Balwyn: Difference between revisions

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* [[Belmore School]]

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== Transport ==

Balwyn has a higher mode share of public transport than state average for [[wikipedia:Victoria, Australia|Victoria]], with a 17.3 percent mode share. Driving a car remains the most common mode of transport by a significant margin at 56.4 percent, five percent less than the average for the rest of the state. Only 0.9 percent of residents use a bicycle to travel to their place of work or education and 2.1 percent walked only.<ref name="ABS2011CensusQuickstats">[[wikipedia:Australian Bureau of Statistics|Australian Bureau of Statistics]]. ''2011 Census QuickStats: Balwyn''. 28 March 2013. Canberra: ABS. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2011/quickstat/SSC20066, accessed: 3 February 2017</ref><ref name="Profile.idBalwyn">Australian Bureau of Statistics. ''Balwyn - method of travel to work''. 28 March 2013. profile.id. http://profile.id.com.au/boroondara/travel-to-work?WebID=110, accessed: 3 February 2017</ref>

== Notable residents == -->

=== Tram ===

* [[Tram route 109|109 tram]] – [[wikipedia:Port Melbourne, Victoria|Port Melbourne]] - [[wikipedia:Box Hill, Victoria|Box Hill]]

=== Bus ===

* 284 – Doncaster Park & Ride - Box Hill via [[Union Road]]

* 285 – Doncaster Park & Ride - Camberwell via Balwyn Road

* 302 – City (Queen Street) - Box Hill via Belmore Road

* 304 – City (Queen Street) - [[wikipedia:Westfield Doncaster|Doncaster Shopping Centre]] via Belmore Road

* 548 – Kew (Cotham Road) - [[wikipedia:La Trobe University|La Trobe University]] via [[Burke Road]]

* 612 – Box Hill - [[wikipedia:Chadstone Shopping Centre|Chadstone Shopping Centre]] via Union Road

=== Bicycle ===

The [[wikipedia:Outer Circle Trail|Outer Circle Trail]] runs to the west of the suburb. A number of minor local paths also exist, such as the small linear parks branching north off Gordon Street. Balwyn Road also has bicycle lanes connecting Balwyn to Balwyn North and south to [[Canterbury Railway Station]].

=== Road ===

Major thoroughfares are predominantly east-west routes to service citybound traffic. Whitehorse Road is the main road, carrying traffic through to the [[wikipedia:Maroondah Highway|Maroondah Highway]] to the east. Balwyn Road serves as the main north-south road.

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 * [[Belmore School]]
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+== Transport ==
+Balwyn has a higher mode share of public transport than state average for [[wikipedia:Victoria, Australia|Victoria]], with a 17.3 percent mode share. Driving a car remains the most common mode of transport by a significant margin at 56.4 percent, five percent less than the average for the rest of the state. Only 0.9 percent of residents use a bicycle to travel to their place of work or education and 2.1 percent walked only.<ref name="ABS2011CensusQuickstats">[[wikipedia:Australian Bureau of Statistics|Australian Bureau of Statistics]]. ''2011 Census QuickStats: Balwyn''. 28 March 2013. Canberra: ABS. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2011/quickstat/SSC20066, accessed: 3 February 2017</ref><ref name="Profile.idBalwyn">Australian Bureau of Statistics. ''Balwyn - method of travel to work''. 28 March 2013. profile.id. http://profile.id.com.au/boroondara/travel-to-work?WebID=110, accessed: 3 February 2017</ref>
-== Notable residents == -->
+=== Tram ===
+* [[Tram route 109|109 tram]] – [[wikipedia:Port Melbourne, Victoria|Port Melbourne]] - [[wikipedia:Box Hill, Victoria|Box Hill]]
+=== Bus ===
+* 284 – Doncaster Park & Ride - Box Hill via [[Union Road]]
+* 285 – Doncaster Park & Ride - Camberwell via Balwyn Road
+* 302 – City (Queen Street) - Box Hill via Belmore Road
+* 304 – City (Queen Street) - [[wikipedia:Westfield Doncaster|Doncaster Shopping Centre]] via Belmore Road
+* 548 – Kew (Cotham Road) - [[wikipedia:La Trobe University|La Trobe University]] via [[Burke Road]]
+* 612 – Box Hill - [[wikipedia:Chadstone Shopping Centre|Chadstone Shopping Centre]] via Union Road
+=== Bicycle ===
+The [[wikipedia:Outer Circle Trail|Outer Circle Trail]] runs to the west of the suburb. A number of minor local paths also exist, such as the small linear parks branching north off Gordon Street. Balwyn Road also has bicycle lanes connecting Balwyn to Balwyn North and south to [[Canterbury Railway Station]].
+=== Road ===
+Major thoroughfares are predominantly east-west routes to service citybound traffic. Whitehorse Road is the main road, carrying traffic through to the [[wikipedia:Maroondah Highway|Maroondah Highway]] to the east. Balwyn Road serves as the main north-south road.
+<!--== Notable residents == -->
 == References ==