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Overview

Located 12 km north of Melbourne’s CBD, Fawkner spans the Cities of Hume and Merri‑bek and recorded 14,274 residents in the 2021 census. The suburb has a higher proportion of seniors (17.7% over 70) and young families (8.9% aged 5‑11), and only 45.2% were born in Australia, with Italian, Urdu and Arabic common languages. Housing ranges from public housing built from 1949 to private developments that replaced the former technical‑school site.

Daily life centres on the Bonwick Street strip, offering cafés, Italian dining and retailers, while an IGA on Major Road provides grocery convenience. Education options include Fawkner Primary, Moomba Park Primary and Darul Ulum College of Victoria, and the Fawkner Leisure Centre offers pools, a gym and childcare. The suburb is served by Gowrie and Fawkner stations on the Upfield line, three bus routes and cycling trails such as Upfield Bike Path and Merri Creek Trail.

Region type mix: Metro 100%.