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| Population: | 9,817 (2006) [1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 3133 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 4.3 km² (1.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 21 km (13 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Whitehorse | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Mitcham, Forest Hill, Bayswater | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Aston, Deakin | ||||||||||||
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Vermont is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 21 km east from Melbourne's central business district.[2] Its Local Government Area is primarily within the City of Whitehorse whilst the north east portion is within the City of Maroondah. At the 2006 Census, Vermont had a population of 9817.
The suburb is bordered by Mitcham to the north, Nunawading and Forest Hill to the west, Vermont South to the south and Wantirna and Ringwood to the east.
The suburb of Vermont is the location of the Vermont Volunteers Roll of Honour for the First World War. The honour board used to hang in the former Mechanics Institute Hall, which was on the site now occupied by the Scout Hall. Some of the names listed are also included on the Mitcham and Blackburn war memorials.
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L. L. Vale Post Office opened on 1 November 1881 and was renamed Vermont in 1889. It was closed between 1895 and 1899. A Vermont East Post Office was open between 1964 and 1993.[3]
The nearest railway station is Mitcham Railway Station, located 2.0 km north of Vermont and Heatherdale station which is located 1.4 km north of Vermont (from Canterbury Road).
Vermont is serviced by five bus routes.
Buses run on every day of the week.
One of Melbourne's major arterials, Canterbury Road, passes through the centre of Vermont, running east to west. It is intersected by Mitcham and Boronia Roads which run north and south-east respectively.
Vermont is home to four schools:
The suburb has an Australian Rules football team, The Vermont Eagles, competing in the Eastern Football League [4] and the Vermont Cricket Club.
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