Caulfield North, Victoria

Caulfield North Melbourne, Victoria
Labassa, Manor Grove
Caulfield North
Population:	14,034 (2006)[1]
Postcode:	3161
Area:	4.2 km² (1.6 sq mi)
Location:	11 km (7 mi) from Melbourne
LGA:	City of Glen Eira
State District:	Caulfield
Federal Division:	Melbourne Ports
Suburbs around Caulfield North: Prahran Armadale Malvern St Kilda East Caulfield North Caulfield East Elsternwick Caulfield Caulfield East

Caulfield North is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 9 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Glen Eira. At the 2006 Census, Caulfield North had a population of 14,034.

It is bounded by Orrong Road in the west, Glen Eira Road in the south, Dandenong Road in the north and Kambrook Road in the east. The suburb contains Caulfield Park - a park of approximately 26 hectares in size, bounded by Balaclava Road, Inkerman Road, Hawthorn Road and Park Crescent.

History

Caulfield North was once home to many large Victorian mansions, most of which were demolished and subdivided, however a few remain, the most notable of which is Labassa, which is owned by the National Trust. The mansion was one of the filming locations for the 2002 film Queen of the Damned.

Many streets in the suburb were named in the late 1850s after Crimea War locations and people, for example, Cardigan, Canrobert, Inkerman, Alma, Raglan, and Balaclava.

The Caulfield North Post Office was opened on 26 March 1915.^[2]

Public transport

Trams service Caulfield North extensively, with a major tram interchange at Balaclava Junction. Tram routes 3, 16 and 64 all service Caulfield North. Caulfield North also contains, Balaclava Junction, the only extant grand union in the Southern Hemisphere, a junction where trams can go in all directions from all directions.

Trains connect the suburb to the city via the major transport interchange, Caulfield railway station at Caulfield East (via tram route 3). Trains also connect the suburb to the city through Balaclava railway station (via tram routes 3 and 16).

Notable people

Australian television personality Graham Kennedy went to the Caulfield North State School (now Caulfield Junior College), in Balaclava Road.^{[citation needed]}

Gallery

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  Grimwade House, now part of Melbourne Grammar School

See also

• City of Caulfield - the former local government area of which Caulfield North was a part.

References

1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Caulfield North (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC21157&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2007-09-26. 
2. ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=, retrieved 2008-04-11 

Coordinates: 37°52′23″S 145°01′30″E / 37.873°S 145.025°E / -37.873; 145.025