Parkville, Victoria

Parkville
	Parkville; Melbourne, Victoria
	; Trinity College (University of Melbourne) in Parkville
Population:	4980 (2006)
Established:	1850s
Postcode:	3052
Area:	4 km² (1.5 sq mi)
Property Value:	AUD $853,500
Location:	4 km (2 mi) from Melbourne
LGA:	City of Melbourne
State District:	Melbourne
Federal Division:	Melbourne
	Suburbs around Parkville:

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Parkville is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 4 km north from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Melbourne. At the 2006 Census, Parkville had a population of 4980.

Parkville is bordered by North Melbourne to the south-west, Carlton and Carlton North to the south and east, Brunswick to the north, and Flemington to the west. The suburb includes the postcodes 3052 and 3010 (University).

Parkville takes its name from neighbouring Royal Park, Melbourne, being the main village nearby.

Parkville is an education, research and healthcare precinct. It is considered an upmarket suburb with a high median house price due to its proximity to the city and its beautiful landscaped parks and tree lined streets.

[edit] History

Parkville South estate commenced in 1861 and is the largest housing division in the suburb. In 1868 further excisions from Royal Park were made for housing estates at Parkville North along Royal Parade and Parkville West near Flemington Road. During World War One and Two, Royal Park was the site of military encampments. Camp Pell in Royal Park was the temporary military camp for United States forces during the Second World War.

In the 1960s, Parkville become the new, and current home of the Victorian College of Pharmacy, on Royal Parade, which is now a campus of Monash University. The residential part of Parkville South is a Conservation Area under the Register of the National Estate.

The Athlete's Village for the 2006 Commonwealth Games was built on the grounds of the former Royal Park Psychiatric Hospital located in Parkville. The Athlete's Village has since been converted into a residential area known as Parkville Gardens.

[edit] Places

University of Melbourne
University High School
Royal Melbourne Hospital
Royal Children's Hospital
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Royal Melbourne Zoological Gardens
Victorian College of Pharmacy (Parkville campus of Monash University) [1]
Royal Park for which the suburb was named.
Commonwealth Serum Laboratories where vaccines and medicines are discovered and produced.

Elizabeth Street becomes Royal Parade in the suburb (before becoming Sydney Road and Hume Highway, which continues to Sydney).

Royal Park railway station is located within the suburb of Parkville.

Melbourne Youth Justice Centre (formerly Melbourne Juvenile Justice Centre and Turana Youth training Centre), a youth corrections facility, is located in Parkville.

Royal Park Golf Course is north of the Zoological Gardens.^[3]

[edit] Crime

According to Victoria Police statistics and ABS census data for 2006/2007, Parkville has the highest incidence of burglary in Victoria, with a rate of 1 burglary for every 15 properties in the suburb^[4].

[edit] Gallery

Parkville Post Office	Queen's College, University of Melbourne	Ormond College, University of Melbourne	University of Melbourne (Trinity College Chapel), Parkville, Melbourne
Janet Clarke Hall in Royal Parade, Parkville	Bishop's building, Trinity College	1888 building	Melba Hall & Conservatorium of Music