Eltham North, Victoria

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Eltham North
MelbourneVictoria
Population: 7949 (2006) [1]
Postcode: 3095
Property Value: AUD $410,000 [2]
Location: 25 km (16 mi) from Melbourne
LGA:
State District: Eltham
Federal Division: McEwen, Jagajaga
Suburbs around Eltham North:
St Helena Diamond Creek Kangaroo Ground
Greensborough Eltham North Research
Briar Hill Eltham Research

Eltham North is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Nillumbik.

It is also home to Eltham North Soccer Club, a local soccer team. It shares the same postcode as Eltham.

Also the home to Catholic Ladies College established in 1902 by the Sisters of Charity - founded by Mary Aikenhead. CLC moved to eltham in 1968 in early March. It has some of the oldest buildings in Eltham such as the Currajeen building which was formerly a convent for the Nuns. The school crest consists of a rose, a symbol of Gods love for us, a book, symbolising the knowledge and learning of our school community and a lily, representing purity.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Eltham North (State Suburb). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-09-25.
  2. ^ Eltham North, accessed 27 November 2006

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