519:
61:
449:
666:
43:
68:
395:
A large part of
Blackburn is of historical significance, as it was built around the artificial Blackburn Lake in 1889, now known as Blackburn Lake Sanctuary, with the lake in the middle of the sanctuary. This was a popular day trip destination by train in the late nineteenth century. Some Australian
377:
Europeans first settled the area of
Blackburn in the 1841s. The area was densely wooded, though orchards and small farms were soon developed. In 1861 the Traveller's Rest Hotel was built on the current site of the Blackburn Hotel. Blackburn Creek Post Office opened on 10 January 1876 and was renamed
422:
70.8% of people living in the suburb of
Blackburn were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 3.6% England, 3.6% China, 2.4% India, 1.4% New Zealand, 1.3% Malaysia, 0.7% Hong Kong, 0.7% Korea, Republic of, 0.6% Germany, 0.6% Italy, 0.6% Sri Lanka, 0.6% Vietnam, 0.5%
574:(1874-1951), naturalist and well-known nature writer who lived at Walsham on Blackburn Road. Famed for her work on orchid pollination, she was the first woman to be awarded the Australian Natural History Medallion. Married to pioneering motorist, James G Coleman, who founded the
430:
The religious makeup of
Blackburn is 29.3% No religion, 21.3% Catholic, 12.6% Anglican, 9.2% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.1% Uniting Church, 4.0% Baptist, 2.5% Christian, nfd, 2.3% Presbyterian and Reformed, 2.3% Buddhism, 2.0% Eastern Orthodox.
426:
78.8% of people living in
Blackburn speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.4% Language spoken at home not stated, 3.9% Mandarin, 2.3% Cantonese, 1.2% Other, 1.0% Punjabi, 1.0% Greek, 0.9% Italian, 0.6% Other, 0.6% Korean.
741:
538:
Cricket: Blackburn
Cricket Club, Blackburn North Cricket Club, Blackburn South Cricket Club, Laburnum Cricket Club (formerly Nunawading Churches of Christ Cricket Club)
388:
Though the area near the railway station was subdivided in the nineteenth century, development was slow and most houses in the suburb were not built until after the
949:
544:
Netball (Juniors): Blackburn South
Netball Club], St Thomas Netball Club, Laburnum Netball Club, Blackburn Burners Netball Club and Blackburn Lake Netball club.
1022:
219:
198:
562:
There are four schools in
Blackburn: Laburnum Primary School, Blackburn Primary School, Blackburn Lake Primary School and St Thomas the Apostle School.
460:. The 901 Smartbus route also travels via Blackburn, connecting Blackburn with Frankston, Dandenong and Melbourne Airport. It shares its postcode with
361:
Blackburn is bounded in the west by
Middleborough Road, in the north by Springfield Road, in the east by an irregular line along streets to the east of
60:
97:
928:
715:
842:
779:
1179:
408:
are the best known. The area is protected by strict planning controls restricting development and has retained a village atmosphere.
210:
550:
Basketball: Blackburn
Vikings - teams playing in the Victorian Junior Basketball League (Juniors) and the Big V Competition (Senior)
1015:
946:
860:
440:
In the 12-month period to January 2020 Blackburn reported a median house price of A$ 1.03 million for a three bedroom house.
824:
806:
476:
382:
1008:
532:
333:
179:
941:
553:
Lawn Bowls: Blackburn Bowls Club - 4 sides starting at Division 1. Large community based club with excellent facilities.
1153:
340:
904:
575:
644:
510:
park (comprising Blacks Walk, Kalang Park and Furness Park) which follows Gardiners Creek, and Cootamundra Walk.
518:
205:
448:
1174:
186:
90:
648:
351:
678:
588:
437:
The median rent in Blackburn is $ 335 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $ 2000 per month.
416:
In the 2011 census the population of Blackburn was 12,796, approximately 51.1% female and 48.9% male.
465:
461:
296:
264:
250:
580:
503:
472:
456:
The major shopping hub of Box Hill is two train stops away, while three buses connect Blackburn to
434:
The median individual income is $ 667 per week and the median household income is $ 1508 per week.
362:
291:
259:
47:
967:
602:
1125:
584:
344:
149:
133:
760:
1104:
1094:
785:
484:
480:
457:
350:
The origin of the name Blackburn is not certain, but may have been after an early settler or
301:
325:
284:
269:
226:
8:
897:
The wasp and the orchid : the remarkable life of Australian naturalist Edith Coleman
381:
During the land boom of the 1880s, brickworks and quarries were established in the area.
236:
665:
1066:
1032:
922:
621:
615:
488:
405:
397:
355:
337:
276:
231:
191:
984:
1133:
1112:
1099:
1081:
910:
900:
879:
598:
594:
491:, in the western part of the suburb. Blackburn is also home of the 1st/8th Blackburn
1000:
528:
33:
531:
football team, The Blackburn Panthers' (known as 'The Burners'), competing in the
1061:
1056:
953:
1076:
1071:
697:
496:
914:
1168:
1141:
571:
112:
99:
995:
507:
1089:
1043:
389:
884:. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
679:"Postcode for Blackburn, Victoria (Near Melbourne) - Postcodes Australia"
401:
743:
City of Whitehorse Heritage Review Building Citations. Volume 2. Part II
1117:
419:
The median/average age of the people in Blackburn is 40 years of age.
492:
329:
321:
42:
29:
618:– Blackburn was previously within this former local government area.
990:
541:
Soccer: Blackburn Soccer Club, Blackburn North Baptist Soccer Club
385:
was built in 1882. Blackburn State School was established in 1889.
643:
739:
522:
Aerial topdown of the sporting oval at Morton Park, Blackburn
761:"Real Estate - Properties for Sale, Rent and Share - Domain"
452:
Aerial panorama of Blackburn, Victoria. Shot September 2018.
502:
Blackburn enjoys three significant bushland parks: the
1030:
396:
artists painted in the bush around the Blackburn and
487:
lines, the former of which services the locality of
343:. Blackburn recorded a population of 14,478 at the
332:, 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) east of Melbourne's
1166:
245:
423:South Africa, 0.4% Scotland, 0.4% Netherlands.
1016:
878:McEvey, Allan. "Coleman, Edith (1874–1951)".
369:area - and in the south by Canterbury Road.
777:
740:Allom Lovell & Associates (April 1999).
692:
690:
688:
1023:
1009:
927:: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (
664:
41:
601:. He grew up in Blackburn and played for
471:Blackburn contains two railway stations,
894:
685:
517:
447:
18:Suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
1167:
1004:
753:
639:
637:
649:"Blackburn (Suburbs and Localities)"
565:
13:
881:Australian Dictionary of Biography
877:
749:. City of Whitehorse. p. 144.
634:
14:
1191:
1180:Suburbs of the City of Whitehorse
978:
895:Danielle, Clode (27 March 2018).
170:5.8 km (2.2 sq mi)
67:
771:
708:
66:
59:
1152:territory divided with another
960:
935:
888:
871:
853:
843:"Blackburn Lake Primary School"
835:
645:Australian Bureau of Statistics
411:
861:"St Thomas the Apostle School"
817:
799:
733:
671:
1:
985:Australian Places - Blackburn
942:Waiting game is over for Hawk
627:
547:Tennis: Blackburn Tennis Club
443:
178:16 km (10 mi) from
7:
968:"Xavier O'Neill | AFL"
899:. Sydney, New South Wales.
609:
144:2,496/km (6,470/sq mi)
10:
1196:
825:"Blackburn Primary School"
591:. He grew up in Blackburn.
557:
372:
1039:
807:"Laburnum Primary School"
383:Blackburn railway station
334:Central Business District
307:
248:
244:
218:
197:
185:
174:
166:
158:
148:
140:
128:
89:
85:
54:
40:
23:
720:Phoenix Auctions History
513:
504:Blackburn Lake Sanctuary
363:Blackburn Lake Sanctuary
48:Blackburn Lake Sanctuary
781:Eastern Football League
603:Blackburn Football Club
533:Eastern Football League
162:98 m (322 ft)
952:6 October 2012 at the
653:2021 Census QuickStats
523:
453:
597:, footballer for the
583:, footballer for the
521:
451:
341:local government area
336:, located within the
1175:Suburbs of Melbourne
996:Blackburn Creeklands
508:Blackburn Creeklands
378:Blackburn in 1883.
220:Federal division(s)
199:State electorate(s)
109: /
1033:City of Whitehorse
991:City of Whitehorse
865:Good Schools Guide
847:Good Schools Guide
829:Good Schools Guide
811:Good Schools Guide
778:Full Point Footy,
716:"Post Office List"
622:Laburnum, Victoria
616:City of Nunawading
527:The suburb has an
524:
454:
356:Yan Yean Reservoir
338:City of Whitehorse
192:City of Whitehorse
113:37.826°S 145.151°E
1162:
1161:
1113:Mont Albert North
788:on 1 January 2009
599:West Coast Eagles
566:Notable residents
400:areas. Of these,
315:
314:
311:
310:
253:around Blackburn:
1187:
1025:
1018:
1011:
1002:
1001:
972:
971:
964:
958:
939:
933:
932:
926:
918:
892:
886:
885:
875:
869:
868:
857:
851:
850:
839:
833:
832:
821:
815:
814:
803:
797:
796:
795:
793:
784:, archived from
775:
769:
768:
757:
751:
750:
748:
737:
731:
730:
728:
726:
712:
706:
705:
702:Victorian Places
694:
683:
682:
675:
669:
668:
663:
661:
659:
647:(28 June 2022).
641:
529:Australian Rules
497:The Nerve Centre
390:Second World War
246:
124:
123:
121:
120:
119:
118:-37.826; 145.151
114:
110:
107:
106:
105:
102:
70:
69:
63:
45:
36:
26:
21:
20:
1195:
1194:
1190:
1189:
1188:
1186:
1185:
1184:
1165:
1164:
1163:
1158:
1062:Blackburn South
1057:Blackburn North
1035:
1031:Suburbs of the
1029:
981:
976:
975:
966:
965:
961:
954:Wayback Machine
940:
936:
920:
919:
907:
893:
889:
876:
872:
859:
858:
854:
841:
840:
836:
823:
822:
818:
805:
804:
800:
791:
789:
776:
772:
759:
758:
754:
746:
738:
734:
724:
722:
714:
713:
709:
696:
695:
686:
677:
676:
672:
657:
655:
642:
635:
630:
612:
568:
560:
516:
466:Blackburn South
462:Blackburn North
446:
414:
375:
365:- known as the
354:, who designed
352:James Blackburn
320:is a suburb of
297:Blackburn South
265:Blackburn North
141: • Density
117:
115:
111:
108:
103:
100:
98:
96:
95:
81:
80:
79:
78:
77:
76:
75:
71:
50:
28:
27:
24:
19:
12:
11:
5:
1193:
1183:
1182:
1177:
1160:
1159:
1145:
1144:
1139:
1131:
1123:
1115:
1110:
1102:
1097:
1092:
1087:
1079:
1077:Box Hill South
1074:
1072:Box Hill North
1069:
1064:
1059:
1054:
1049:
1040:
1037:
1036:
1028:
1027:
1020:
1013:
1005:
999:
998:
993:
988:
980:
979:External links
977:
974:
973:
959:
957:
956:
934:
905:
887:
870:
852:
834:
816:
798:
770:
752:
732:
707:
684:
670:
632:
631:
629:
626:
625:
624:
619:
611:
608:
607:
606:
595:Xavier O'Neill
592:
578:
567:
564:
559:
556:
555:
554:
551:
548:
545:
542:
539:
536:
515:
512:
445:
442:
413:
410:
374:
371:
313:
312:
309:
308:
305:
304:
299:
294:
292:Box Hill South
288:
287:
282:
279:
273:
272:
267:
262:
260:Box Hill North
256:
255:
242:
241:
240:
239:
234:
229:
222:
216:
215:
214:
213:
208:
201:
195:
194:
189:
183:
182:
176:
172:
171:
168:
164:
163:
160:
156:
155:
152:
146:
145:
142:
138:
137:
130:
126:
125:
93:
87:
86:
83:
82:
73:
72:
65:
64:
58:
57:
56:
55:
52:
51:
46:
38:
37:
17:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1192:
1181:
1178:
1176:
1173:
1172:
1170:
1157:
1156:
1155:
1149:
1143:
1142:Vermont South
1140:
1138:
1135:
1132:
1130:
1127:
1124:
1122:
1119:
1116:
1114:
1111:
1109:
1106:
1103:
1101:
1098:
1096:
1093:
1091:
1088:
1086:
1083:
1080:
1078:
1075:
1073:
1070:
1068:
1065:
1063:
1060:
1058:
1055:
1053:
1050:
1048:
1045:
1042:
1041:
1038:
1034:
1026:
1021:
1019:
1014:
1012:
1007:
1006:
1003:
997:
994:
992:
989:
986:
983:
982:
969:
963:
955:
951:
948:
945:
944:
943:
938:
930:
924:
916:
912:
908:
906:9781760554286
902:
898:
891:
883:
882:
874:
866:
862:
856:
848:
844:
838:
830:
826:
820:
812:
808:
802:
787:
783:
782:
774:
766:
765:domain.com.au
762:
756:
745:
744:
736:
721:
717:
711:
703:
699:
693:
691:
689:
680:
674:
667:
654:
650:
646:
640:
638:
633:
623:
620:
617:
614:
613:
604:
600:
596:
593:
590:
586:
582:
579:
577:
573:
572:Edith Coleman
570:
569:
563:
552:
549:
546:
543:
540:
537:
534:
530:
526:
525:
520:
511:
509:
505:
500:
498:
494:
490:
486:
482:
478:
474:
469:
467:
463:
459:
450:
441:
438:
435:
432:
428:
424:
420:
417:
409:
407:
403:
399:
393:
391:
386:
384:
379:
370:
368:
364:
359:
357:
353:
348:
346:
342:
339:
335:
331:
327:
323:
319:
306:
303:
300:
298:
295:
293:
290:
289:
286:
283:
280:
278:
275:
274:
271:
268:
266:
263:
261:
258:
257:
254:
252:
247:
243:
238:
235:
233:
230:
228:
225:
224:
223:
221:
217:
212:
209:
207:
204:
203:
202:
200:
196:
193:
190:
188:
184:
181:
177:
173:
169:
165:
161:
157:
153:
151:
147:
143:
139:
135:
132:14,478 (
131:
127:
122:
94:
92:
88:
84:
62:
53:
49:
44:
39:
35:
31:
22:
16:
1151:
1147:
1146:
1136:
1128:
1126:Surrey Hills
1120:
1107:
1090:Burwood East
1084:
1051:
1046:
1044:Balwyn North
962:
937:
896:
890:
880:
873:
864:
855:
846:
837:
828:
819:
810:
801:
790:, retrieved
786:the original
780:
773:
764:
755:
742:
735:
723:. Retrieved
719:
710:
701:
673:
656:. Retrieved
652:
561:
501:
470:
455:
439:
436:
433:
429:
425:
421:
418:
415:
412:Demographics
394:
387:
380:
376:
366:
360:
349:
317:
316:
249:
15:
1105:Mont Albert
1095:Forest Hill
698:"Blackburn"
581:Josh Gibson
458:Forest Hill
345:2021 census
302:Forest Hill
150:Postcode(s)
134:2021 census
116: /
104:145°09′04″E
91:Coordinates
1169:Categories
1118:Nunawading
915:1030336921
792:21 October
628:References
495:Group and
444:Facilities
285:Nunawading
270:Nunawading
129:Population
101:37°49′34″S
1052:Blackburn
987:(History)
923:cite book
479:, on the
477:Blackburn
330:Australia
322:Melbourne
318:Blackburn
281:Blackburn
180:Melbourne
159:Elevation
74:Blackburn
30:Melbourne
25:Blackburn
1067:Box Hill
950:Archived
610:See also
585:Hawthorn
489:Laburnum
485:Lilydale
481:Belgrave
473:Laburnum
406:McCubbin
398:Box Hill
367:Bellbird
326:Victoria
277:Box Hill
227:Chisholm
211:Ringwood
206:Box Hill
175:Location
34:Victoria
1134:Vermont
1100:Mitcham
1082:Burwood
725:8 April
587:in the
558:Schools
402:Roberts
373:History
251:Suburbs
237:Menzies
32:,
947:hamood
913:
903:
658:3 July
506:, the
232:Deakin
187:LGA(s)
747:(PDF)
576:RACV.
514:Sport
493:Scout
929:link
911:OCLC
901:ISBN
794:2008
727:2021
660:2022
483:and
475:and
464:and
404:and
167:Area
154:3130
1154:LGA
589:AFL
1171::
1150:=
925:}}
921:{{
909:.
863:.
845:.
827:.
809:.
763:.
718:.
700:.
687:^
651:.
636:^
499:.
468:.
392:.
358:.
347:.
328:,
324:,
1148:^
1137:^
1129:^
1121:^
1108:^
1085:^
1047:^
1024:e
1017:t
1010:v
970:.
931:)
917:.
867:.
849:.
831:.
813:.
767:.
729:.
704:.
681:.
662:.
605:.
535:.
136:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
