Flemington is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, situated between the Maribyrnong River and Moonee Ponds Creek 6 km north-west from Melbourne’s central business district. Its Local Government Area are the Cities of Melbourne and Moonee Valley. At the 2006 Census, Flemington had a population of 7,376.
It was named by settler James Watson after Flemington estate in Scotland.
It is notable for the famous Melbourne Cup Thoroughbred horse race which has been run since 1861 at Flemington Racecourse.
It includes the locality of Newmarket, in which the main commercial area, Racecourse Road is located.
Nestled between Racecourse Road in the south and the Citylink Freeway in the east, Flemington is a small inner city suburb. The skyline is dominated by the Holland Court public housing towers which were built in the late 1960s. Aside from the towers, most of the dwelling stock is older, reflecting the historic development of the suburb. Over a quarter of dwellings are rented from the public sector, and almost half the population was born overseas.
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