Kingsville is an inner suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 7 km (4.3 mi) west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Maribyrnong local government area. Kingsville recorded a population of 3,920 at the 2021 census.
Kingsville is a small suburb nestled primarily between West Footscray and Yarraville, and is often considered to be a part of one or the other. The suburb forms a right-angled triangle, bounded in the east by Williamstown Road, in the south by Somerville Road, with Geelong Road as the hypotenuse.
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History
Kingsville was the original name for the entire West Yarraville region. This region was later renamed either Yarraville (south of Somerville Road) or West Footscray (north of Somerville Road), with South Kingsville retaining its original name.
In 1853, pastoralist Thomas Chirnside purchased 89 acres in the Parish of Cut Paw Paw, County of Bourke, which is now the suburb of Kingsville.
Kingsville Post Office opened on 1 January 1915.
Education
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School
Kingsville Primary School and the adjacent Merriwa Kindergarten are located in Yarraville.
Kingsville Kindergarten (West Footscray)
The Hive Early Learning Centre Kingsville
Transport
Kingsville is served by several bus routes that run along its border roads:
431 Yarraville Station ↔ Kingsville via Somerville Rd
223 Yarraville ↔ Highpoint SC
472 Williamstown ↔ Moonee Ponds via Footscray
411 Laverton Station ↔ Footscray
412 Laverton Station ↔ Footscray
Kingsville is situated not far from railway stations on both the Sunbury and Werribee/Williamstown lines.