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.[2]
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.[3]
Parkdale is accessible by a number of Public Transport Victoriabus routes servicing the area. The 903 bus service from Mordialloc passes through Parkdale along Beach Road. The 708 bus from Carrum to Hampton station stops at Parkdale railway station. This train line services the area via Parkdale Station, located on the Frankston line, operating in Zone 2.
On 29 July 2021, the Andrews Labor Government announced it will remove the Parkdale/Mentone Warrigal Road and Parkers Road level crossings, with the preferred solution to build a rail bridge over the road between Mentone and Parkdale. These works are due to be completed by 2025.[4][5] The new Parkdale station was completed in August 2024, along with the re-opened and level crossing free Warrigal and Parkers Roads.[6]
Demographics
11,185 people live in Parkdale according to the 2011 Australian census with 75.58% listing themselves as being born in Australia. Australia is the most common birthplace for people living in Parkdale, followed by 6.04% who list themselves as UK born. Other countries of birth include New Zealand (1.59%), Greece (0.89%), Italy (0.75%), China (0.73%) and India (0.72%).
By ancestry most people living in Parkdale are of English descent with 62.79% of respondents listing English ancestry in the 2011 Australia census. Other common ancestries listed include Irish (14.16%), Scottish (10.36%), Italian (5.18%), German (3.67%), Greek (3.35%) and Chinese (1.67%). 34.99% of respondents listed their ancestry as 'Australian'.
