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Camberwell, Victoria
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From Wikipedia.
Camberwell is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 9 km east from
Melbourne's central
business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of
Boroondara. At the 2006
Census, Camberwell had a population of 19,637.
Camberwell is bounded in the west by Burke Road, in the
north by Riversdale Road, in the east by Warrigal Road, and in the south by
Toorak Road; with an additional section in the north-west to
Canterbury Road enclosing Camberwell, East Camberwell and Riversdale railway stations.
Camberwell is designated one of 26 Principal Activity Centres in the Melbourne 2030 Metropolitan
Strategy.
A feature of Camberwell is the Burke
Road shopping strip which stretches north
approximately 600 m from Camberwell Junction, where three tram routes converge - the 70, 72, and 75. Half-way up the shopping strip is
Camberwell railway station, which
services the Belgrave, Lilydale, and Alamein train lines. East Camberwell, Riversdale, Willison, and Hartwell stations also lie within the
suburb's boundaries. Several bus routes also cover the area.
The historic Rivoli Cinemas sit just west of Camberwell
Junction in the adjacent suburb of Hawthorn East.
History
Camberwell received its name as a result of an early
settler being reminded of the way three roads intersected in
the south London district of Camberwell. The development that
followed was a product of the expansion of Melbourne's
suburban rail network in the 1880s.
Camberwell Post Office opened on 12 October 1864.
The Prospect Hill area is adjacent to the railway station
and is the oldest part of the suburb. The original subdivision
was relatively generous blocks which were quickly filled with
fine Victorian and Edwardian houses. Due to its hilly
topography, many east-west streets in the Prospect Hill area
have an excellent view of Melbourne's central business
district. Its main commercial centre developed along Burke
Road from its railway station to Camberwell
Junction 500m to the south. Several tram routes converge on
this point.
Though the area was originally agricultural, Camberwell is
now one of the most well-established of Melbourne's
'middle-ring' suburbs. It is part of the City of
Boroondara, the local government area with the
lowest socio-economic disadvantage index in Australia. There
is almost no industrial land in Camberwell, and commercial
uses are concentrated near the Burke
Road precinct, which has long been one of the
busiest in suburban Melbourne. House prices in Boroondara are
well-above the metropolitan median and those in the Prospect
Hill precinct are several times the Boroondara median.
Development Controversies
In the 1980s a planned major development to the east of the
Burke
Road shopping strip met substantial opposition from
local residents. National Mutual Life Association proposed a
24,000 sq.m. three-storey enclosed shopping centre which drew
substantial objection. Developer Floyd Podgornik purchased the
site from National Mutual in 1987 and submitted revised plans
to Camberwell Council. When the council approved Podgor's
plans in 1988, 400 residents stormed the meeting. At elections
later that year, anti-development protesters won control of
the council and although Podgornik subsequently proposed a
lesser development, in 1990 it rescinded its decision to
approve the shopping centre. Subsequently Podgornik took the
council to court and won $25m in damages.
Similar opposition was mounted regarding plans dating from
1999 to develop Camberwell railway station to incorporate
retail and office development. High profile present and past
residents Geoffrey
Rush and Barry
Humphries supported the protest action but the
development was finally approved in 2009.
Notable
residents
Culture
The Camberwell Sunday Market has been operated by the Rotary
Club of Balwyn since 1976 and comprises 370
stallholders selling secondhand clothing, books, furniture,
and crafts. Camberwell Football Club participated
in the Victorian Football Association from
1926-1991.
Eight churches were established in this area - St John's Anglican, Our Lady of Victories
Basilica, Salvation
Army, Methodist (now Uniting), Presbyterian, Greek Orthodox, Church of Christ and Baptist. Camberwell Baptist Church
was constituted in 1891 and has met on the same site in
Riversdale Road, Hawthorn East near Camberwell Junction since
its inception.
Source
Wikipedia |
Australian Bureau of Statistics
| PERSON CHARACTERISTICS |
| (Place of usual residence) |
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PERSON CHARACTERISTICS  |
Selected
Region |
% of total persons in
Region |
Australia |
% of total persons in
Australia |
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| Total persons (excluding overseas visitors) |
19,637 |
- |
19,855,288 |
- |
| Males |
9,144 |
46.6% |
9,799,252 |
49.4% |
| Females |
10,493 |
53.4% |
10,056,036 |
50.6% |
| Indigenous persons (comprises Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander) |
15 |
0.1% |
455,031 |
2.3% |
In the 2006 Census (held on 8th
August 2006), there were 19,637 persons usually resident in
Camberwell (Suburb): 46.6% were males and 53.4% were females.
Of the total population in Camberwell (Suburb) 0.1% were
Indigenous persons, compared with 2.3% Indigenous persons in
Australia. |
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| AGE
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Selected
Region |
% of total persons in
Region |
Australia |
% of total persons in
Australia |
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| Age groups: |
 |
| 0-4 years |
1,078 |
5.5% |
1,260,405 |
6.3% |
| 5-14 years |
2,610 |
13.3% |
2,676,807 |
13.5% |
| 15-24 years |
2,895 |
14.7% |
2,704,276 |
13.6% |
| 25-54 years |
7,603 |
38.7% |
8,376,751 |
42.2% |
| 55-64 years |
2,352 |
12.0% |
2,192,675 |
11.0% |
| 65 years and over |
3,098 |
15.8% |
2,644,374 |
13.3% |
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| Median age of persons |
40 |
- |
37 |
- |
In the 2006 Census 18.8% of the
population usually resident in Camberwell (Suburb) were
children aged between 0-14 years, and 27.8% were persons aged
55 years and over. The median age of persons in Camberwell
(Suburb) was 40 years, compared with 37 years for persons in
Australia. |
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| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS |
Selected
Region |
% of total persons in
Region |
Australia |
% of total persons in
Australia |
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| Australian citizenship |
17,292 |
88.1% |
17,095,569 |
86.1% |
| Persons born overseas |
4,499 |
22.9% |
4,416,037 |
22.2% |
| Overseas visitors (excluded from all other
classifications) |
177 |
0.9% |
206,358 |
1.0% |
In the 2006 Census, 88.1% of
persons usually resident in Camberwell (Suburb) were
Australian citizens, 22.9% were born overseas and 0.9% were
overseas visitors. |
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| COUNTRY OF BIRTH |
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| MAIN RESPONSES IN SELECTED REGION |
Selected
Region |
% of total persons in
Region |
Australia |
% of total persons in
Australia |
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| Australia |
14,171 |
72.2% |
14,072,944 |
70.9% |
| England |
720 |
3.7% |
856,939 |
4.3% |
| New Zealand |
361 |
1.8% |
389,463 |
2.0% |
| China |
276 |
1.4% |
206,591 |
1.0% |
| Italy |
251 |
1.3% |
199,121 |
1.0% |
| Malaysia |
249 |
1.3% |
92,337 |
0.5% |
In the 2006 Census, 72.2% of
persons usually resident in Camberwell (Suburb) stated they
were born in Australia. Other common responses within
Camberwell (Suburb) were: England 3.7%, New Zealand 1.8%,
China 1.4%, Italy 1.3% and Malaysia 1.3%. |
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| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME |
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| MAIN RESPONSES IN SELECTED
REGION |
Selected
Region |
% of total persons in
Region |
Australia |
% of total persons in
Australia |
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| English only spoken at home |
15,733 |
80.1% |
15,581,333 |
78.5% |
| Greek |
531 |
2.7% |
252,220 |
1.3% |
| Cantonese |
373 |
1.9% |
244,553 |
1.2% |
| Mandarin |
372 |
1.9% |
220,601 |
1.1% |
| Italian |
368 |
1.9% |
316,890 |
1.6% |
| Vietnamese |
111 |
0.6% |
194,855 |
1.0% |
In the 2006 Census, English was
stated as the only language spoken at home by 80.1% of persons
usually resident in Camberwell (Suburb). The most common
languages other than English spoken at home were: Greek 2.7%,
Cantonese 1.9%, Mandarin 1.9%, Italian 1.9% and Vietnamese
0.6%. |
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| RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION |
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| MAIN RESPONSES IN SELECTED
REGION |
Selected
Region |
% of total persons in
Region |
Australia |
% of total persons in
Australia |
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| Catholic |
5,260 |
26.8% |
5,126,882 |
25.8% |
| No Religion |
4,178 |
21.3% |
3,706,557 |
18.7% |
| Anglican |
3,318 |
16.9% |
3,718,248 |
18.7% |
| Uniting Church |
1,447 |
7.4% |
1,135,422 |
5.7% |
| Eastern Orthodox |
837 |
4.3% |
544,165 |
2.7% |
In the 2006 Census, the most
common responses for religious affiliation for persons usually
resident in Camberwell (Suburb) were Catholic 26.8%, No
Religion 21.3%, Anglican 16.9%, Uniting Church 7.4% and
Eastern Orthodox 4.3%. |
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| MARITAL STATUS (Population aged 15 years and
over) |
Selected
Region |
% of persons aged 15
years and over in Region |
Australia |
% of persons aged 15
years and over in Australia |
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| Married |
8,481 |
53.2% |
7,900,684 |
49.6% |
| Never married |
5,158 |
32.3% |
5,278,600 |
33.2% |
| Separated or divorced |
1,140 |
7.1% |
1,801,979 |
11.3% |
| Widowed |
1,168 |
7.3% |
936,813 |
5.9% |
In the 2006 Census, 53.2% of
persons aged 15 years and over usually resident in Camberwell
(Suburb) were married, 32.3% never married, 7.1% separated or
divorced and 7.3% widowed. |
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| LABOUR FORCE (Population aged 15 years and
over) |
Selected
Region |
% of persons in the
labour force in Region |
Australia |
% of persons in the
labour force in Australia |
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| Total labour force (includes employed and
unemployed persons) |
10,100 |
- |
9,607,987 |
- |
| Employed full-time |
5,825 |
57.7% |
5,827,432 |
60.7% |
| Employed part-time |
3,325 |
32.9% |
2,685,193 |
27.9% |
| Employed away from work |
329 |
3.3% |
337,991 |
3.5% |
| Employed hours not stated |
250 |
2.5% |
253,567 |
2.6% |
| Unemployed |
371 |
3.7% |
503,804 |
5.2% |
| Not in the labour force |
5,069 |
- |
5,271,116 |
- |
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