Western suburbs (Melbourne)

The western suburbs is the metropolitan area directly west of the Melbourne Central Business District in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Municipalities

There are five main municipalities ("cities" or "councils") in the western suburbs. These are:

• City of Brimbank
• City of Hobsons Bay
• City of Maribyrnong
• City of Melton
• City of Wyndham

Major suburbs, satellite cities and commercial areas

The western suburbs of Melbourne boast some of the oldest landmarks and housing in Melbourne, while also introducing new suburbs and a proud multicultural community. Major suburbs are:

City of Brimbank

• Sunshine
• Deer Park
• Albion
• St Albans
• Albanvale
• Kings Park
• Delahey
• Derrimut
• Sydenham
• Taylors Lakes
• Keilor
• Hillside
• Sunshine West

City of Maribyrnong

• Maribyrnong
• Braybrook
• Footscray
• Yarraville
• Tottenham
• Seddon
• Kingsville
• West Footscray
• Maidstone

City of Melton

• Burnside
• Burnside Heights
• Brookfield
• Kurunjang
• Melton
• Taylors Hill
• Hillside
• Caroline Springs
• Thornhill Park
• Cobblebank
• Weir Views
• Strathtulloh

City of Wyndham

• Truganina
• Laverton
• Manor Lakes
• Point Cook
• Hoppers Crossing
• Werribee
• Tarneit
• Wyndham Vale
• Williams Landing
• Werribee South

Road Setup

The western suburbs have relied for years on the transportation directly from famous long stretches of road that have now been connected to large freeways for easy access to Melbourne's CBD and neighbouring suburbs.

Major roads are:

• Anderson Road
• Ballarat Road
• Derrimut Road
• Heaths Road
• M80 Ring Road (formally as Western Ring Road)
• Melton Highway (C754)
• Sayers Road
• Station Road