Croydon Hills, Victoria
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Croydon Hills is a suburb in Melbourne
, Victoria
, Australia
, 28 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district
. Its Local Government Area is the City of Maroondah. At the 2006 Census, Croydon Hills had a population of 5399.
The suburb is bounded by Plymouth Road to the south, Yarra Road to the east and Bemboka Road to the west. The suburb is situated approximately 30 km from Melbourne's central business district
, in the outer east of Melbourne.
Croydon Hills was formerly mixed used farmland and orchards. It was developed into spacious suburban housing during the 1980s. The architectural style is typically single storey, brick veneer with large allotments affording both front and rear gardens, as well as off-street parking for several vehicles.
Croydon Hills has many parks with walking tracks and native bushlands such as Settlers Orchard, Yarrunga Reserve, Candlebark Walk and Narr-Maen Reserve. Native birds such as the kookaburra
, magpie
, galah
, sulphur crested cockatoo, magpie-lark
, purple swamphen
, eurasian coot
, pacific black duck
and Australian Wood Duck
are a common sight in both the parklands and backyard gardens. The Common Brushtail Possum
inhabits the area.
Croydon Hills has several churches located in the suburb as well.
The nearest shopping areas are McAdam Square and Burnt Bridge .
This route operates between Ringwood and Croydon Stations via Croydon Hills.
The nearest train station is the Croydon railway station
. There are few facilities within easy walking distance and most inhabitants rely on motor vehicles.
Approximately 5,600 people live in Croydon Hills. With the majority of household incomes between the $50k-80k and $80k-$100k mark.
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, 28 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district
Melbourne city centre
Melbourne City Centre is an area of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. It is not to be confused with the larger local government area of the City of Melbourne...
. Its Local Government Area is the City of Maroondah. At the 2006 Census, Croydon Hills had a population of 5399.
The suburb is bounded by Plymouth Road to the south, Yarra Road to the east and Bemboka Road to the west. The suburb is situated approximately 30 km from Melbourne's central business district
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
, in the outer east of Melbourne.
Croydon Hills was formerly mixed used farmland and orchards. It was developed into spacious suburban housing during the 1980s. The architectural style is typically single storey, brick veneer with large allotments affording both front and rear gardens, as well as off-street parking for several vehicles.
Croydon Hills has many parks with walking tracks and native bushlands such as Settlers Orchard, Yarrunga Reserve, Candlebark Walk and Narr-Maen Reserve. Native birds such as the kookaburra
Kookaburra
Kookaburras are terrestrial kingfishers native to Australia and New Guinea. They are large to very large, with a total length of . The name is a loanword from Wiradjuri guuguubarra, and is onomatopoeic of its call...
, magpie
Magpie
Magpies are passerine birds of the crow family, Corvidae.In Europe, "magpie" is often used by English speakers as a synonym for the European Magpie, as there are no other magpies in Europe outside Iberia...
, galah
Galah
The Galah , Eolophus roseicapilla, also known as the Rose-breasted Cockatoo, Galah Cockatoo, Roseate Cockatoo or Pink and Grey, is one of the most common and widespread cockatoos, and it can be found in open country in almost all parts of mainland Australia.It is endemic on the mainland and was...
, sulphur crested cockatoo, magpie-lark
Magpie-lark
The Magpie-lark is a conspicuous Australian bird of small to medium size, also known as the Mudlark in Victoria and Western Australia, the Murray Magpie in South Australia, and as the Peewee in New South Wales and Queensland...
, purple swamphen
Purple Swamphen
The Purple Swamphen , also known as the African Purple Swamphen, Purple Moorhen, Purple Gallinule, Pūkeko or Purple Coot, is a large bird in the family Rallidae . From its name in French, talève sultane, it is also known as the Sultana Bird...
, eurasian coot
Eurasian Coot
The Eurasian Coot, Fulica atra, also known as Coot, is a member of the rail and crake bird family, the Rallidae. The Australian subspecies is known as the Australian Coot.-Distribution:...
, pacific black duck
Pacific Black Duck
The Pacific Black Duck is a dabbling duck found in much of Indonesia, New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand, and many islands in the southwestern Pacific, reaching to the Caroline Islands in the north and French Polynesia in the east. It is usually called the Grey Duck in New Zealand...
and Australian Wood Duck
Australian Wood Duck
The Australian Wood Duck, Maned Duck or Maned Goose is a dabbling duck found throughout much of Australia. It is the only living species in the genus Chenonetta...
are a common sight in both the parklands and backyard gardens. The Common Brushtail Possum
Common Brushtail Possum
The Common Brushtail Possum is a nocturnal, semi-arboreal marsupial of the family Phalangeridae, it is native to Australia, and the largest of the possums.Like most possums, the Common Brushtail is nocturnal...
inhabits the area.
Croydon Hills has several churches located in the suburb as well.
The nearest shopping areas are McAdam Square and Burnt Bridge .
Croydon Hills Community Centre
The http://www.acelearnforlife.com.au/html_yarrunga/about.htm Yarrunga Community Centre is at 76-86 Croydon Hills Drive, in Yarrunga Reserve, adjacent to Croydon Hills Primary School.Schools in Croydon Hills
A number of primary and secondary schools are well established in the surrounding Croydon and North Ringwood suburbs and thus the area is popular with young families.Public transport
Public transport is limited to the following bus route:- 366 RingwoodRingwood, VictoriaRingwood is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, east of Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Maroondah. At the 2006 Census, Ringwood had a population of 15,185....
– CroydonCroydon, VictoriaCroydon is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 27 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Maroondah. At the 2006 Census, Croydon had a population of 22,029.-Public transport:...
via Croydon Hills (every day). Operated by Ventura Bus LinesVentura Bus LinesVentura is a privately owned bus and coach operator in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Today the largest private Melbourne bus company, and operates a number of bus routes under contract from the Victorian State Government. The company purchased National Bus Company for A$45 million, and the Mount...
and NationalBusNational Bus CompanyThe National Bus Company, or NBC, was the Australian brand for National Express Group's mass transit bus services in Melbourne and Brisbane. Its sister companies were Westbus, Hillsbus, and Glenorie in Sydney, Southern Coast Transit in Perth.-Routes:...
.
This route operates between Ringwood and Croydon Stations via Croydon Hills.
The nearest train station is the Croydon railway station
Croydon railway station, Melbourne
Croydon is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Croydon, on the Lilydale railway line. Croydon is classed as a Premium Station and is in Metcard Zone 2.-Facilities:...
. There are few facilities within easy walking distance and most inhabitants rely on motor vehicles.
Approximately 5,600 people live in Croydon Hills. With the majority of household incomes between the $50k-80k and $80k-$100k mark.
See also
- City of CroydonCity of CroydonThe City of Croydon was a Local Government Area located about east of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1961 until 1994.-History:...
- the former local government area of which Croydon Hills was a part. - City of Maroondah