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Watsonia North is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 17 km north-east of Melbourne's Central Business District.
Watsonia North is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 17 km north-east of Melbourne's Central Business District. Its local government area is the City of Banyule. The Watsonia Military Camp existed during WWII and was then handed over to the State Housing Commission for emergency housing.
Watsonia North was previously in the Shire of Diamond Valley. At the 2016 census, Watsonia North had a population of 3,814.
Watsonia North is home to Binnak Park stretching from the north to the south of the suburb, from Cameron Parade to Binnak Drive.
Watsonia North is bounded in the west generally to the west of Binnak Park, in the north by the Metropolitan Ring Road, in the east by the Greensborough Highway and in the south by Grimshaw Street.
Part of the residential area of Watsonia North was once owned by the Christian Brothers of Parade College until the early 1980s.
Public Library facilities are provided by Yarra Plenty Regional Library.The nearest library is located at Watsonia
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Population: 1001-10000
Time zone: UTC +11:00
Area: 1.45 km2
Elevation: 51-200 metres
Town elevation: 81 m
Population number: 3,814
Local Government Area: Banyule City Council