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  City Melbourne
  State vic
  Lga City of Greater Dandenong
  Postcode 3174
  Pop 26,282 (2006 census)
  Area 124
  Propval $250,000 Noble Park , accessed 9 August 2007
  Stategov Lyndhurst , Mulgrave , Dandenong
  Fedgov Bruce , Isaacs , Hotham
  Dist1 29
  Location1 Melbourne
  Dist2 4
  Location2 Dandenong
  Near-nw Springvale
  Near-n Noble Park North
  Near-ne Dandenong North
  Near-w Springvale South
  Near-e Dandenong
  Near-s Keysborough


Noble Park is a Suburb of Melbourne , Victoria , Australia approximately 30 km south-east of the Central Business District . It has a mixture of residential, commercial and industrial zones and is home to a highly multicultural population, with residents who have immigrated from Europe , Africa , Asia and the Americas .

Noble Park has a number of schools, churches, mosques and temples as well as a large collection of Vietnamese bakeries. While often considered to be a low socio-economic area, certain areas have large and elaborate homes. Due to the relatively low property costs in Noble Park however, it has recently undergone substantial residential redevelopment. There has also been recent investment by local and state governments, including the Paddy O'Donoghue Community Complex which opened in 2006 and the not yet finished redevelopment of Noble Park Railway Station.

Formerly market gardens, Noble Park has fertile soil and to this day still have a large number of River Red Gum trees. The streets often flood during storms due to the flat profile and old drains. Noble Park has a postcode of 3174.

It is located in Zone 2 on the Cranbourne / Pakenham Railway Lines .

To the north lies the Sandown Park Raceway , a motor racing track.

Noble Park's football club which includes cricket, lawn bowls, and legalized gambling makes it one of the Eastern Football League's richest football clubs.

Noble Park also has an active Rotary Club and an active Rotaract Club .


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