 | This page is currently undergoing a major edit. Please refrain from editing this page until this template is removed by the page's current editor. This page was last revised at 16:32, 10 February 2017 (UTC) (7 years ago). Please remove this template if this page hasn't been edited in several hours. If you are the editor who added this template, please be sure to remove it or replace it with {{Under construction}} between editing sessions. |
| Balwyn North Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 21,314 (2015)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3104 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 9.0 km2[2] | ||||||||||||
| Location | 10 km from Melbourne | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Boroondara | ||||||||||||
| LGA ward | Bellevue, Maranoa | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Kew | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Kooyong | ||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
Balwyn North, also known as North Balwyn, is a suburb 10 kilometres east of Melbourne located in the northern part of Boroondara.
Etymology
The name 'Balwyn' is derived from the name of an estate near the south-west corner of present-day Balwyn and Whitehorse Roads. It was named by its owner, Andrew Murray, in 1858. The name combined the Gaelic bal and the Saxon wyn to create Balwyn meaning 'home of the vine'. The area of Balwyn North was probably named around the 1910s when suburban housing development began with the extension of the tram along Doncaster Road.[3]
References
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics. Balwyn (SA2). 30 March 2016. http://stat.data.abs.gov.au/Index.aspx?DatasetCode=ERP_QUARTERLY#, accessed: 10 February 2017
- ↑ profile.id. About the profile areas: Balwyn North. http://profile.id.com.au/boroondara/about/?WebID=120, accessed: 10 February 2017
- ↑ eMelbourne. Balwyn - Place. July 2008. School of Historical & Philosophical Studies, University of Melbourne. http://www.emelbourne.net.au/biogs/EM00150b.htm