Fairfield, Victoria
| Fairfield Melbourne, Victoria |
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 Grandview Hotel built in 1888 |
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| Population: | 4,919 (2006) [1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 3078 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 3.4 km² (1.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 6 km (4 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||
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| State District: | Northcote | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Batman, Melbourne | ||||||||||||
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Fairfield is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 6 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area are the Cities of Darebin and Yarra. At the 2006 Census, Fairfield had a population of 4,919.
Yarra Bend is a locality in Fairfield.
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[edit] History
Fairfield Post Office opened on 21 February 1887.[2] It has since relocated.
[edit] Transport
Fairfield is serviced by Fairfield railway station, which is on the Hurstbridge line. The Melbourne 246, 250, 508, 510, 546, 567, and 609 bus routes operate around the area.
[edit] Commerce and culture
Fairfield is predominantly residential, with a small north-eastern pocket remaining a light industrial area. It also features a three-storey hotel, the Grandview Hotel, completed in 1888. License was granted by the Licensing Court on 15 Aug 1888.
HM Prison Fairlea, a female prison, was located on Yarra Bend Road from 1956 until it closed in 1996.
Because it is situated on what many regard as the fringes of Melbourne's popular and much-revived 'inner city', gentrification has been strong, and property prices are high. To the south is the Yarra River and surrounding parkland, and the popular Fairfield Boathouse.
Commercial activity is focused on the shopping strip on Station Street and Wingrove Street, opposite Fairfield railway station. Fairfield's commercial outlets have prospered in recent years, with a recent influx of cafes, bars and specialist shops to Station Street.
Adjacent to the railway station, facing north-east, is the Fairfield Industrial Dog Object, a 6m tall wooden dog.
[edit] Educational facilities
- Fairfield Primary School
- St Anthony's Primary School
- Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE (NMIT) has a campus on the site of the former Fairfield Infectious Diseases Hospital specialising in Visual arts, music, horticulture, and jewellery manufacture.
[edit] Sporting Clubs
Fairfield Cricket Club (http://fcc.cricketvictoria.com.au/)
Soccer teams Fitzroy City and Yarra Jets play home matches at Fairfield Park.
Golfers play at the course of the Yarra Bend Golf Club on Yarra Bend Road.[3]
[edit] See also
- City of Northcote - the former local government area of which Fairfield was a part.
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Fairfield (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC21269&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2007-09-26.
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=, retrieved 2008-04-11
- ^ Golf Select, Yarra Bend, http://www.golfselect.com.au/armchair/courseView.aspx?course_id=339, retrieved 2009-05-11
[edit] External links
Coordinates: 37°47′31″S 145°00′40″E / 37.792°S 145.011°E
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