Parkdale

Parkdale is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 23 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district.

Parkdale is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 23 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. It is situated between the suburbs of Mentone and Mordialloc, and is located on the Frankston Metropolitan train line.Its local government area is the City of Kingston. At the 2016 census, Parkdale had a population of 11,746.Parkdale was founded in 1920, and named for early homesteader William Parker when engineers decided to build a railway station alongside a cluster of five bayside shops. Parkdale Post Office opened on 6 January 1921.Parkdale's local library, Kingston Library, is located on Parkers road adjacent to Parkdale Station. Parkdale is also a noted beach-side suburb. The beach is a 750-metre walk from the station.