Gardenvale, Victoria

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


caption =
lga = City of Glen Eira
postcode = 3185
pop = 987 (2006)Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC21293 | name = Gardenvale (State Suburb) | accessdate = 2007-09-26 | quick = on]
area = 0.3
est = 1908
propval = $683,000 [ [http://www.domain.com.au/public/suburbprofile.aspx?suburb=Gardenvale&postcode=3185 Gardenvale] , accessed 15 October 2007]
stategov = Caulfield
fedgov = Melbourne Ports
dist1 = 12
location1= Melbourne
near-nw =
near-n = Elsternwick
near-ne = Caulfield South
near-w = Brighton
near-e = Caulfield South
near-sw =
near-s = Brighton East
near-se = Brighton East

Gardenvale is an inner southeastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is in the Local Government Area of the City of Glen Eira. At just 0.3 km², it is the smallest suburb in metropolitan Melbourne by land area.Census 2001 AUS|SSC21691|Gardenvale (State Suburb)|2006-12-21]

History

Prior to subdivision in 1908, the area was a paddock owned by the Lemprière family, and was in use as a polo ground. The Lemprières were a prominent Caulfield family with several members serving on the Caulfield Council.cite book|title=From sand, swamp and heath - A history of Caulfield|last=Murray|first=Peter|coauthor=Wells, John C.|publisher=City of Caulfield|year=1980|pages=29-30]

The railway station, built in 1907, was named Garden Vale - the origins of the name are unknown, but it is possibly due to market gardens in the surrounding countryside. [Murray and Wells, p.264.] [cite web|url=http://services.land.vic.gov.au/vicnames/place.html?method=edit&id=30654|title=Place Details - Gardenvale|author=Land Victoria|accessdate=2006-12-21]

The development of Garden Vale proved to be controversial, mainly because of arguments over who would pay to drain the land. Much of the area's land was too wet to be built upon without appropriate drainage being installed, and by 1911, several neighbouring estates, the Council and Victorian Railways all had a stake in the outcome. By 1913, the area had a progress association and in 1916, the council surveyor prepared plans for the four north-south streets in Gardenvale, which were already availed of a small but growing retail centre.

The name was gazetted as a suburb name in 1966.

Geography

The suburb is a mostly residential area with a strip shopping centre on Gardenvale Road. The suburb is bounded by Nepean Highway to the west, Elster Avenue to the north, Kooyong Road to the east and North Road (edition 33, 2006) - ISBN 0-9094391-4-1]

The name Gardenvale is also used as a locality name with less definite boundaries. There was a Gardenvale railway station built in the 19th century as part of the Rosstown Railway that was located a few blocks further North on the corner of Riddell Parade and Clarence Street in what is now officially part of Elsternwick. A section of Brighton North on the Western side of the Nepean Highway is also usually called Gardenvale, while postal addresses are officially Brighton or Brighton North.

Transport

Gardenvale is 12 km from Melbourne CBD via Nepean Highway, which enters the city as St Kilda Road. North Road connects the suburb with Monash University at Clayton, Oakleigh and Mulgrave.

The suburb is served by several bus routes, including the 219, 220 and 605 all which run into the Melbourne CBD and 630 which runs between Elwood and Monash University. There is also Gardenvale railway station on the Sandringham line.

Postcodes

Prior to 2000, Gardenvale was one of several small Melbourne suburbs with two postcodes - being served by both Elsternwick (3185) to its north, and Brighton East (3187) to its south. [cite web|url=http://members.ozemail.com.au/~enigman/australia/pc_g.html|title=Australian Post Codes - Suburbs beginning with G|author=Grant Schmarr|date=1999-11-24|accessdate=2006-12-21] However, from 2000 onwards, only 3185 was valid. [Telstra White Pages (Perth 2000-01), issued September 2000. Accessed at Battye Library, Perth.]

ee also

* City of Caulfield - the former local government area of which Gardenvale was a part.

References

External links

* [http://web.archive.org/web/20050719044909/http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/ncas/multimedia/gazetteer/list/gardenvale.html Australian Places - Gardenvale]