Parkville, Victoria

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Parkville
Melbourne, Victoria

Ormond College, University of Melbourne in Parkville
Population: 4980 (2006) [1]
Established: 1850s
Postcode: 3052
Area: 4 km² (1.5 sq mi)
Property Value: AUD $807,500 [2]
Location: 3 km (2 mi) from Melbourne
LGA: City of Melbourne
State District: Melbourne
Federal Division: Melbourne
Suburbs around Parkville:
Moonee Ponds Brunswick West Brunswick
Travancore, Flemington Parkville Carlton North
North Melbourne Melbourne Carlton

Parkville is an inner city suburb north of Melbourne, Victoria, bordered by North Melbourne to the south-west, Carlton and Carlton North to the south and east, Brunswick to the north, and Flemington to the west. The suburb includes the postcodes 3052 and 3010 (University).

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[edit] History

Parkville South estate commenced in 1861 and is the largest housing division in the suburb. In 1868 further excisions from Royal Park were made for housing estates at Parkville North along Royal Parade and Parkville West near Flemington Road. During World War One and Two, Royal Park was the site of military encampments. Camp Pell in Royal Park was the temporary military camp for United States forces during the Second World War.

In the 1960s, Parkville become the new, and current home of the Victorian College of Pharmacy, on Royal Parade, which is now a campus of Monash University. The residential part of Parkville South is a Conservation Area under the Register of the National Estate.

The Athlete's Village for the 2006 Commonwealth Games was located in Parkville. The Athlete's Village has since been converted into a residential area known as Parkville Gardens.

[edit] Places

Elizabeth Street becomes Royal Parade in the suburb (before becoming Sydney Road and Hume Hwy, which runs to Sydney). Royal Park railway station is located within the suburb of Parkville and also the Turana Youth Training Centre.

There is also a golf course north of the Zoological Gardens called the Royal Park Golf Course.

[edit] Gallery

Parkville Post Office

Queen's College, University of Melbourne

Ormond College, University of Melbourne

University of Melbourne (Trinity College Chapel), Parkville, Melbourne

Janet Clarke Hall in Royal Parade, Parkville

Bishop's building, Trinity College

1888 building

Melba Hall & Conservatorium of Music

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Parkville (State Suburb). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
  2. ^ Parkville accessed 22 September 2007

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