Deepdene, Victoria
| Deepdene Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||||
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  Deepdene | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°48′47″S 145°4′04″E / 37.81306°S 145.06778°ECoordinates: 37°48′47″S 145°4′04″E / 37.81306°S 145.06778°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 2,379 (2011)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3103 | ||||||||||||
| Location | 9 km (6 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Boroondara | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Kew | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Kooyong | ||||||||||||
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Deepdene is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 9 km east from Melbourne's Central Business District. Its local government area is the City of Boroondara. At the 2011 Census, Deepdene had a population of 2,379.
Formerly a neighbourhood within the suburb of Balwyn, the Office of Geographic Names officially recognised Deepdene as a bounded locality in April 2010.[2] A proposal to extend the suburb boundaries east to Balwyn Road and north to Belmore Road was voted down by Boroondara Council in April 2014.[3]
Deepdene Post Office, on Whitehorse Road, opened on 14 July 1913.[4]
Sport
Deepdene Uniting Cricket Club (known as the "Deeners") and Deepdene Bears Cricket Club are both based in Deepdene. As well as the Deepdene Tennis Club.
Education
- Our Lady of Good Counsel
- Deepdene Primary School
References
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Deepdene (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
- ↑ City of Boroondara, Deepdene - our newest suburb, retrieved 25 July 2011
- ↑ Jo, Davy. "Deepdene will not be extended, after proposal rejected". The Weekly Review Boroondara. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
- ↑ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
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