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Watch Video Tour Distance/Geography Croydon is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 27 km east from Melbournes cen...

Watch Video Tour Distance/Geography Croydon is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 27 km east from Melbournes central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Maroondah. At the 2006 Census, Croydon had a population of 22,029. Commercial Main Street Croydon is still the thriving hub and currently has over 187 traders, from eateries, clothing, music, toys, hairdressers, a cinema and many others. The Main Street has ample parking on and behind the shops. The Croydon Market Complex as it is now known, has been subject to several development applications including one for a small cinema complex to be built, which did not eventuate. The key tenant being a 19 aisle Coles Supermarket (second largest in victoria) and 15 or so smaller traders including a newsagent, chemist and various clothing, eateries, florist and bakeries. In the early 2000s the site was expanded to include an Aldi supermarket, taking over part of the existing carpark on the Kent Avenue side of the block. Croydon is also served by the Arndale Centre, Mt Dandenong Road and Civic Square, opposite the Croydon Park, which has in excess of 20 retail outlets of size and type.