NORTHERN MELBOURNE

Carlton North

Carlton North is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 4 km north from Melbourne’s Central Business District. Its Local Government Area are the Cities of Melbourne and Yarra. At the 2011 Census, Carlton North had a population of 6,220. The suburb is bordered by Princes Street and Cemetery Road to the south, Royal Parade to the west, Nicholson Street to the east and Park Street to the north. Carlton North is home to the Melbourne General Cemetery and the Princes Park, which contains the Princes Park Football Ground. Its main commercial area is along Rathdowne Street, which has numerous cafés, restaurants, small fashion boutiques, bookshops and other businesses. Today, Carlton North, like other inner-northern suburbs of Melbourne, contains a mixture of white-collar professionals, bureaucrats and academics. The area has become more gentrified than Fitzroy North, Brunswick or Collingwood, resulting in significantly higher median property prices.

Fitzroy

Fitzroy is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 2 km north-east from Melbourne’s Central Business District. Its Local Government Area is the City of Yarra. At the 2011 Census, Fitzroy had a population of 9,430. Planned as Melbourne’s first suburb,^[2]it was later also one of the city’s first areas to gain municipal status. Its borders are Alexandra Parade (north), Victoria Parade (south), Smith Street (east) and Nicholson Street. Fitzroy is also Melbourne’s smallest suburb in terms of area, being approximately 100 Ha. It has a long associations with the working class and is currently inhabited by a wide variety of ethnicities and socio-economic groups and is known for a culture of bohemianism, being the main home of Melbourne’s Fringe Festival. Its commercial heart is Brunswick Street, which is one of Melbourne’s major retail, eating, and entertainment strips. It has undergone waves of both urban renewal and gentrification since the 1950s. In response to past planning practices, much of the suburb is now a historic preservation precinct, with many individual buildings and streetscapes covered by Heritage Overlays.^[3] Its built environment is diverse and features some of the finest examples of Victorian era architecture in Melbourne. The most recent changes to Fitzroy are mandated by the Melbourne 2030 Metropolitan Strategy, in which both Brunswick Street and nearby Smith Street are designated for redevelopment as Activity Centres.

Fitzroy North

Fitzroy North is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 4 km north-east from Melbourne’s Central Business District. Its Local Government Area are the Cities of Moreland and Yarra. At the 2011 Census, Fitzroy North had a population of 11,473. Merri Creek delineates the border between Fitzroy North and the neighbouring suburb of Northcote. Smith Street and Queens Parade form the border with Clifton Hill.

Kensington

Kensington is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 4 km north-west from Melbourne’s Central Business District. Its Local Government Area is the City of Melbourne. At the 2011 Census, Kensington had a population of 9,719. Kensington was once home to one of Victoria’s major abbatoirs and livestock saleyards, as well as an army ordnance depot and has a strong working-class history. The stock yards ceased operation in 1984. These areas have experienced significant urban renewal since the 1970s and while it retains some industrial sections, Kensington is now a primarily residential suburb in nature. Kensington was named after Kensington in London.

Ascot Vale

Ascot Vale is a suburb 5 km north-west of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Moonee Valley. At the 2011 Census, Ascot Vale had a population of 13,475. Ascot Vale is bounded in the west by the Maribyrnong River, in the north by Maribyrnong and Ormond Roads, in the east by the Moonee Ponds Creek, and in the south by Lyons Road, Epsom Road to the railway line thence generally north-east to Moonee Ponds Creek.

Moonee Ponds

Moonee Ponds is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 7 km north-west from Melbourne’s central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Moonee Valley. At the 2011 Census, Moonee Ponds had a population of 13,532. Moonee Ponds is home to Queens Park and the Moonee Valley Racecourse.

Brunswick

Brunswick is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 6 km north of Melbourne’s central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Moreland. At the 2011 Census, Brunswick had a population of 22,764. Approximately four kilometres north of Melbourne CBD, it has a southern border with the suburbs of Princes Hill and Parkville, the boundary being Park Street. To the east Brunswick is bordered by Brunswick East, the boundary being behind Lygon Street and Holmes Street; to the north it is bordered by Coburg, along Moreland Road, while the western border with Brunswick West follows Grantham, Pearson and Shamrock Streets. Brunswick’s main thoroughfare is Sydney Road, which runs north-south as the continuation of Royal Parade and which several kilometres north of Brunswick becomes the Hume Freeway. Brunswick is designated one of 82 Major Activity Centres in the Melbourne 2030 Metropolitan Strategy. Brunswick takes its name from Caroline of Brunswick, the estranged wife of King George IV.

Brunswick East

Brunswick East is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 6 km north from Melbourne’s central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Moreland. At the 2011 Census, Brunswick East had a population of 8,476.Brunswick East lies 6 km north of Melbourne. Bordered generally by Lygon Street and Holmes Street in the west; the Merri Creek in the east adjoining Northcote; Park Street, Nicholson Street and Glenlyon Road in the south adjoining Carlton North and Fitzroy North; and Moreland Road in the north adjoining Coburg. Brunswick East is a mixed use suburb, consisting of primarily residential and commercial properties.

Pascoe Vale

Pascoe Vale is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 10 km north from Melbourne’s Central Business District. Its Local Government Area is the City of Moreland. At the 2011 Census, Pascoe Vale had a population of 14,885.

Pascoe Vale South

Pascoe Vale South is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 9 km north of Melbourne’s central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Moreland. At the 2011 Census, Pascoe Vale South had a population of 9,553. Pascoe Vale South adjoins Brunswick West to the south, Strathmore and the Moonee Ponds Creek to the west, Coburg to the east, and Pascoe Vale to the north. The suburb also borders the Tullamarine Freeway. Major features of the suburb include the Bell Street/Melville Road Shopping area.

Coburg

Coburg is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 8 km north from Melbourne’s central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Moreland, although a handful of properties on Coburg’s eastern boundary are located in the City of Darebin. At the 2011 Census, Coburg had a population of 24,977. Coburg’s boundaries are Gaffney Street and Murray Road in the north, Elizabeth Street and Merri Creek in the east, Moreland Road in the South and Melville Road, Devon Avenue, Sussex Street and West Street in the west. Coburg is designated one of 26 Principal Activity Centres in the Melbourne 2030 Metropolitan Strategy.

Coburg North

Coburg North is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 10 km north from Melbourne’s central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Moreland. At the 2011 Census, Coburg North had a population of 6,576. As its name suggests, the suburb lies north of Coburg, and shares the same postcode (3058). The majority of Coburg North is zoned residential, though there are some industrial pockets. The major commercial strip on Sydney Road is primarily automotive-related businesses. Merlynston has a small shopping strip with some cafes. The rest of the suburb is reliant on corner shops for everyday needs.

Preston

Preston is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 9 km north from Melbourne’s Central Business District. Its Local Government Area is the City of Darebin. At the 2011 Census, Preston had a population of 29,925

Northcote

Northcote is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 7 km north-east from Melbourne’s Central Business District. Its Local Government Area is the City of Darebin. At the 2011 Census, Northcote had a population of 22,920. The name Northcote is thought to be derived from the leader of the English Conservative Party, Stafford Henry Northcote.

Thornbury

Thornbury is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 7 km north from Melbourne’s Central Business District. Its Local Government Area is the City of Darebin. At the 2011 Census, Thornbury had a population of 17,434. Thornbury is bordered by the Merri Creek to the west, and the Darebin Creek to the east. The heart of Thornbury is known as Thornbury Village,^[2] and is located at the centre of Thornbury at the intersection of High Street and Normanby Avenue/Clarendon Street. Thornbury is shaped as a thin strip of land sandwiched between Northcote and Preston. Its east-west width being over six times greater than its north-south width. For 111 years Thornbury was part of the former City of Northcote Local Government Area, which existed from 1883 until June 1994. As such, Thornbury is universally understood to be a demographic and commercial satellite of Northcote, along with Westgarth, although the latter does not have its own postcode. Whilst both Westgarth and Thornbury each have their own distinct central hub, unlike Westgarth, the majority of Thornbury is too far away from its centre for the whole of Thornbury to ever be able to develop its own separate identity.

Reservoir

Reservoir is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 12 km north from Melbourne’s Central Business District. Its Local Government Area is the City of Darebin. At the 2011 Census, Reservoir had a population of 47,637. Reservoir is an established suburb with standard brick homes, weatherboard homes, and an increasing number of new developments. The region contains popular recreation areas and facilities, including Edwardes Lake and the Reservoir Leisure Centre, and is home to the Edwardes Street and Broadway shopping strips.

Campbellfield

Campbellfield is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 16 km north from Melbourne’s central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Hume. At the 2011 Census, Campbellfield had a population of 5,467.