Heidelberg Heights, Victoria

Heidelberg Heights
Melbourne, Victoria
Heidelberg Heights
Population: 6051 (2006) [1]
Postcode: 3081
Area: 2.6 km² (1.0 sq mi)
Location: 10 km (6 mi) from Melbourne
LGA: City of Banyule
State District: Ivanhoe
Federal Division: Jagajaga
Suburbs around Heidelberg Heights:
Bundoora Macleod Rosanna
Heidelberg West Heidelberg Heights Heidelberg
Bellfield Ivanhoe Eaglemont

Heidelberg Heights is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 10 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Banyule. At the 2006 Census, Heidelberg Heights had a population of 6051.

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History

The first Heidelberg Heights Post Office was renamed in 1950 from Heidelberg West (open since 1923) and closed in 1982. In 1983 Heidelberg North office was renamed Heidelberg Heights; this closed in 1993.[2]

Sport

North Heidelberg Football Club, an Australian Rules football team, competes in the Northern Football League. [3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Heidelberg Heights (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC21335&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2007-09-25. 
  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, Northern Football League, http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/diamond_valley_football_league.htm, retrieved 2009-04-15