Balwyn North, Victoria

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Balwyn North
Melbourne, Victoria
Population: 19,968 (2006)[1]
Postcode: 3104
Area: 8.9 km² (3.4 sq mi)
Property Value: AUD $885,500 [2]
Location: 14 km (9 mi) from Melbourne
LGA: City of Boroondara
State District: Kew, Box Hill
Federal Division: Kooyong
Suburbs around Balwyn North:
Ivanhoe East Bulleen Doncaster
Kew East Balwyn North Mont Albert North
Kew Balwyn Mont Albert North

Balwyn North is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the state of Victoria. It is in the Local Government Area of the City of Boroondara. The North East part of the suburb is also known as Bellevue and the South West part of the suburb is also known as Greythorn (which is home to the Greythorn Shopping Centre on Doncaster Road).

Located in Balwyn North are five primary schools - Greythorn, Balwyn North, Bellevue, Boroondara Park and St. Bede's. Also, Balwyn High School, a well regarded secondary school, is located on Buchanan Avenue. The main shopping strip is 'The Village' on Doncaster Road, east of the intersection with Bulleen Road.

Bicycle tracks connect with the Main Yarra Trail, along the Yarra River and the Eastern Freeway. Tram 48 passes through Balwyn North, running along Doncaster Road and terminating at the intersection with Balwyn Road, although proposals have been made to extend it as far as Doncaster Shoppingtown. A number of bus routes connect Balwyn North with suburbs such as Box Hill, Doncaster and Templestowe. Also, a number of freeway bus services have stops at the entrance of the Eastern Freeway on the northern edge of the suburb.

Balwyn North (commonly known as 'North Balwyn') was one of the first Melbourne suburbs to be developed according to the pattern of postwar suburbia, with expansive, quiet residential areas designed as family homes and relatively few business districts, and it is humorously given the nickname 'North Boring'.

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  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Balwyn North (State Suburb). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
  2. ^ Balwyn North, accessed 17 August 2007
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