Fraser Rise is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 24 km (15 mi) north-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Melton local government area. Fraser Rise recorded a population of 9,097 at the 2021 census.[1]
| Fraser Rise Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 Locality entry sign, October 2018 | |||||||||||||||
  Fraser Rise Location in metropolitan Melbourne | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 37°42′15″S 144°42′45″E / 37.70417°S 144.71250°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 9,097 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 2017 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3336 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 24 km (15 mi) NW of Melbourne | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Melton | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Sydenham | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Gorton | ||||||||||||||
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The suburb was gazetted by the Office of Geographic Names on 9 February 2017,[2] following a proposal for eleven new suburbs by the City of Melton. The new name officially came into effect in mid-year 2017.[3][4]
Prior to the suburb's creation, the area was part of Plumpton.
References
edit- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Fraser Rise (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ "Locality boundaries". Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning. State Government of Victoria. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- ^ Landy, Samantha (10 February 2017). "Eleven new suburbs to be established in the Melton growth area, west of Melbourne's CBD". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 25 February 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "New suburbs". City of Melton. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
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