| Camberwell Melbourne, Victoria |
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| Population: | 19,637 (2006)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 3124 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 5.8 km² (2.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Property Value: | AUD $970,000 [2] | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 13 km (8 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Boroondara | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Hawthorn, Burwood | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Kooyong, Higgins | ||||||||||||
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Camberwell is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 9 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Boroondara. At the 2006 Census, Camberwell had a population of 19,637.
Camberwell is bounded in the west by Burke Road, in the north by Riversdale Road, in the east by Warrigal Road, and in the south by Toorak Road; with an additional section in the north-west to Canterbury Road enclosing Camberwell, East Camberwell and Riversdale railway stations.
Camberwell is designated one of 26 Principal Activity Centres in the Melbourne 2030 Metropolitan Strategy.
A feature of Camberwell is the Burke Road shopping strip which stretches north approximately 600 m from Camberwell Junction, where three tram routes converge - the 70, 72, and 75. Half-way up the shopping strip is Camberwell railway station, which services the Belgrave, Lilydale, and Alamein train lines. East Camberwell, Riversdale, Willison, and Hartwell stations also lie within the suburb's boundaries. Several bus routes also cover the area.
The historic Rivoli Cinemas sit just west of Camberwell Junction in the adjacent suburb of Hawthorn East.
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History
Camberwell received its name as a result of an early settler being reminded of the way three roads intersected in the south London district of Camberwell. The development that followed was a product of the expansion of Melbourne's suburban rail network in the 1880s.
Camberwell Post Office opened on 12 October 1864.[3]
The Prospect Hill area is adjacent to the railway station and is the oldest part of the suburb. The original subdivision was relatively generous blocks which were quickly filled with fine Victorian and Edwardian houses. Due to its hilly topography, many east-west streets in the Prospect Hill area have an excellent view of Melbourne's central business district. Its main commercial centre developed along Burke Road from its railway station to Camberwell Junction 500m to the south. Several tram routes converge on this point.
Though the area was originally agricultural, Camberwell is now one of the most well-established of Melbourne's 'middle-ring' suburbs. It is part of the City of Boroondara, the local government area with the lowest socio-economic disadvantage index in Australia. There is almost no industrial land in Camberwell, and commercial uses are concentrated near the Burke Road precinct, which has long been one of the busiest in suburban Melbourne. House prices in Boroondara are well-above the metropolitan median and those in the Prospect Hill precinct are several times the Boroondara median.
Development Controversies
In the 1970s a plan to re-develop a large section of the Burke Road shopping strip and its hinterland into a shopping centre and commercial complex was blocked, after being opposed by locals.[citation needed] The site hosts a market every weekend on a parking area behind the shopping strip.
Notable residents
- Adam Plack, didgeridoo player.[4]
- Geoffrey Rush, Australian actor.[5]
- Barry Humphries, Australian comedian and gladioli-tosser (best known as Dame Edna Everage. Barry grew up at 36 Christowel Street in the leafy Golf Links Estate.[6]
- Peter Costello, former Federal Treasurer and current MP for Higgins.[7]
- Kylie Minogue and Dannii Minogue, Australian singers were raised in nearby Surrey Hills and attended Camberwell High School.[8][9][10]
Culture
The Camberwell Market is a weekly event operated by Rotary that allows stallholders to sell items including used clothes, books, furniture, and crafts. Between 1926 and 1990, Camberwell was represented in the Victorian Football Association by the Camberwell Football Club.[citation needed]
There have been eight churches established in this area - St John's Anglican, Our Lady of Victories Basilica, Salvation Army, Methodist (now Uniting), Presbyterian, Greek Orthodox, Church of Christ and Baptist.
The Camberwell Baptist Church is a member of the Baptist Union of Victoria. Constituted in 1891, it has met on the same site in Riversdale Road, Hawthorn East near Camberwell Junction since its inception.[11]
See also
- City of Camberwell - the former local government area of the same name.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Camberwell (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC21135&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2007-09-26.
- ^ domain.com.au: Camberwell
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=, retrieved 2008-04-11
- ^ "Adam Plack". Maestro. http://artist.maestro.fm/Adam_Plack.html. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
- ^ "Rush hour". The Age, Melbourne. 2007-03-08. http://www.theage.com.au/news/culture/rush-hour/2007/03/08/1173166864909.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
- ^ "The evolution of Edna". The Age, Melbourne. 2006-01-21. http://www.theage.com.au/news/arts/the-evolution-of-edna/2006/01/20/1137734144804.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
- ^ "Anti-war vigil outside treasurer's Melbourne home". AAP General News. 2003-03-16. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-72602319.html. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
- ^ "Born today...Kylie Minogue". Brisbane Times. 2008-05-28. http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news/queensland/born-today/2008/05/27/1211654020304.html. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
- ^ "Kylietown". The Age, Melbourne. 2006-10-08. http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2006/10/05/1159641459923.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
- ^ "Fashion victim". Sydney Morning Herald. 2003-04-30. http://www.smh.com.au/cgi-bin/common/popupPrintArticle.pl?path=/articles/2003/04/29/1051381946369.html. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
- ^ A.H. Praeger (ed.) (1991). 100 Years of Christian Ministry in the Camberwell/Hawthorn Area.
External links
- Camberwell, Victoria is at coordinates 37°50′06″S 145°04′16″E / 37.835°S 145.071°ECoordinates: 37°50′06″S 145°04′16″E / 37.835°S 145.071°E
- Australian Places - Camberwell
- Boroondara Residents' Action Group - BRAG
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