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Our City |
The City of Darebin is a large municipality. In fact, with over 130,000 residents and 55,000 properties, our municipality is home to one of the largest most diverse communities anywhere in Victoria. The physical character of Darebin differs significantly from the inner city suburbs of Alphington, Fairfield, Northcote and Westgarth through the established areas of Thornbury and Preston, out to the relatively new areas of Reservoir and the Bundoora North East Growth Corridor.
Darebin’s natural environment is just as extensive, as it is bounded on two sides by the Darebin and Merri Creeks and is home to the Central Creek Grasslands and other significant habitat areas at Bundoora Park and in and around La Trobe University. Edwardes Lake is a major recreational feature in the municipality’s north, Darebin Parklands to the south, and significant works have been completed to transform the former Northcote Tip to All Nations Park.
In addition, the City of Darebin owns, controls, manages or maintains an extensive range of physical assets. These include over 600 km of roads, 2,000 km of drains, 300 buildings, 450 hectares of parkland and over 45,000 street trees.
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Location of Darebin |
The City of Darebin covers approximately 53 square kilometres and extends from Heidelberg Road in the south to Mahoneys Road in the north, bounded by Darebin Creek to the east and Merri Creek to the west.
Surrounding municipalities include Whittlesea to the north, Banyule to the east, Yarra to the south and Moreland to the west.
Darebin is located within 20 minutes of Melbourne Airport, the Melbourne CBD and Melbourne Port.
The municipality is well serviced by a high quality road network, Bell Street provides a direct east west route across the municipality while High Street, St Georges Road and Plenty Road provide access to municipalities north and south of Darebin.
The City of Darebin is also in close proximity to a number of regional transport routes including the Tullamarine Freeway - City Link, the Northern/Western Ring Road, the Eastern Freeway and the Hume Highway.
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Suburbs in Darebin |
Darebin includes the suburbs of Northcote, Alphington, Fairfield, Thornbury, Preston, Reservoir and
Kingsbury and parts of Macleod.
Fairfield
- In 1996 the total population in the Fairfield-Alphington precinct was 6,665.
- The population of Fairfield-Alphington has risen 7.6% since the 1991 census when the population was 6,197.
- The number of dwellings in which the population was housed was 3,073.
- The average household size within the Fairfield-Alphington precinct was 2.27 persons per household, an increase from 2.19 in 1991.
Kingsbury
- In 1996 the total population for the Kingsbury-Bundoora precinct was 4,924.
- The population of Kingsbury-Bundoora has fallen 14.6% since the 1991 census when the population was 5,764,
- The number of dwellings in which the population was housed was 1,281.
- The average household size of the precinct was the highest in the municipality at 2.79 persons, a decline from 2.93 in 1991.
Northcote
- In 1996 the total population in the Northcote precinct was 20,357.
- The population of Northcote has risen 1.0% since the 1991 census when the population was 20,152.
- The number of dwellings in which the population was housed was 9,385.
- The average household size within the Northcote precinct was 2.28 persons per household, a decline from 2.41 in 1991.
Preston East
- In 1996 the total population in the Preston East precinct was 15,140.
- The population of Preston East has fallen 2.5% since the 1991 census when the population was 15,527.
- The number of dwellings in which the population was housed was 6,009.
- The average household size within the Preston East precinct was 2.63 persons per household, a decline from 2.75 in 1991.
Preston West
- In 1996 the total population in the Preston West precinct was 12,740.
- The population of Preston West has risen 1.8% since the 1991 census when the population was 12,518.
- The number of dwellings in which the population was housed was 5,258.
- The average household size within the Preston East precinct was 2.55 persons per household, a decline from 2.62 in 1991.
Reservoir East
- In 1996 the total population in the Reservoir East precinct was 23,062.
- The population of Reservoir East has fallen 1.4% since the 1991 census when the population was 23,378.
- The number of dwellings in which the population was housed was 9,510.
- The average household size within the Reservoir East precinct was 2.56 persons per household, a decline from 2.75 in 1991.
Reservoir West
- In 1996 the total population for the Reservoir West precinct was 21,930.
- The population of Reservoir West has fallen 2.8% since the 1991 census when the population was 22,575.
- The number of dwellings in which the population was housed was 8,549.
- The average household size within the Reservoir West precinct was 2.70 persons per household, a decline from 2.87 in 1991.
Thornbury
- In 1996 the total population in the Thornbury precinct was 16,852.
- The population of Thornbury has fallen 1.9% since the 1991 census when the population was 17,182.
- The number of dwellings in which the population was housed was 7,960.
- The average household size within the Thornbury precinct was 2.25 persons per household (the lowest of all the precincts in the municipality), a decline from 2.40 in 1991.
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