Blackburn South, Victoria

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Blackburn South
Melbourne, Victoria
Population: 10,129 (2006)[1]
Postcode: 3130
Area: 3.5 km² (1.4 sq mi)
Property Value: AUD $397,175 [2]
Location: 19 km (12 mi) from Melbourne
LGA: City of Whitehorse
State District: Forest Hill
Federal Division: Deakin
Suburbs around Blackburn South:
Box Hill Blackburn Nunawading
Box Hill South Blackburn South Forest Hill
Burwood Burwood East Burwood East

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 notorious 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 St Lukes Primary, a Roman Catholic school.

There is a kindergarten in Blackburn South: Indra Pre-school, which caters for 3-4 year olds and feeds into Orchard Grove PS, St Lukes, and Laburnam Primary School in Blackburn.

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 links

[edit] References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Blackburn South (State Suburb). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-10-01.
  2. ^ Blackburn South, accessed 27 November 2006
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