Glen Iris, Victoria
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From Wikipedia.
History
Captain Thomas Henderson of the Royal Navy arrived in
Melbourne on a ship called Iris in 1850. He acquired a
property bounded by Gardiners Creek, High Street and a line
extending Summerhill Road to Gardiners Creek. The property was
advertised for sale as Glen Iris in 1852. Robert Kent,
a subsequent owner of the Glen Iris homestead,
suggested a Mechanics Institute be established, but it was
never completed. A Wesleyan church was established in
1865 and in 1871 land was granted for an adjacent school (now
Glen Iris Primary School). By the 1880s reference was made to
the Township of Glen Iris. Glen Iris Post Office opened on 28
August 1890. A Glen Iris Upper Post Office was open from 1947
until 1994.
Places
of interest
A number of government and independent schools are located
in Glen Iris, including Camberwell South Primary School, Glen
Iris Primary School, St Cecilia's School, St Roch's Catholic
Primary School, Sacré Cœur School, Korowa Anglican Girls' School and Caulfield Grammar School Malvern
campus.
Recreational and sporting facilities include the Harold
Holt Swim Centre, a BMX track at
Hill'n'Dale Park, Burwood District Bowls Club
and a number of reserves and ovals, including Hartwell Sports
Ground, Ferndale Park and T.H. King Oval. The Glen Iris
wetlands were established by the former City of Malvern in 1989.
Glen Iris Road Uniting Church incorporates part of
the original 1865 Wesleyan Church building.
The division between the Boroondara and Stonnington
municipalities follows the course of Gardiners Creek, which is a tributary
of the Yarra River. A tributary of Gardiners
Creek running north through the suburb, Back Creek, has
largely been turned into a drain. Also roughly following the
course of Gardiners Creek is the Monash
Freeway, and the Glen Waverley train line.
Transport
Two train stations on the Glen Waverley line, Gardiner and Glen Iris, lie within the suburb.
Passing through the eastern part of Glen Iris is the Alamein line, with Burwood station also within the
boundaries of the suburb. (Glen Iris did not originally cover
this far east, and this station and its surrounds were
originally in the suburb of Burwood). Residents are also served
by the numbers 5, 6, 72 and 75 tram routes, as well as the numbers
612 and 734 bus routes.
Glen Iris is also Melbourne's geographical centre
of population.
Notable
citizens
Source Wikipedia
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Australian Bureau of Statistics
PERSON
CHARACTERISTICS |
| (Place of usual residence) |
|
PERSON CHARACTERISTICS  |
Selected
Region |
% of total
persons in Region |
Australia
|
% of total
persons in Australia |
|
| Total persons (excluding overseas
visitors) |
19,784 |
- |
19,855,288 |
- |
| Males |
9,716 |
49.1% |
9,799,252 |
49.4% |
| Females |
10,068 |
50.9% |
10,056,036 |
50.6% |
| Indigenous persons (comprises Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander) |
10 |
0.1% |
455,031 |
2.3% |
In the 2006 Census (held on
8th August 2006), there were 19,784 persons usually
resident in Hawthorn (Suburb): 49.1% were males and
50.9% were females. Of the total population in Hawthorn
(Suburb) 0.1% were Indigenous persons, compared with
2.3% Indigenous persons in Australia. |
|
|
|
| AGE |
Selected
Region |
% of total
persons in Region |
Australia |
% of total
persons in Australia |
|
| Age groups: |
 |
| 0-4 years |
940 |
4.8% |
1,260,405 |
6.3% |
| 5-14 years |
1,576 |
8.0% |
2,676,807 |
13.5% |
| 15-24 years |
4,012 |
20.3% |
2,704,276 |
13.6% |
| 25-54 years |
9,193 |
46.5% |
8,376,751 |
42.2% |
| 55-64 years |
1,828 |
9.2% |
2,192,675 |
11.0% |
| 65 years and over |
2,233 |
11.3% |
2,644,374 |
13.3% |
|
|
| Median age of persons |
32 |
- |
37 |
- |
In the 2006 Census 12.7% of
the population usually resident in Hawthorn (Suburb)
were children aged between 0-14 years, and 20.5% were
persons aged 55 years and over. The median age of
persons in Hawthorn (Suburb) was 32 years, compared with
37 years for persons in Australia. |
|
|
|
| SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS |
Selected
Region |
% of total
persons in Region |
Australia |
% of total
persons in Australia |
|
| Australian citizenship |
15,287 |
77.3% |
17,095,569 |
86.1% |
| Persons born overseas |
5,433 |
27.5% |
4,416,037 |
22.2% |
| Overseas visitors (excluded from all other
classifications) |
337 |
1.7% |
206,358 |
1.0% |
In the 2006 Census, 77.3%
of persons usually resident in Hawthorn (Suburb) were
Australian citizens, 27.5% were born overseas and 1.7%
were overseas visitors. |
|
|
|
| COUNTRY OF BIRTH |
|
| MAIN RESPONSES IN SELECTED
REGION |
Selected
Region |
% of total
persons in Region |
Australia |
% of total
persons in Australia |
|
| Australia |
12,880 |
65.1% |
14,072,944 |
70.9% |
| India |
779 |
3.9% |
147,106 |
0.7% |
| England |
627 |
3.2% |
856,939 |
4.3% |
| China |
486 |
2.5% |
206,591 |
1.0% |
| Malaysia |
323 |
1.6% |
92,337 |
0.5% |
| New Zealand |
320 |
1.6% |
389,463 |
2.0% |
In the 2006 Census, 65.1%
of persons usually resident in Hawthorn (Suburb) stated
they were born in Australia. Other common responses
within Hawthorn (Suburb) were: India 3.9%, England 3.2%,
China 2.5%, Malaysia 1.6% and New Zealand 1.6%. |
|
|
|
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME |
|
| MAIN RESPONSES IN SELECTED
REGION |
Selected
Region |
% of total
persons in Region |
Australia |
% of total
persons in Australia |
|
| English only spoken at home |
14,474 |
73.2% |
15,581,333 |
78.5% |
| Mandarin |
573 |
2.9% |
220,601 |
1.1% |
| Cantonese |
412 |
2.1% |
244,553 |
1.2% |
| Greek |
382 |
1.9% |
252,220 |
1.3% |
| Italian |
270 |
1.4% |
316,890 |
1.6% |
| Hindi |
264 |
1.3% |
70,009 |
0.4% |
In the 2006 Census, English
was stated as the only language spoken at home by 73.2%
of persons usually resident in Hawthorn (Suburb). The
most common languages other than English spoken at home
were: Mandarin 2.9%, Cantonese 2.1%, Greek 1.9%, Italian
1.4% and Hindi 1.3%. |
|
|
|
| RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION |
|
| MAIN RESPONSES IN SELECTED
REGION |
Selected
Region |
% of total
persons in Region |
Australia |
% of total
persons in Australia |
|
| No Religion |
4,915 |
24.8% |
3,706,557 |
18.7% |
| Catholic |
4,361 |
22.0% |
5,126,882 |
25.8% |
| Anglican |
2,986 |
15.1% |
3,718,248 |
18.7% |
| Uniting Church |
1,051 |
5.3% |
1,135,422 |
5.7% |
| Buddhism |
753 |
3.8% |
418,755 |
2.1% |
In the 2006 Census, the
most common responses for religious affiliation for
persons usually resident in Hawthorn (Suburb) were No
Religion 24.8%, Catholic 22.0%, Anglican 15.1%, Uniting
Church 5.3% and Buddhism 3.8%. |
|
|
|
| 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 |
|
| Married |
6,211 |
36.0% |
7,900,684 |
49.6% |
| Never married |
8,872 |
51.4% |
5,278,600 |
33.2% |
| Separated or divorced |
1,417 |
8.2% |
1,801,979 |
11.3% |
| Widowed |
772 |
4.5% |
936,813 |
5.9% |
In the 2006 Census, 36.0%
of persons aged 15 years and over usually resident in
Hawthorn (Suburb) were married, 51.4% never married,
8.2% separated or divorced and 4.5% widowed. |
|
|
|
| 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 |
|
| Total labour force (includes employed and
unemployed persons) |
11,433 |
- |
9,607,987 |
- |
| Employed full-time |
7,074 |
61.9% |
5,827,432 |
60.7% |
| Employed part-time |
3,294 |
28.8% |
2,685,193 |
27.9% |
| Employed away from work |
374 |
3.3% |
337,991 |
3.5% |
| Employed hours not stated |
198 |
1.7% |
253,567 |
2.6% |
| Unemployed |
493 |
4.3% |
503,804 |
5.2% |
| Not in the labour force |
4,508 |
- |
5,271,116 |
- |
