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 Millewa Crescent, Dallas | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates:37°40′05″S144°56′24″E / 37.668°S 144.94°E /-37.668; 144.94 | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
| City | Melbourne | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 2.4 km2 (0.93 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 6,762 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 2,820/km2 (7,300/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 3047 | ||||||||||||
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Dallas is a suburb inMelbourne,Victoria, Australia, 17 km (11 mi) north of thecentral business district, located within theCity of Humelocal government area. Dallas recorded a population of 6,762 at the2021 census.[2]
Dallas is bounded by Barry Road in the north, theUpfield railway line in the east, Geach Street, Terang Street, Tempy Court, Dallas Drive and Riggall Street in the south, and theCraigieburn/North East railway line in the west.[3]
Dallas was named after theGovernor of Victoria,General Sir Reginald Dallas Brooks.[4] TheHousing Commission of Victoria built many of the houses in the Dallas area between 1961 and 1970.[4] The Dallas Primary School was built in 1963. Dallas North Primary opened in 1965. Dallas Post Office opened on 21 February 1966, but from 1968 to 1995 was known as Broadmeadows before reverting to Dallas.[5]
Prior to the construction of the suburb, the Dallas area was primarily used for agriculture. In 1924, theMelbourne & Metropolitan Board of Works built a reservoir for reticulating water for theBroadmeadows area.[4]
At the2016 census, Dallas had a population of 6,810.[6] The most common ancestries were Turkish 20.0%, Australian 10.0%, Lebanese 9.1%, English 8.1% and Iraqi 2.8%. 43.5% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were Turkey 11.3%, Iraq 5.9%, Lebanon 4.0%, Pakistan 2.5% and India 1.8%. 22.8% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Turkish 23.1%, Arabic 17.4%, Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 3.1%, Urdu 3.0% and Vietnamese 2.3%. The most common responses for religion were Islam 49.3% and Catholic 15.6%.[6]
Dallas has one of the highest concentrations of Muslims in Australia, at 49% of the population.[7][8] The Broadmeadows Mosque is located on King Street.
Two bus routes service Dallas:
The nearest railway stations to Dallas areCoolaroo andBroadmeadows, both on theCraigieburn line, andUpfield station, on theUpfield line.
