Fairfield, Victoria

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Fairfield
city = Melbourne
state = vic

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caption = Grandview Hotel, Fairfield. Built in 1888.
lga = City of Yarra
lga2 = City of Darebin
postcode = 3078
pop = 4919 (2006) Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC21269 | name = Fairfield (State Suburb) | accessdate = 2007-09-26 | quick = on]
area = 3.4
est =
propval = $660,000 [ [http://www.domain.com.au/public/suburbprofile.aspx?suburb=Fairfield&postcode=3078 Fairfield] , accessed 9 August 2007]
stategov = Northcote
fedgov = Batman, Melbourne
dist1 = 8
location1= Melbourne
dist2 =
location2=
near-nw = Thornbury
near-n = Thornbury
near-ne = Ivanhoe
near-w = Northcote
near-e = Alphington
near-sw = Clifton Hill
near-s = Kew
near-se = Kew East

Fairfield is an inner-northern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is shared across the Local Government Areas of the City of Yarra and the City of Darebin. Yarra Bend is a locality in Fairfield.

Transport

Fairfield is serviced by Fairfield railway station, which is on the Hurstbridge line. Bus routes run along Station Street (567, 609), Separation Street (508), Darebin Road (158, 246, 250, 510), Rathmines Street and Wingrove Street (567), Heidelberg Road (546, 609) and Sparks Avenue/Montefiore Street/Chingford Street/Perry Street (609).

Commerce and culture

Fairfield is predominantly residential, with a small north-eastern pocket remaining a light industrial area. It also features a three-storey coffee palace, the Grandview Hotel, built in 1888.

Because it is situated on what many regard as the fringes of Melbourne's popular and much-revived 'inner city', gentrification has been strong, and property prices are high. To the south is the Yarra River and surrounding parkland, and the popular Fairfield Boathouse.

Commercial activity is focused on the shopping strip on Station Street and Wingrove Street, opposite Fairfield railway station. Fairfield's commercial outlets have prospered in recent years, with a recent influx of cafes, bars and specialist shops to Station Street.

Adjacent to the railway station, facing north-east, is the Fairfield Industrial Dog Object, a 6-metre-tall wooden dog.

Educational facilities

* Fairfield Primary School
* St Anthony's Primary School
* Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE (NMIT) has a campus on the site of the former Fairfield Infectious Diseases Hospital specialising in Visual arts, music, horticulture, and jewellery manufacture.

Sporting Clubs

* Fairfield Cricket Club (http://fcc.cricketvictoria.com.au/)

See also

* City of Northcote - the former local government area of which Fairfield was a part.

References

External links

* [http://web.archive.org/web/20050719043845/http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/ncas/multimedia/gazetteer/list/fairfield.html Australian Places - Fairfield]