Kurunjang VIC, 3337
Kurunjang Real Estate: Suburb Profile
Are you looking at Kurunjang, VIC 3337 to buy? It's fundamental to establish if the area is an ideal consideration, given your lifestyle and circumstances. The Homes.com.au suburb profile provides information on Kurunjang house prices, demographics & market trends to enable you to make a smart decision on your potential move to the suburb.
If you are new to Kurunjang, have a little read of our history lesson to find out more about the lifestyle and what makes this suburb so great.
Overview Located to the northwest of Melbourne, Kurunjang is a part of the City of Melton local administration. An integral part of the historical Aboriginal culture, the suburb is 36 km from Melbourne. According to the 2016 census, Kurunjang was home to 10,070 people, including many technicians, traders and professionals.
Living in Kurunjang An affordable neighbourhood with ample civic facilities, Kurunjang has a multiethnic society. People from Australia, Europe, Oceania, India, Sri Lanka, Africa, and Southeast Asia are part of it. Because of its proximity to industrial areas, many manufacturing, construction, transport and trade workers live in Kurunjang. It is also home to many blue-collar professionals, who find it easy to travel to Melton and Melbourne and over 50 retirement communities.
Kurunjang has many educational institutions, including Kurunjang Secondary College, which is well admired for its state-of-the-art infrastructure. Pennyroyal Park in Kurunjang has plenty of playgrounds and open amusement areas. Other recreational facilities include Archer Drive basketball court, the Little Blind Creek Reserve and the equestrian centre. The suburb is home to Satellite City Soccer Club and is close to sports facilities, including the Melton Hockey Stadium and the French Athletic and Track arena.
History of Kurunjang Kurunjang got its name from an Aboriginal clan named Kurung Jang Balluk, which once dominated the eastern plains of the Werribee River. Positioned to the north of modern-day Melton, the place's name means "the red-earth estate." This is primarily due to the red volcanic soil of the area from after which the dominant clan was called.
European settlers first arrived in Kurunjang around the 1840s and engaged in animal husbandry. The area saw gradual growth and soon became the home to a multicultural and multireligious population. It became part of Greater Melbourne Metropolitan in 2010.
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