Ivanhoe, Victoria

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

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caption = Heidelberg Town Hall
lga = City of Banyule
postcode = 3079
pop = 10,600 (2006) Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC21353 | name = Ivanhoe (State Suburb) | accessdate = 2007-09-25 | quick = on]
area = 5.1
est =
propval = $582,500 [ [http://www.domain.com.au/public/suburbprofile.aspx?suburb=Ivanhoe&postcode=3079 Ivanhoe] , accessed 9 August 2007]
stategov = Ivanhoe
fedgov = Jagajaga
dist1 = 11
location1= Melbourne
dist2 =
location2=
near-nw = Preston
near-n = Bellfield
near-ne = Heidelberg
near-w = Thornbury
near-e = Eaglemont
near-sw = Alphington
near-s = Kew East
near-se = Ivanhoe East

Ivanhoe is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is in the Local Government Area of the City of Banyule and has postcode 3079.

Ivanhoe is located approximately 12 kilometres north-east of Melbourne's CBD. It is largely an affluent neighbourhood, renowned for its older style homes, with many dating back to the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Properties in the area often auction up to and more than one million AUD. The Yarra River forms the southern boundary of the suburb, with a golf course and a narrow riparian strip reserve.

The area hosts two of Melbourne's few private schools in the northern suburbs: Ivanhoe Grammar School and Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School.

Upper Heidelberg Road is considered to be the suburb's centre, where the Heidelberg Town Hall is located. The town hall is a classic 'art-deco' building on top of a hill, with a green neon clockface on a tower. Upper Heidelberg Road features a supermarket, newsagent, book store, numerous restaurants and cafés, various banks and a real estate agent.

A new Safeway store was opened in Ivanhoe on 13 March 2008.

The actress Cate Blanchett grew up in Ivanhoe.

The suburb has its own railway station which is located in the Zone 1 of the public transport system.

In the 2006 census, the town had a population of 10,600.

The Boulevard Christmas Lights Display

One of Ivanhoe's most renowned features is the annual Christmas lights on The Boulevard. Every year many residents in the street cover their homes and front gardens with lights and other colourful Christmas decorations, attracting many people from all over over Melbourne to the extraveganza. The display was started by George Whitelaw in the 1950s. After dark in the week before Christmas, traffic is grid-locked in this suburban street as it attracts over 100,000 people over the nine day period of its display. It is commonly recognised as one of the most impressive Christmas displays throughout Melbourne, with many residents making it an annual visit.

porting Clubs

*Ivanhoe Junior Football Club(http://www.ivanhoejfc.com.au/)West Ivanhoe Unied cricket club(http://www.westivanhoe.sportsvault.com/)eastivanhoe saints cricket club(http://www.eastivanhoesaints.sportsvault.com/)

See also

* City of Heidelberg - the former local government area of which Ivanhoe was a part.

ources

Hessel, Michelle. (1999) "Bouvelard of Christmas Dreams" APA Publishing: December 13 1999 retrieved 28 November 2005.

References

External links

* [http://localhero.biz/article/permatitle/history_of_ivanhoe,_victoria/ Local History of Ivanhoe]