Endeavour Hills, Victoria
| Endeavour Hills Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 25,006 (2006) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | Lua error: Unable to convert population "25006 (2006) '"`UNIQ--ref-00000000-QINU`"'" to a number. | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3802 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 15.7 km2 (6.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | City of Casey | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Narre Warren North, Dandenong | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Holt | ||||||||||||||
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Endeavour Hills is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 31 km (19 mi) south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Casey. At the 2006 Census, Endeavour Hills had a population of 25,006.
Endeavour Hills is bordered by the Monash Freeway and Dandenong Creek to the west, Police Road and Churchill Park Drive to the north, Hallam North Road to the east, and Eumemmerring Creek to the south.[3]
Suburb profile
Endeavour Hills is a modern, hilly and leafy residential suburb with an abundance of parks and gardens that are maintained by the local government. The 35-year-old neat and quiet suburb has lots of hills, a variety of trees, shrubs and bird life. Endeavour Hills has wide roads, footpaths (sidewalks). leafy naturestrips, bicycle paths, excellent street lighting and underground utilities (electricity, gas, telecommunications and water). Many houses have been built on steep land blocks and have distant views of the surrounding suburbs, some as far away as Frankston, Chadstone and Pakenham and in some cases the CBD.
Endeavour Hills consists of low-density residential housing - single, double and triple level brick houses - built on 1/4, 1/2, 1 or more acre blocks. A meagre of ground-level townhouses and units exist. There are no high-rise buildings and no industries. As at May 2011, the median price of house-land is $415,500. The median price of a unit is $325,000. [4]
The median age of Endeavour Hills residents is 36. The median household size is 3.2 people. Approximately 77 percent of people are aged under 50 years, compared with 70 percent in metropolitan Melbourne.
Median Equivalised Household Income has been calculated from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2006 Census. Median Equivalised Gross Weekly Household Income for City of Casey was $730, compared the Victorian State average of $600. The employment rate has been calculated from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2006 Census. Of those aged 15 years or older and living in City of Casey, 65.6 percent were employed, compared to the Victorian State average of 60.9 percent.
Crime statistics are produced annually by Victoria Police. In City of Casey, there were 768 recorded crimes against the person per 100,000 population in 2006–07, compared to the Victorian State average of 822. In City of Casey, there were 4,476 recorded crimes against property per 100,000 population in 2006–07, compared to the Victorian State average of 5,482.[5]
Shopping and facilities
The main shopping area is Endeavour Hills Shopping Centre, located on the corner of Matthew Flinders Avenue and Heatherton Road. There are 86 retail stores all undercover, including three large supermarkets. The shopping centre consists of a multi-level carpark with over 1800 car park spaces, and contains a Coles, Woolworths, Big W, Aldi, Homeart, The Reject Shop, EB Games and Dan Murphy's and Priceline. There are Banks, Post Office, Pharmacies, Optometrist, Bakers Delight, Travel Agents, Hairdressing Salons, Beauty Salons, Health Foods, Fruit & Vegetable Village, Continental Deli, Liquor Stores, Real Estate Agents, Coffee Shops, Endeavour Eatery, as well as a variety of gift, clothing, shoes and specialty stores including Dick Smith Electronics, Donut King, Sanity, EB Games and Cellarbrations. Domino's Pizza, KFC, a 24 hour McDonald's(with McCafe), Charcoal Chicken, Chinese Restaurant, Flounder's Fish'N'Chips, Ultra-Tune, United Petroleum and Caltex discount petrol and car wash service are all located just outside.
Around this area is The Endeavour Hills Leisure and Function Centre with a Basketball Court, Health & Wellness Club, Yoga Classes, Gymnastics, Netball, Futsal, Badmiton, Group Fitness and Eatsmart Classes. Childrens programs include Family Play Group. Kindergarten, Kids Gym, Guitar Lessons, Cheer Leading, Soccer Skills, Modern Dance, Trampolining and Kids Club Holiday Activities.[6]
The Endeavour Hills Library (part of the Casey-Cardinia Library Corporation) and the Endeavour Hills Police Station are also within this area. The library has recently been expanded. Endeavour Hills is also a short drive from the much larger Westfield Fountain Gate Shopping Centre in Narre Warren and Chadstone Shopping Centre in Malvern East (Melbourne's largest shopping complex).
Just up Raymond McMahon Boulevard, a short walk from the main shopping centre, there is a strip of shops known collectively as The Terrace. Located here are; Accountant, Solicitor, Cheesecake Shop, Johnny Boy's Pizza, Endeavour Spices, Deli and Milk bar, op-shop, Endeavour Cellars, Real Estate Agent and various other stores.
Endeavour Hills Uniting Care Neighbourhood Centre is located next to the Library complex close to the shopping centre. The Neighbourhood Centre is a not for profit organisation auspiced by the Uniting Church. It is an adult learning centre that delivers a range of classes and support services, including Support Groups, English, Diploma and Certificate Courses, VCAL Classes. Computer Courses, Art and Craft Classes, Meeting room and Hall hire, Recreational Exercise, Health and Wellbeing. It also has children's services such as occasional care, 3 year-old pre-kinder, Playgroup and after school activities. [7] There is also a State Government Department of Human Services and The Rotary Club of Endeavour Hills.
Along Heatherton Road, near Reema Boulevard, there is a Medical Center, Pharmacy, Bakery, Blockbuster, Fitness Centre, and Coles Express petrol station. There are plans to expand this area in the future.
Endeavour Hills has several Pet Care Services, Veterinary Surgeons, Clinics and a Hospital.
Medical facilities
Endeavour Hills has many Medical Centers, Maternal and Child Health Services, Aged Care Facilities and Specialist Medical Physicians including Mental Health Services, Dental Clinics, Pathology Radiology & Diagnostic Centres, Psychologists, Psychology Services, Counselling Services, Dieticians, Physiology, Plastic & Cosmetic, Occupational Therapy, Osteopathy, Physiotherapy, Speech Pathology, Optometrists, Chiropodists, Podiatrists, Audiologists, Chiropractors, Natural Therapy and Natural Healing Services.
A 24-hour Ambulance Station has recently opened at Endeavour Hills.
Public and Private Hospitals with 24-hour Emergency Care, Medical Facilities, Day-Surgery Clinics and Fire Stations are located nearby at Dandenong, Berwick, Mulgrave and Noble Park.
The Viewhills Manor Retirement Village provides senior citizens with on-site aged care facilities, serviced apartments and independent living units. [8]
Recreation
Endeavour Hills has its own skate park located just outside the Leisure Centre. There are also Tennis Courts at Sydney Parkinson Reserve and even better Tennis Courts on Matthew Flinders Avenue (St.Paul's), Football/Cricket Oval at James Cook Drive and the suburb boasts an abundance of parks.
Golfers play at the Churchill Park Golf Club on Churchill Park Drive.[9]
The Casuarina Forest is located within James Alexander Reserve, and the reserve itself boasts some spectacular views where one is able to see as far as Port Phillip Bay. Endeavour Hills is a short walk to Lysterfield Park, Churchill National Park, the Dandenong Police Paddocks and Eumemmerring Creek.
There are also many shared pedestrian/bike paths throughout the suburb.
History
The land in the area was home firstly to the Aboriginal people and was later settled by Europeans, who came after the 1830s. They mainly used the land for farming and cattle runs.
Because of the many pine trees in the area, Endeavour Hills was almost called 'Piney Ridge', or 'Pine Hills'. In 1970, the name 'Endeavour Hills' was coined in honour of the two hundredth anniversary of Captain James Cook's arrival in Botany Bay. The estate was officially opened in 1974 under this name.
The suburb as we know it today began with the development of a small housing estate named Endeavour Hills. The estate was designed to have its own community services for every-day living, such as its own Leisure Center, Shopping Center, Library, Medical Centers, Child Care Centers, Kindergartens, Public and Private Schools. The suburb was created with plenty of parkland, bike paths, and safe playing areas for children. The developers of Endeavour Hills aimed to attract people by offering families a neighbourly and spacious place to live. The catch phrase was 'a better place to live' where everything looked green and the land looked like a sort of paradise.
The original estate sales office was located in what is now the Joseph Banks Medical Centre. A statue of explorer James Cook stood outside; new streets were named around the explorer Cook, his ship the Endeavour, and fellow sailors and explorers. These include James Cook Drive, Thomas Mitchell Drive, Matthew Flinders Avenue, John Fawkner Drive, Arthur Phillip Drive and others.
Endeavour Hills Post Office opened on 5 September 1983.[10]
Education
The first school, James Cook Primary School, opened in 1979.
There are three high schools in Endeavour Hills: a campus of Maranatha Christian School, Gleneagles Secondary College and Endeavour Hills Secondary College, (formerly two campuses of Eumemmerring College).
The primary schools in the area are: Chalcot Lodge Primary School, James Cook Primary School, Mossgiel Park Primary School, Southern Cross Primary School, St. Paul Apostle North, St. Paul Apostle South and Thomas Mitchell Primary School.
The kindergartens in the area are: Allara Kindergarten, Chalcot Lodge Kindergarten, David Collins Kindergarten, Hartley Ridge Kindergarten, James Cook Kindergarten, Reema Kindergarten. Little Scallywags Early Learning Centre and KindergartenRose Garden
Various child care centres, after-school and out-of-school care centres are also in the area.
Transport
There are no train stations in Endeavour Hills. The nearest train line to Endeavour Hills is the Pakenham line, which serves many of the City of Casey suburbs including Berwick, Hallam, Hampton Park and Narre Warren. The suburb is situated closest to Hallam station, although many residents prefer to go to Dandenong (located on the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines), as no buses in Endeavour Hills go to Hallam Station. Therefore the main mode of transport is by car.
There are also five bus routes currently servicing the area: 842, 843, 845, 849, and 861. Except for route 843, they operate via the bus interchange outside Endeavour Hills Shopping Centre. There is also a Nightrider service on weekends, which runs in the early hours of the morning from Dandenong to Cranbourne through most of the City of Casey. Endeavour Hills is located just north of the Princes Highway, and can be reached via the Monash Freeway from the Heatherton Road and Belgrave-Hallam Road exits.
Places of worship
- Australian Christian Church
- Australian Christian Channel
- Assemblies Of God
- Calvary Christian Chapel
- Catholic Archdiocese (Endeavour Hills)
- Church Of Christ
- Grace Community Bible Church
- First Romanian Baptist Church
- St. Andrew's Vineyard Church
- St. Matthew's Community Church
- St. Paul Apostle Catholic Church
- South Eastern Christian Centre
- Uniting Church
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Endeavour Hills (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2007-09-15.
- ^ Endeavour Hills suburb profile @ domain.com.au, accessed April 2011
- ^ Victorian Department of Sustainability and Environment, Locality Names and Boundaries - City of Casey (PDF), retrieved 2008-10-30
- ^ http://www.rs.realestate.com.au/cgi-bin/rsearch?a=sp&s=vic&u=endeavour+hills
- ^ http://www.moving-to-melbourne.co.uk/city-of-casey.htm
- ^ http://www.ehlc.ymca.org.au/index.asp?menuid=010
- ^ http://www.casey.vic.gov.au/communitycentres/
- ^ http://www.haaa.com.au/facility_details.aspx?id=891
- ^ Golf Select, Churchill Park, retrieved 2009-05-11
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 2008-04-11