Dingley Village, Victoria
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Dingley Village is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is in the Local Government Area of the City of Kingston.
A History of Dingley Village
In 1856 Thomas Attenborough bought land in the area and named his house Dingley Grange, after Dingley Hall which had existed near the town of Melbourn in his native Northamptonshire, England. A farming community developed, relatively remote from either the bayside or Gippsland railway lines, moving into market gardens and poultry to supply metropolitan markets. There was no identifiable centre to the area apart from Christ Church (1873) at the corner of Centre and Old Dandenong Roads, with its attractive architecture and bell tower.A family of five brothers - the Gartsides - solved the problem of vegetable gluts by opening a cannery in about 1920. The cannery employed up to fifty local people. They donated land for the primary school which opened in 1925. In 1936 the [Kingswood Golf Club], Dandenong, opened its new course at Dingley. A progress association was formed in 1947, and a recreation reserve acquired in 1954.
Urbanisation in Dingley began in the early 1960s. A small shopping centre, school, kindergarten, reserve and, later, Sunday Markets on the reserve created a village atmosphere which resulted in the official change of name.
Two more primary schools, one Catholic, opened later, along with the Spring Park Public Golf course and nearby tennis-courts complex. Near the Moorabbin Airport is an industrial zone set in a garden landscape, separated form the Dingley Village residential area by a reservation for the Mornington Peninsula Freeway.
Schools in the Village
Dingley Primary School
[Dingley Primary School] was founded in 1925 and is a coeducational primary state school, located on the corner of Centre Dandenong and Marcus roads, in the centre of Dingley Village.Kingswood Primary School
[Kingswood Primary School] was founded in 1976 and is also a coeducational primary state school.
It is a welcoming and progressive school that is fortunate to have impressive grounds and the flexibility of both semi-open plan and regular style classrooms. The majority of Kingswood students live in the Dingley Village community.
The organisation of the school effectively utilises the facilities to enhance sound educational practice. The school offers a strong commitment and a breadth of experience in planning, budgeting and management of the eight Key Learning Areas of English, Mathematics, Science, Technology, Health and Physical Education, The Arts, Studies of Society and the Environment and Japanese (Languages Other Than English) for years Prep - 6.
The curriculum to ensure that each child has access to quality Literacy and Numeracy Programs. Language and Mathematics have a core focus supported by parent involvement in the classroom activities and parent training programs.
Specialist programs in Art, Physical Education, Learning Technology and Japanese provide all children with outstanding opportunities to discover, develop and expand their interests and skills.
The school has also developed very successful camping, swimming, transition, student welfare, and computer programs. All programs are evaluated and reviewed on a regular basis.
Student achievement is monitored continually and parents are informed of progress through two parent/teacher interviews and two written reports each year. The parent/teacher partnership is further enhanced through curriculum and forum nights.
St Mark's Primary School
[St Mark's Primary School] is a Catholic primary school located in Dingley Village. It is contained within the Archdioces of Melbourne.Sporting Facilities
Statistical Data
Statistical data on Dingley Village was collected by the [Australian Bureau of Statistics] during the 2001 census.| Males
| Females
| Persons
| |
| Total Persons | 10,623 | 10,877 | 21,500 |
| Aged 15 years and over | 8,320 | 8,741 | 17,061 |
| Aged 65 Years and over | 967 | 1,220 | 2,187 |
| Aboriginal | 7 | 12 | 19 |
| Torres Straight Islander | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| Born in Australia | 5,974 | 6,092 | 12,066 |
| Born Overseas | 4,020 | 4,164 | 8,184 |
| Speaks English Only | 6,068 | 6,226 | 12,294 |
| Speaks another language | 4,033 | 4,146 | 8,179 |
| Australian Citizen | 9,295 | 9,531 | 18,826 |
| Australian Citizen aged 18 years or over | 6,835 | 7,168 | 14,003 |
| Melbourne suburbs near Dingley Village (City of Kingston) | ||
| Heatherton | Clayton South | Springvale South |
| Mentone | Dingley Village | Keysborough |
|---|---|---|
| Mordialloc | Braeside | Keysborough
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| Suburbs of the City of Kingston | |
|---|---|
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Aspendale |
Aspendale Gardens |
Braeside |
Bonbeach |
Carrum |
Chelsea |
Chelsea Heights |
Cheltenham |
Cheltenham East |
Cheltenham North |
Clarinda |
Clayton South |
Dingley Village |
Edithvale |
Heatherton |
Mentone |
Moorabbin |
Moorabbin East |
Moorabbin Airport |
Mordialloc |
Parkdale |
Patterson Lakes |
Westall
| |
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