About The Area

Narre Warren

Narre Warren is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, 38 km southeast of Melbourne's central business district in the local government area of the City of Casey. At the 2011 Census, Narre Warren had a population of 25,882. Narre Warren has a population density of over 2000 people per square kilometre. Narre Warren has its own railway station, located on Webb Street and is home to Australia's second largest shopping centre (by Gross Leasable Area), Westfield Fountain Gate after Chadstone Shopping Centre. The biggest secondary school in Narre Warren is Fountain gate Secondary College.

Residential development

Over the years Narre Warren has grown from a semi-rural residential town to become a part of a major growth corridor in the south east of Melbourne.In recent years a multitude of new housing developments have seen Narre Warren expand to such an extent that it now adjoins neighbouring suburbs such as Berwick.

Education

Schools in Narre Warren include Narre Warren North Primary School, Oatlands Primary School, Maramba Primary School, Don Bosco Primary School, Mary Mackillop Primary School, Fountain Gate Secondary College, Alkira Secondary College, Fountain Gate Primary School, Dandenong Valley Special School and Fleetwood Primary School (Formerly known as: Hallam Valley Primary School). Narre Warren Station Primary School was closed at the end of 2001 and moved to Narre Warren South (to suit the change in growth areas) where it became Hillsmeade Primary School. There is also a large community education centre, Narre Community Learning Centre Inc, located in Malcolm Court.