Blackburn South, Victoria

Blackburn South Melbourne, Victoria
Blackburn South
Population:	10,129 (2006)[1]
Postcode:	3130
Area:	3.5 km² (1.4 sq mi)
Location:	16 km (10 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 suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 16 km east from Melbourne's central business district.^[2] Its Local Government Area is the City of Whitehorse. At the 2006 Census, Blackburn South had a population of 10,129.

It is bordered by Canterbury Road, Middleborough Road, Blackburn Road and Eley Road.

Contents 1 History 2 Transport 3 Recreation 4 Education 5 Retail 6 External links 7 References

History

Prior to development in the 1950s, 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 neighborhood before becoming a more middle class neighborhood in the early 1980s. South Blackburn Post Office opened around February 1954 and was renamed Blackburn South around 1957. ^[3]

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.

Melbourne Metlink bus routes service the area.

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.

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 Laburnum Primary School in Blackburn.

Its high school - Blackburn South High - was amalgamated into Forest Hill College.

Blackburn South was also home to Blackburn South Primary School. The small school was located off Canterbury Road and closed in the early 1990s.

Retail

Blackburn South itself features shops along Canterbury Road (including a Safeway), and a Video Ezy. 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.

External links

• Australian Places - Blackburn South
• Orchard Grove Primary School

References

Suburbs of the City of Whitehorse | Melbourne | Victoria Blackburn Blackburn North Blackburn South Box Hill Box Hill North Box Hill South Burwood Burwood East Forest Hill Mitcham Mont Albert Mont Albert North Nunawading Surrey Hills Vermont Vermont South