Blackburn South, Victoria
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| Blackburn South Melbourne, Victoria |
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| Population: | 9730 (2001 census) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 3130 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 3.5 km² | ||||||||||||
| Property Value: | AUD $397,175 [1] | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 19 km from Melbourne | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Whitehorse | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Forest Hill | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Deakin | ||||||||||||
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Blackburn South is a quiet residential area in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is in the local municipality of City of Whitehorse. It is bordered by Canterbury Road, Middleborough Road, Blackburn Road and Eley Road.
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[edit] History
Prior to development in the 1950's, Blackburn was primarily covered by orchards. Orchard Grove, an important access road through the suburb, was named so for this reason. Some original farm houses still stand in the area. During the 60s and 70s Blackburn South was a working class neighbourhood before becoming more middle class neighbourhood in the early 80s. Blackburn South was the stomping ground of the notourious Blackburn South Sharps from 1972 until 1977.
[edit] Transport
The major east - west thoroughfare through Blackburn South is Canterbury Road. From the south, it is also accessible from Burwood Highway. Major north - south roads through the suburb include Middleborough Road and Blackburn Road; both connect to the Eastern Freeway.
Blackburn South is serviced by several Ventura bus lines. These include the 703 and 765 services, which connect the suburb to train stations at Blackburn and Box Hill. The 735 bus also runs through the suburb, linking it to Box Hill and the East Burwood K-Mart.
[edit] Recreation
Blackburn South, and its surrounding areas features several excellent parks. These include Wurundjeri Walk Trail which provides an excellent creek-side walk. There are cricket ovals at Mirrabooka Oval and Eley Park, the latter also featuring a tennis club. Other smaller parks tucked away in the suburb, including Edinburgh Patch and one at Wardle Close, a green corridor between McCracken Avenue and Shawlands Avenue, and the Fulton Road - Finch Place link.
[edit] Education
Blackburn South features two primary schools - Orchard Grove Primary School, and the Catholic Saint Lukes. Its high school - Blackburn South High - was amalgamated into Forest Hill Secondary College.
[edit] Retail
Blackburn South itself features shops along Canterbury Road (including a Safeway). There are also smaller shops at the corner of Fulton and Holland Road, Indra Road, Vicki Street, and Eley Road. It does feature proximity to Blackburn, Box Hill, and Forest Hill; easily accessible by either car or bus.
[edit] External link
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- Street map from Street Directory, MSN Maps and Multimap.
- Satellite image from Google Maps, WikiMapia and Terraserver.
- Australian Places - Blackburn South
- Orchard Grove Primary School
| Suburbs of the City of Whitehorse | |
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Blackburn | Blackburn North | Blackburn South | Box Hill | Box Hill North | Box Hill South | Burwood | Burwood East | Forest Hill | Mitcham | Mont Albert | Mont Albert North | Nunawading | Surrey Hills | Vermont | Vermont South |
