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Fairfield is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 6 km (3.7 mi) north-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Cities of Darebin and Yarra local government areas. Fairfield recorded a population of 6,535 at the 2021 census.[2]

Fairfield
Melbourne, Victoria
Grandview Hotel built in 1888
Fairfield
Location in metropolitan Melbourne
Coordinates37.792°S 145.011°E / -37.792; 145.011
Population6,535 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)3078
Area3.4 km2 (1.3 sq mi)
Location6 km (4 mi) NE of Melbourne
LGA(s)
State electorate(s)Northcote
Federal division(s)Cooper
Suburbs around Fairfield:
Thornbury Thornbury Ivanhoe
Northcote Fairfield Alphington
Clifton Hill Kew Kew

Fairfield is bounded by Grange Road to the east, the Yarra River to the south, Darebin Road to the north and Northcote to the west.

Yarra Bend is a locality in Fairfield.


History


Fairfield gets its name from "Fairfield Park", an estate that was subdivided from large tracts of land that was brought by Charles Henry James, a land speculator.[3] The name was alleged to have come from Derbyshire, England.[3]

Fairfield Post Office opened on 21 February 1887.[4] It has since relocated.

In 1962, Fairfield was part of the former City of Heidelberg. In that year, the suburb, alongside with Alphington, became part of the City of Northcote, which in 1994, became part of the City of Darebin.


Commerce and culture


Fairfield is predominantly residential, with a small north-eastern pocket remaining a light industrial area.

A three-storey hotel, the Grandview Hotel, was completed in 1888, with its licence was granted by the Licensing Court on 15 August in that year.[citation needed] It has been known for hosting live music, and in the 1970s the Aboriginal country music band, the Country Outcasts, featuring Harry & Wilga Williams, had a residency there.[5][6][7]

The Station Street shopping district currently[when?] has 89 businesses operating within it, with 23 cafes/bars/restaurants and 17 food and wine specialists.[8]

Fairfield has significant Greek and Italian communities, with 10.9% and 10.5% of residents being of those ancestries respectively. There are also strong numbers of Chinese, Dutch, German and Indian residents in the suburb.[9]

Adjacent to the railway station, facing north-east, is the Fairfield Industrial Dog Object, a 6 m (20 ft) tall animatronic wooden dog.[citation needed]


Education



Sporting clubs



Transport



Bus


Six bus routes service Fairfield:


Train


Fairfield is serviced by Fairfield station, which is on the Hurstbridge line.




See also



References


  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Fairfield (Vic.) (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. "Fairfield", Victorian Places, Victorian Places, retrieved 7 August 2022
  3. Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 April 2008
  4. Walker, Clinton. "Art gallery". Buried Country. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  5. Wray, Tyson (29 January 2016). "The Grandview Hotel". Beat Magazine. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  6. "Gallery". The Grandview Hotel. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  7. "Station Street".
  8. "Ancestry | City of Darebin | Community profile".
  9. Fairfield Primary School
  10. St Anthony's Primary School
  11. Fairfield Bowling Club
  12. Fairfield Cricket Club
  13. Golf Select, Yarra Bend, retrieved 11 May 2009
  14. "250 City (Queen St) - La Trobe University". Public Transport Victoria.
  15. "508 Alphington - Moonee Ponds via Northcote & Brunswick". Public Transport Victoria.
  16. "510 Essendon - Ivanhoe via Brunswick & Northcote & Thornbury". Public Transport Victoria.
  17. "546 Heidelberg Station - Melb Uni - Queen Victoria Market via Clifton Hill and Carlton". Public Transport Victoria.
  18. "567 Northcote - Regent via Northland". Public Transport Victoria.
  19. "609 Hawthorn to Fairfield via Kew". Public Transport Victoria.



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[de] Fairfield (Melbourne)

Fairfield ist ein Vorort von Melbourne, Victoria, Australien, sechs Kilometer nordöstlich vom Melbourner Stadtzentrum (CBD, Central Business District) gelegen. Er gehört zu den lokalen Verwaltungsgebieten (LGA) Yarra City und Darebin City. Bei der Bevölkerungserhebung im Jahre 2016 hatte Fairfield eine Bevölkerungszahl von 6558 ständigen Einwohnern.[1]
- [en] Fairfield, Victoria



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