| St Kilda East Melbourne, Victoria |
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St Kilda East
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| Population: | 12,188 (2006)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1850s | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 3183 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 2.3 km² (0.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 6 km (4 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||
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| State District: | Prahran, Caulfield | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Melbourne Ports | ||||||||||||
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St Kilda East is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 6 km south-east of Melbourne's central business district. It is located within the Local Government Areas of the City of Glen Eira and the City of Port Phillip. At the 2006 Census, it had a population of 12,188.
St Kilda East is one of the more diverse and densely populated suburbs of Melbourne. It has a prominent Hasidic Jewish community descended from Polish and Russian immigrants. Quiet and residential, it is quite different from the adjacent suburb of St Kilda. However, the area around Carlise Street is very diverse with a strong arts, alternative and indie community.
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The St Kilda East area was first settled in the 1850s.
Smaller timber shacks were common during the early 1860s to 1870s with larger houses on the bigger subdivisions.
During the late 1870s, terraced housing began around the railway line.
Alma Park was laid out and areas surrounding the park were set aside for religious purposes, resulting in a large number of convents and chapels along Chapel Street and either side of Dandenong Road.
In the 1950s, speculative development resulted in the alteration of many of the suburb's streetscapes. Centred around Chapel Street and to the east of the railway line, flats became common in the area.
Recent development of the suburbs, rising land values and excellent access to public transport has seen recent gentrification in the area. Modern infill medium density apartments are being built on many blocks, with the Carlisle Street area designated an activity centre under the Melbourne 2030 planning scheme.
The main schools in St Kilda East are the Christian Brothers College, St Kilda, the Caulfield Campus of Caulfield Grammar School, Malvern Community School, Ripponlea Primary School, the St Kilda East campus of Mount Scopus Memorial College, Yeshivah College, Beth Rivkah Ladies College, and part of St Michael's Grammar School. The Rabbinical College of Australia and New Zealand (Yeshivah Gedolah Zal), a tertiary institution for the training of Orthodox rabbis and religious functionaries in the Chabad-Lubavitch denomination, is located on Alexandra Street.
St Kilda East is home to the Red Stitch Actors Theatre, a professional theatre located on the corner of Dandenong Road and Chapel Street.
St Kilda East is served by several forms of public transport.
Major tram routes operate on Carlisle Street/Balaclava Road, Chapel Street, Dandenong Road and St Kilda Road.
Buses operate along Orrong Road and Hotham Street.
Balaclava and Ripponlea train stations on the Sandringham line also service the suburb.
Architecturally, St Kilda East has been described as having not much of anything interesting. It is dominated by 1960s flats. There are, however, some pockets of preserved heritage streetscapes. Godfrey Avenue has well preserved rows of Edwardian cottages on either side of the street and is protected by council heritage controls. Camden Street has several rows of Victorian semi-detached timber terraces.
Some large Victorian buildings remain along Inkerman Street and Alma Road, but have been since subdivided into flats. The streets in between have a mix of housing from different periods.
There are many churches in St Kilda East; many of the modern places of worship serve the Jewish Faith, but many of the older buildings have at some point served various Christian religions.
Many of the church buildings are historic and heritage registered and form various religious precincts. The St Mary's Catholic Church (208-214 Dandenong Road), designed by William Wardell and built in 1858, was one of the earliest bluestone churches. The bluestone All Saints Anglican Church on Chapel Street was built in 1861. The neighbouring Parish Hall was built as an extension to the church in 1909 and was restored in 2005 during a conversion into a boutique gymnasium. The East St Kilda Uniting Church on the corner of Hotham and Inkerman streets was built in 1887 to the design of architect Hillson Beasley. The St George's Uniting Church on Chapel Street was built in 1877 to the design of Albert Purchas and is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.It has been leased by St Michael's Grammar School since 1990. The former Balaclava Corps Hall, built in 1929 on Camden Street, is an unusual design featuring castellated motifs.
St Kilda East has a notable lack of public space. The main park is Alma Park, a large park designed by Clement Hodgkinson in 1867, which was split into two linear parks by a railway line in 1858. The park has recreational facilities including a heritage rotunda,[2] a cricket and football (soccer) oval and bike paths, as well as large stands of elm trees, Moreton Bay Figs and native vegetation areas.
St Kilda General Cemetery covers a large block bordered by Dandenong Road, Hotham Street, Alma Road and Alexandra Street. It is bounded by a historic wall and contains many Victorian era graves. The cemetery is the resting place of Alfred Deakin, the second Prime Minister of Australia, and Albert Jacka VC, MC, barrister and mayor of St Kilda (1930).
Australian Places - St Kilda East
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