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The term 'North Balwyn' first appears in the late 1910s and early 1920s to refer to farm allotments in the area.<ref>The Argus. ''Classified Advertising''. 1 April 1922. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4674500, accessed: 25 October 2017</ref> However, its boundaries and nature remained unclear for some years, with the area being referred to as part of Balwyn or 'North Camberwell'.<ref>The Age. ''Advertising''. 4 April 1923. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article204070318, accessed: 25 October 2017</ref> | The term 'North Balwyn' first appears in the late 1910s and early 1920s to refer to farm allotments in the area.<ref>The Argus. ''Classified Advertising''. 1 April 1922. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4674500, accessed: 25 October 2017</ref> However, its boundaries and nature remained unclear for some years, with the area being referred to as part of Balwyn or 'North Camberwell'.<ref>The Age. ''Advertising''. 4 April 1923. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article204070318, accessed: 25 October 2017</ref> | ||
With the extension of the tram to Burke Road and subsequently Balwyn Road in 1938, development in the area increased dramatically.<ref name="TheAge25Jul1939">The Age. ''Camberwell Areas - Great Building Increase''. 25 July 1939. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article204934053, accessed: 25 October 2017</ref> | With the extension of the tram to Burke Road and subsequently Balwyn Road in 1938, development in the area increased dramatically.<ref name="TheAge25Jul1939">The Age. ''Camberwell Areas - Great Building Increase''. 25 July 1939. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article204934053, accessed: 25 October 2017</ref> By 1945, suburban subdivisions had reached the intersection of Balwyn and Doncaster Roads.<ref>State Library of Victoria. ''Melbourne 1945''. 1945. http://1945.melbourne/, accessed: 13 November 2017</ref> Melbourne's [[wikipedia:Second World War|Post-War]] development and population boom continued this surge of construction well into the 1950s. | ||
The Balwyn North and Greythorn Post Offices were opened in 1941 and 1951 respectively to cater for the growing number of people living in the area.<ref>Premier Postal Auctions. ''Post Office List''. https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=, accessed: 13 November 2017</ref> | |||
==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
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==Transport== | ==Transport== | ||
The number of people using cars for travel to work is around average for [[wikipedia:Victoria, Australia|Victoria]] but higher than the average for the rest of Boroonodara. Bus travel features prominently, with 6.1 percent mode share, but cycling is significantly below both the Boroondara and Victorian averages with a mode share of 0.6 percent.<ref name="ABS2011CensusQuickstats">[[wikipedia:Australian Bureau of Statistics|Australian Bureau of Statistics]]. ''2011 Census QuickStats: Balwyn Norh (SSC)''. 28 March 2013. Canberra: ABS. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2011/quickstat/SSC20067, accessed: 2 May 2017</ref><ref name="Profile.idBalwyn">Australian Bureau of Statistics. ''Balwyn North - method of travel to work''. 28 March 2013. profile.id. http://profile.id.com.au/boroondara/travel-to-work?BMID=10&WebID=120, accessed: 2 May 2017</ref> | The number of people using cars for travel to work is around the average for [[wikipedia:Victoria, Australia|Victoria]] but higher than the average for the rest of Boroonodara. Bus travel features prominently, with 6.1 percent mode share, but cycling is significantly below both the Boroondara and Victorian averages with a mode share of 0.6 percent.<ref name="ABS2011CensusQuickstats">[[wikipedia:Australian Bureau of Statistics|Australian Bureau of Statistics]]. ''2011 Census QuickStats: Balwyn Norh (SSC)''. 28 March 2013. Canberra: ABS. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2011/quickstat/SSC20067, accessed: 2 May 2017</ref><ref name="Profile.idBalwyn">Australian Bureau of Statistics. ''Balwyn North - method of travel to work''. 28 March 2013. profile.id. http://profile.id.com.au/boroondara/travel-to-work?BMID=10&WebID=120, accessed: 2 May 2017</ref> | ||
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