Ivanhoe, Victoria
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Ivanhoe is a suburb in Melbourne
, Victoria
, Australia
, 10 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district
. Its Local Government Area is the City of Banyule. At the 2006 Census, Ivanhoe had a population of 10,600.
forms the southern boundary of the suburb, with a golf course
and a narrow riparian strip reserve.
, now known as The Centre Ivanhoe, 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 newsagent, book store, numerous restaurants and cafés, various banks, real estate agents and two supermarkets.
s in the northern suburbs: Ivanhoe Grammar School
and Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School
. It is also home to one of Victoria's oldest state schools, Ivanhoe Primary School
, established in 1853.
decorations, attracting many people from all over Melbourne to the extraveganza. The display was started by Bill King and 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.
Golfers play at the Ivanhoe Golf Course on Vasey Street.
APA Publishing: December 13, 1999 retrieved 28 November 2005.
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia
Australia
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, 10 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district
Melbourne city centre
Melbourne City Centre is an area of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. It is not to be confused with the larger local government area of the City of Melbourne...
. Its Local Government Area is the City of Banyule. At the 2006 Census, Ivanhoe had a population of 10,600.
History
Ivanhoe Post Office opened on 1 September 1874. Ivanhoe North Post Office on Waterdale Road near Banksia Street opened on 17 May 1926. An Ivanhoe West Post Office was open from 1955 until 1988.Geography
The Yarra RiverYarra River
The Yarra River, originally Birrarung, is a river in east-central Victoria, Australia. The lower stretches of the river is where the city of Melbourne was established in 1835 and today Greater Melbourne dominates and influences the landscape of its lower reaches...
forms the southern boundary of the suburb, with a golf course
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
and a narrow riparian strip reserve.
Upper Heidelberg Road commercial centre
Upper Heidelberg Road is the suburb's centre, where the former Heidelberg Town HallHeidelberg Town Hall
Heidelberg Town Hall is a civic building located on Upper Heidelberg Road in Ivanhoe, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. It is now more commonly known as The Centre Ivanhoe...
, now known as The Centre Ivanhoe, 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 newsagent, book store, numerous restaurants and cafés, various banks, real estate agents and two supermarkets.
Demographics
In 2006 the average individual in Ivanhoe earnt $575 per week, which was more than the national average of $466 per week. Ivanhoe is renowned for its older style homes, with many dating back to the late 19th and early 20th centuries.Transport
The suburb has its own railway station, which is located in the Zone 1 and 2 overlap of the public transport system. Darebin Station (wholly within Zone 1) is also located within the suburb.Schools
The area hosts two of Melbourne's few private schoolPrivate school
Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...
s in the northern suburbs: Ivanhoe Grammar School
Ivanhoe Grammar School
Ivanhoe Grammar School is an independent, co-educational, day school, located in Ivanhoe and Mernda , both located in the north-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia....
and Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School
Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School
Ivanhoe Girls' Grammar School, is an independent, Anglican, day school for girls, located in Ivanhoe, a northern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia....
. It is also home to one of Victoria's oldest state schools, Ivanhoe Primary School
Ivanhoe Primary School
Ivanhoe Primary School was founded in 1853 as Ivanhoe School on the site of the corner of Waterdale and Upper Heidelberg roads in Ivanhoe, Victoria, Australia. It is unclear as to the exact date that children first attended school at Ivanhoe. It is likely that the first teacher was a man by the...
, established in 1853.
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 ChristmasChristmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
decorations, attracting many people from all over Melbourne to the extraveganza. The display was started by Bill King and 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
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, with many residents making it an annual visit.
Sporting clubs
- Ivanhoe East Basketball Club (http://www.ivanhoeknights.org/)
- Ivanhoe Junior Football Club (http://www.ivanhoejfc.com.au/)
- West Ivanhoe Unied cricket club (http://www.westivanhoe.sportsvault.com/)
- East Ivanhoe Saints Cricket Club (http://www.eiscc.com.au/)
- Ivanhoe Cricket Club (http://ivanhoe.cricketvictoria.com.au/)
Golfers play at the Ivanhoe Golf Course on Vasey Street.
Notable people
- Cate BlanchettCate BlanchettCatherine Élise "Cate" Blanchett is an Australian actress. She came to international attention for her role as Elizabeth I of England in the 1998 biopic film Elizabeth, for which she won British Academy of Film and Television Arts and Golden Globe Awards, and earned her first Academy Award...
(grew up in Ivanhoe) - Sam BramhamSam BramhamSam Bramham OAM is a Paralympic swimming competitor from Australia. He competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics and 2008 Summer Paralympics. Between those two games, he won two gold medals, two silver medals and a bronze medal.-Personal:...
(Paralympic gold medalist lives in Ivanhoe)
See also
- City of HeidelbergCity of HeidelbergThe City of Heidelberg was a Local Government Area located about northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1840 until 1994.-History:...
- the former local government area of which Ivanhoe was a part.