Flemington, Victoria regard to Flemington's commercial area Barry Humphries, declared in 2005 that his favourite building in Melbourne was the Flemington Post Office, which is on Wellington Street. Flemington has three kindergartens, three primary schools, a secondary college and a special needs school. The suburb has twelve parks, reserves and ovals. In the 2016 Census, there were 7,719 people in Flemington. 52.7% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were Vietnam 5.2%, Ethiopia 3.3%, Somalia 2.2%, New Zealand 1.9% and China 1.8%. 50.6% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included
Ellis Park Race Course Ellis Park and the association that would reopen the track. Under this agreement, horsemen would get a larger share of wagering revenues. On March 9, 2009, Geary notified the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission that he will have a reduced racing schedule that year and planned to close the track the following year, citing a lack of purse money compared to other courses and a lack of horses. However, Ellis Park remained open for the 2010 season with the opening race occurring on July 10, 2010. In 2012, Geary sold a 30 percent stake in Ellis Park to the Saratoga Casino