Thornhill Park Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 37°43′45″S 144°37′30″E / 37.72917°S 144.62500°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 3,066 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 2017 | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 3335 | ||||||||||||||
Location | 32 km (20 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | City of Melton | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Kororoit | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Gorton | ||||||||||||||
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Thornhill Park is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 32 km (20 mi) west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Melton local government area. Thornhill Park recorded a population of 3,066 at the 2021 census.[2]
The suburb was gazetted by the Office of Geographic Names on 9 February 2017,[3] following a proposal for eleven new suburbs by the City of Melton. The new name officially came into effect in mid-2017.[4][5]
Prior to the suburb's creation, the area was mostly part of Rockbank, with a small section previously part of Mount Cottrell, in the south.