Glenroy, Victoria

Glenroy
Melbourne, Victoria
Glenroy
Population: 18,892 (2006) [1]
Established: 1880s
Postcode: 3046
Area: 9.1 km² (3.5 sq mi)
Location: 13 km (8 mi) from Melbourne
LGA: City of Moreland
State District: Pascoe Vale, Broadmeadows
Federal Division: Wills
Localities around Glenroy:
Jacana Broadmeadows Broadmeadows
Gowanbrae Glenroy Hadfield, Fawkner
Oak Park, Strathmore Heights Oak Park Pascoe Vale

Glenroy is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 13 km north from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Moreland. At the 2006 Census, Glenroy had a population of 18,892.

Glenroy is located in the north west of the Moreland municipality, and is bound by the Western Ring Road in the north, the Moonee Ponds Creek in the West, New Road, Victoria Street and Rhodes Parade in the south and West Street, Hilton Street, Box Forest Road and Upfield railway line in the east.

Prominent features include the private Northern Golf Club, a major retail district centred around the Glenroy railway station and the Northern Memorial Park extension to Fawkner General Cemetery.

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History

The area was originally home to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, before British colonisation and settlement of the Melbourne area started in 1835.

Initial development in the area started with a small settlement around the Craigieburn railway line at the end of the 19th Century, Glenroy Post Office opening on 22 October 1888.[2]

After World War II significant development occurred when organisations such as the Australian National Airways, the War Services Homes Commission and the Housing Commission of Victoria developed large areas of Glenroy. Residential development continued rapidly through the 1950s, and a Glenroy East Post Office opened in 1958 (closing in 1977).

People

According to 2006 Census data, 18,870 people live in Glenroy. Traditionally, Glenroy had a high proportion of Australian born residents, however, the proportion of overseas born residents has increased dramatically.

Historical census data

Education

Transport

The station of Glenroy on the Craigieburn railway line provides public transport to Melbourne CBD.

Buses operated by Dyson's Bus Services operate towards Eltham and Merlynston.

The Moonee Ponds Creek Trail and the Western Ring Road Trail provide facilities for recreational and commuting cyclists.

Sport

Glenroy Football Club, an Australian Rules football team, competes in the Essendon District Football League. The club was founded in 1946.[3]

Golfers play at the course of the Northern Golf Club on Glenroy Road.[4]

The home ground of the Broadmeadows Sub-District Cricket Cricket Club who compete in the VSDCA. The ground is shared with Glenroy football club and is located on the north-east corner of the Northern Golf Club, on Glenroy Road.

Landmarks and notable places

The following places in Glenroy are listed in the Victorian Heritage Register:

The following places are covered by Heritage Overlay controls in the Moreland planning scheme:

See also

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Glenroy (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC21303&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2007-09-17. 
  2. ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=, retrieved 2008-04-11 
  3. ^ Full Points Footy, Glenroy, http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/glenroy.htm, retrieved 2009-04-15 
  4. ^ Golf Select, Northern, http://www.golfselect.com.au/armchair/courseView.aspx?course_id=352, retrieved 2009-05-11