cooper | ||||||||||||||
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Kingsbury is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 12 km (7.5 mi) north-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Darebin local government area. Kingsbury recorded a population of 3,460 at the 2021 census.[1]
The suburb was named after Bruce Kingsbury VC, who died in Papua New Guinea during the Second World War.[2]
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kingsbury (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- ^ McAllester, James (2000). "Kingsbury, Bruce Steel (1918–1942)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: Australian Dictionary of Biography. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 7 March 2009.
