Glen Iris, Victoria
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| Glen Iris Melbourne, Victoria |
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| Population: | 23,270 (2006)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 3146 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 7.1 km² (2.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Property Value: | AUD $900,000 [2] | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 13 km (8 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||
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| State District: | Malvern, Hawthorn, Burwood | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Higgins | ||||||||||||
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Glen Iris (postcode 3146) is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. It is split between two local municipalities: roughly three quarters lies in the City of Boroondara, and the other quarter lies in the City of Stonnington.
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[edit] History
Glen Iris took its name from a house built by J.C. Turner an early resident of the nearby city of Malvern and its boundaries from its lands. Originally having a 1 1/2 mile frontage on Gardiners Creek and composed of a vineyard, orchard, flower and vegetable gardens. The land was subdivided in 1861 and a suburb was born.
The division between the two municipalities follows the course of Gardiners Creek, which is a tributary of the Yarra River. A tributary of Gardiners Creek running north through the suburb, Back Creek, has largely been turned into a drain. Also roughly following the course of Gardiners Creek is the Monash Freeway, and the Glen Waverley train line.
[edit] Transport
Two train stations on the Glen Waverley line, Gardiner and Glen Iris, lie within the suburb. Passing through the eastern part of Glen Iris is the Alamein train line, with Burwood station also within the boundaries of the suburb. (Glen Iris did not originally cover this far east, and this station and its surrounds were originally in the suburb of Burwood). Residents are also served by the numbers 5, 6, 72 and 75 tram routes, as well as the numbers 612 and 734 bus routes.
Glen Iris is roughly 11 km east of the central business district. It is also Melbourne's geographical centre of population.[3]
[edit] Notable citizens
- Wayne Arthurs - Australian tennis player and Davis Cup representative.
- George Johnston - Author of the Miles Franklin Award winning novel My Brother Jack. Johnson and his first wife rented in Britten Street, Glen Iris for a brief period in 1938-39.[4]
- Colin McDonald - born 1928 in Glen Iris, is an Australian cricketer who played in 47 Tests from 1952 to 1961.
- Matthew Wales - resident of Glen Iris who was convicted of the murders of Margaret Wales-King and Paul King in 2003 in what became known as the Society Murders.
Glen Iris was also infamously the home of Australian comedian and satirist Barry Humphries' fictional character Sandy Stone.[5]
[edit] See also
- City of Camberwell, City of Malvern, City of Hawthorn - former local government areas which encompassed parts of Glen Iris.
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Glen Iris (State Suburb). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
- ^ Australian Property Monitors (Feb 2008) - Glen Iris. domain.com.au (March 2008). Retrieved on 2008-03-13.
- ^ Glen Iris still at the heart of city's urban sprawl. The Age (5 August 2002). Retrieved on 2008-03-01.
- ^ Kinnane, Garry (1986). George Johnston, A Biography. Melbourne: Nelson, pp. 27, 33.
- ^ Edna's final curtain. Herald Sun, Melbourne (1 January 2007). Retrieved on 2008-03-01.
[edit] External links
- Glen Iris, Victoria is at coordinates Coordinates:
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