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Geelong
Geelong, Victoria

Corner of Moorabool and Malop Streets, Geelong

Population:

4355 (2006)^[1]

Postcode:

3220

Property Value:

AUD $320,000 ^[2]

LGA:

City of Greater Geelong

State District:

Geelong

Federal Division:

Corio

Suburbs around Geelong:
North Geelong	Corio Bay
Geelong West	Geelong	East Geelong
Newtown	South Geelong

This article is about the area with the postcode 3220 in Victoria, Australia known as Geelong. For the city and suburban area, also known as Geelong, see Geelong, Victoria.

The Geelong city centre (also referred to as the Central Activities Area by the City of Greater Geelong^[3]) is a locality surrounded by suburban Geelong. It is the oldest part of Geelong and includes many of the city's important landmarks such as the Geelong Town Hall, St. Mary of the Angels Basilica, the T & G Building, Johnstone Park and the Geelong Botanic Gardens, and the old Geelong Post Office.

The area is Geelong's major shopping district, with the Westfield Geelong and Market Square Shopping Centre catering for shoppers. The opening of the major shopping centres have seen a decline in strip shopping on Moorabool Street, with many empty shops and few customers.^[4]

It is also a cultural area for the region, housing the Geelong Art Gallery and the Geelong Performing Arts Centre, as well as the Deakin University waterfront campus. A number of tourist attractions are also nearby, including the Ford Discovery Centre, Waterfront Geelong, Eastern Beach, and the National Wool Museum.

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Geelong (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-10-01.
^ Domain.com.au Suburb Report - Geelong (Oct 07) Accessed October 2, 2007
^ City of Greater Geelong: Central Activities Area
^ Sophie Smith (July 2, 2008). "While Moorabool St remains cold and empty", Geelong News, p. 3. Retrieved on 2008-07-04.

External links

City of Greater Geelong: Central Activities Area

v • d • e Suburbs and localities of Geelong

Bell Park • Bell Post Hill • Belmont • Breakwater • Corio • Drumcondra • East Geelong • Fyansford • Geelong City • Geelong West • Grovedale • Hamlyn Heights • Herne Hill • Highton • Lovely Banks • Manifold Heights • Marshall • Moolap • Newcomb • Newtown • Norlane • Geelong North • North Shore • Rippleside • Rosewall • South Geelong • Thomson • Wandana Heights • Waurn Ponds • Whittington

Anakie • Avalon • Barwon Heads • Batesford • Breamlea • Ceres • Clifton Springs • Connewarre • Curlewis • Drysdale • Indented Head • Lara • Leopold • Little River • Mannerim • Marcus Hill • Moorabool • Mount Duneed • Ocean Grove • Portarlington • St Leonards • Wallington

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