Glenroy, Victoria

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


caption =
lga = City of Moreland
postcode = 3046
pop = 18,892 (2006) Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC21303 | name = Glenroy (State Suburb) | accessdate = 2007-09-17 | quick = on]
area = 9.1
est = 1880s
propval = $270,000 [ [http://www.domain.com.au/public/suburbprofile.aspx?suburb=Glenroy&postcode=3046 Glenroy] , accessed 27 November 2006]
stategov = Pascoe Vale, Broadmeadows
fedgov = Wills
dist1 = 14
location1= Melbourne
dist2 =
location2=
near-nw = Jacana
near-n = Broadmeadows
near-ne = Campbellfield
near-w = Gowanbrae
near-e = Fawkner
near-sw = Oak Park
near-s = Pascoe Vale
near-se = Hadfield

Glenroy is a northern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is in the Local Government Area of the City of Moreland. The suburb is located in the north west of the Moreland municipality, about 14 kilometres north of the Melbourne CBD and is bound by the Western Ring Road in the north, the Moonee Ponds Creek in the West, New Road, Victoria Street and Rhodes Parade in the south and West Street, Hilton Street, Box Forest Road and Upfield railway line in the east.

Prominent features include the private Northern Golf Club, a major retail district centred on the Glenroy railway station and the Northern Memorial Park extension to Fawkner General Cemetery.

History

The area was originally home to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, before European colonisation and settlement of the Melbourne area started in 1835.

Initial development in the area started with a small settlement around the Broadmeadows railway line at the end of the 19th Century. After World War II significant development occurred when organisations such as the Australian National Airways, the War Services Homes Commission and the Housing Commission of Victoria developed large areas of Glenroy. Residential development continued rapidly through the 1950s.

People

According to 2006 Census data, 18,870 people live in Glenroy. Traditionally, Glenroy had a high proportion of Australian born residents, however, the proportion of overseas born residents has increased dramatically.

Unemployment is high compared to other Moreland suburbs as well as the Melbourne metropolitan average. The area suffers a high crime rate similar to neighbouring Broadmeadows and Hadfield.

The average weekly individual income is lower than the average. The major employment of people who live in Glenroy is manufacturing, accommodation, cafes and restaurants, and public administration and defence.

Historical census data

* 1891: 224
* 1921: 545
* 1947: 1,135
* 2001: 18,550

Transport

The stations of Glenroy and Jacana on the Craigieburn railway line provide public transport to Melbourne CBD.

Buses operated by Dyson's Bus Services operate towards Eltham and Northern Bus Services run to Merlynston.

The Moonee Ponds Creek Trail and the Western Ring Road Path provide facilities for recreational and commuting cyclists.

Landmarks and notable places

The following places in Glenroy are listed in the Victorian Heritage Register:
* [http://www.heritage.vic.gov.au/page_239.asp?ID=239&submit_action=ss H0128 Gowrie, 63-65 Gowrie Street, Glenroy]

The following places are covered by Heritage Overlay controls in the Moreland planning scheme:
* HO205 2 Churchill Street, Glenroy - House
* HO209 127 Glenroy Road, Glenroy - House
* HO210 139 Glenroy Road, Glenroy - House
* HO211 149 Glenroy Road, Glenroy - "Minnawarra"
* HO212 9 Grandview Street, Glenroy - House
* HO213 Hartington Street (cnr Melbourne Avenue), Glenroy - Electricity Substation
* HO222 34 Finchley Avenue, Glenroy
* HO223 Plumpton Avenue, Glenroy - Former St. Matthew's church, c. 1908
* HO225 6 Salisbury Street, Glenroy - "Taringa"
* HO226 21 South Street, Glenroy - Kingsley College (Huningtower)
* HO230 11 Tudor Street, Glenroy - "Buangor"
* HO234 92 Wheatsheaf Road, Glenroy - Shop
* HO235 139 Wheatsheaf Road, Glenroy - Shop and dwelling
* HO236 32 Widford Street (cnr Melbourne Avenue), Glenroy - "Wiseman House"
* HO237 73 Plumpton Avenue, Glenroy - Dwelling

See also

* City of Broadmeadows - the former local government area of which Glenroy was a part.

References

* [http://web.archive.org/web/20040511081419/www.arts.monash.edu.au/ncas/multimedia/gazetteer/list/glenroy.html Australian Places - Glenroy]

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