Caulfield, Victoria
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| Caulfield Melbourne, Victoria |
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| Population: | 4790 (2006)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 3162 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 1.5 km² (0.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Property Value: | AUD $763,500 [2] | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 12 km (7 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Glen Eira | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Caulfield | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Melbourne Ports | ||||||||||||
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Caulfield is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the state of Victoria.
It is in the Local Government Area of the City of Glen Eira, and South Caulfield is home to the former Caulfield Town Hall, the offices of the city. It is 11 km from the Melbourne CBD.
Its postcode is 3162.
It is home to Caulfield Racecourse and the Caulfield campus of Monash University. Helen Shardey is the Liberal State Member for Caulfield.
Caulfield Park is a large Victorian garden flanked by Hawthorn, Balaclava and Inkerman Roads that features a war memorial, decorative lake and playing fields for various sports.
The neighborhood has a large (for Melbourne) Jewish population.
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[edit] Geography
The boundary of Caulfield commences with Kooyong Road from the west, Glen Eira Road from the north, Glenhuntly Road from the south and Booran Road from the east.
[edit] Public Transport
Caulfield is one of Melbourne's suburbs most serviced by public transport.
Trains connect the suburb to the city via the major transport interchange, Caulfield railway station at Caulfield East.
Trams service both North and South Caulfield extensively via route 67 (along Glenhuntly Rd) and route 64 (along Hawthorn Rd), crossing Hawthorn Road at both Balaclava Road and Glenhuntly Road.
[edit] See also
- Caulfield Racecourse
- Caulfield North, Victoria
- City of Caulfield - the former local government area of the same name.
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Caulfield (State Suburb). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
- ^ Caulfield, accessed 13 March 2008
[edit] External links
- Caulfield, Victoria is at coordinates Coordinates:
- Australian Places: Caulfield
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