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Surrey Hills, Victoria
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From Wikipedia.
Surrey Hills is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 11 km east from
Melbourne's central
business district. Its Local Government Area are the Cities
of Boroondara and Whitehorse. At the 2006
Census, Surrey Hills had a population of
13,105.
History
The Surrey Hills area was first developed by a Real Estate
consortia following the extension of the railway line from Camberwell to Lilydale
in 1882, Surrey Hills Post Office opened on 1 October 1884.
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Housing estates were laid out and lovely period homes built in
either brick or weatherboard with most designs being
influenced by the Victorian, Federation & Edwardian era.
The streets were planted mainly with Avenues of English Pin
Oak and Plane trees which are now mature and offer a pleasant
shady vista. The streets have impressive names such as
Balmoral, Leopold, Windsor, Albert and Wolseley Crescents, but
the area was considered too distant from the nearest shopping
districts; Camberwell to the West and Box
Hill to the East. The economic depression of the
1890's brought development to a halt and the next major phase
of suburban development didn't take place until after the First World
War.
During the 1990s, the last bank branch in the Union Road
shopping strip closed, which caused some concern within both
the local community and local traders. On 24 February 2003,
the Surrey Hills Community Bank (a community bank branch of Bendigo Bank) opened for business in
Union Road.
Today
Surrey Hills contains both the 'English Counties District',
which is a small area between Canterbury and Riversdale Roads
where the streets are named after English Counties, including
Norfolk, Durham, Kent, Middlesex, Essex, Suffolk Roads, and
the 'Chatham Precinct' which is situated between Canterbury,
Union, Mont Albert & Chatham Rds. The latter streets are
named after English towns (Croydon, Guildford & Surrey)
and Sir Garnet Road, named in honour of a famous British Army
General (Viscount, Sir Garnet Wolseley, who served a
distinguished career and became a hero in the British army in
the late 1900's.
It has 2 local primary schools: Surrey Hills Primary &
Chatham Primary School. Surrey Hills's central business
district is relatively small consisting of a 250 metre strip
of shops along Union Road which features Surrey Hills railway station (on the
Belgrave and Lilydale lines), five cafes, two
bakery's, a Pharmacy, a Florist, clothes shops, Party
Supplies/hire, Antique dealer, Paint shop, Travel Agent,
Neighbourhood centre, Bank of Bendigo & Adelaide Community
Bank, a post office, and a large bottle shop etc. Heading out
from Melbourne's CBD, Union road is the first railway level
crossing on the Belgrave/Lilydale train line.
Surrey Hills also has Chatham just South of Canterbury
Road, between Stanley Tce & Juntion Rd. Surrey Hills. Most
working residents of Surrey Hills commute to Melbourne either
by car or train. To reach a safe bicycle path for the city
commute cyclists must travel south to the Gardiners Creek Trail or north to the
Yarra River
Trail, via the Anniversary Outer Circle Trail. A
bike lane is now on Mont Albert Rd.
To the North, Surrey Hills is also serviced by the 109 tram route which continues from
Port
Melbourne ,along Collins St. (Melb.CBD), along
Whitehorse Rd. to Box
Hill and in the South, the 70 tram travels along
Riversdale Rd. from the city to the Wattle Park terminus at
the junction.
Parks
and gardens
The major parks and gardens in Surrey Hills are Surrey Gardens and South Surrey Park. Surrey Hills is
also adjacent to Wattle
Park which is just across Riversdale Road to the South in Burwood.
Sport
Canterbury Sports Ground is located in the North-West of
the suburb, and boasts 3 sporting clubs. It has Clubrooms with
a canteen and is the home ground of the Australian Rules Football club,
Canterbury 'Cobras', who currently compete in the Eastern Football League. Canterbury
Cricket Club which plays on a turf wicket and Canterbury
Tennis Club which has its own Club house and 4 en-tou-cas
courts.
Source Wikipedia
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) |
13,105 |
- |
19,855,288 |
- |
| Males |
6,169 |
47.1% |
9,799,252 |
49.4% |
| Females |
6,936 |
52.9% |
10,056,036 |
50.6% |
| Indigenous persons (comprises Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander) |
21 |
0.2% |
455,031 |
2.3% |
In the 2006 Census (held on
8th August 2006), there were 13,105 persons usually
resident in Surrey Hills (Suburb): 47.1% were males and
52.9% were females. Of the total population in Surrey
Hills (Suburb) 0.2% were Indigenous persons, compared
with 2.3% Indigenous persons in Australia. |
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| AGE |
Selected
Region |
% of total
persons in Region |
Australia |
% of total
persons in Australia |
|
| Age groups: |
 |
| 0-4 years |
816 |
6.2% |
1,260,405 |
6.3% |
| 5-14 years |
1,798 |
13.7% |
2,676,807 |
13.5% |
| 15-24 years |
1,883 |
14.4% |
2,704,276 |
13.6% |
| 25-54 years |
5,534 |
42.2% |
8,376,751 |
42.2% |
| 55-64 years |
1,416 |
10.8% |
2,192,675 |
11.0% |
| 65 years and over |
1,660 |
12.7% |
2,644,374 |
13.3% |
|
|
| Median age of persons |
38 |
- |
37 |
- |
In the 2006 Census 19.9% of
the population usually resident in Surrey Hills (Suburb)
were children aged between 0-14 years, and 23.5% were
persons aged 55 years and over. The median age of
persons in Surrey Hills (Suburb) was 38 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 |
|
| Australian citizenship |
11,576 |
88.3% |
17,095,569 |
86.1% |
| Persons born overseas |
2,611 |
19.9% |
4,416,037 |
22.2% |
| Overseas visitors (excluded from all other
classifications) |
98 |
0.7% |
206,358 |
1.0% |
In the 2006 Census, 88.3%
of persons usually resident in Surrey Hills (Suburb)
were Australian citizens, 19.9% were born overseas and
0.7% 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 |
|
| Australia |
9,899 |
75.5% |
14,072,944 |
70.9% |
| England |
485 |
3.7% |
856,939 |
4.3% |
| China |
251 |
1.9% |
206,591 |
1.0% |
| New Zealand |
222 |
1.7% |
389,463 |
2.0% |
| Malaysia |
163 |
1.2% |
92,337 |
0.5% |
| Greece |
109 |
0.8% |
109,987 |
0.6% |
In the 2006 Census, 75.5%
of persons usually resident in Surrey Hills (Suburb)
stated they were born in Australia. Other common
responses within Surrey Hills (Suburb) were: England
3.7%, China 1.9%, New Zealand 1.7%, Malaysia 1.2% and
Greece 0.8%. |
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| 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 |
10,991 |
83.9% |
15,581,333 |
78.5% |
| Mandarin |
305 |
2.3% |
220,601 |
1.1% |
| Greek |
269 |
2.1% |
252,220 |
1.3% |
| Cantonese |
202 |
1.5% |
244,553 |
1.2% |
| Italian |
141 |
1.1% |
316,890 |
1.6% |
| German |
56 |
0.4% |
75,636 |
0.4% |
In the 2006 Census, English
was stated as the only language spoken at home by 83.9%
of persons usually resident in Surrey Hills (Suburb).
The most common languages other than English spoken at
home were: Mandarin 2.3%, Greek 2.1%, Cantonese 1.5%,
Italian 1.1% and German 0.4%. |
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| RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION |
|
| MAIN RESPONSES IN SELECTED
REGION |
Selected
Region |
% of total
persons in Region |
Australia |
% of total
persons in Australia |
|
| Catholic |
3,180 |
24.3% |
5,126,882 |
25.8% |
| No Religion |
3,173 |
24.2% |
3,706,557 |
18.7% |
| Anglican |
2,117 |
16.2% |
3,718,248 |
18.7% |
| Uniting Church |
954 |
7.3% |
1,135,422 |
5.7% |
| Presbyterian and Reformed |
449 |
3.4% |
596,668 |
3.0% |
In the 2006 Census, the
most common responses for religious affiliation for
persons usually resident in Surrey Hills (Suburb) were
Catholic 24.3%, No Religion 24.2%, Anglican 16.2%,
Uniting Church 7.3% and Presbyterian and Reformed
3.4%. |
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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 |
|
| Married |
5,608 |
53.4% |
7,900,684 |
49.6% |
| Never married |
3,386 |
32.3% |
5,278,600 |
33.2% |
| Separated or divorced |
857 |
8.2% |
1,801,979 |
11.3% |
| Widowed |
639 |
6.1% |
936,813 |
5.9% |
In the 2006 Census, 53.4%
of persons aged 15 years and over usually resident in
Surrey Hills (Suburb) were married, 32.3% never married,
8.2% separated or divorced and 6.1% 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 |
|
| Total labour force (includes employed and
unemployed persons) |
6,944 |
- |
9,607,987 |
- |
| Employed full-time |
4,005 |
57.7% |
5,827,432 |
60.7% |
| Employed part-time |
2,300 |
33.1% |
2,685,193 |
27.9% |
| Employed away from work |
249 |
3.6% |
337,991 |
3.5% |
| Employed hours not stated |
123 |
1.8% |
253,567 |
2.6% |
| Unemployed |
267 |
3.8% |
503,804 |
5.2% |
| Not in the labour force |
3,096 |
- |
5,271,116 |
- |
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