Deepdene,_Victoria

Deepdene, Victoria

Deepdene, Victoria

Suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Deepdene is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 9 kilometers (5.6 miles) east from Melbourne's central business district, located within the City of Boroondara local government area. Deepdene recorded a population of 2,101 at the 2021 census.[1]

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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]

History

Deepdene Post Office, on Whitehorse Road, opened on 14 July 1913.[4]

Deepdene railway station was on the Outer Circle railway line, which opened on 24 March 1891 and closed to the public on 9 October 1927 due to lack of passengers. The train which ran on the line was known by locals as the "Deepdene Dasher". A documentary called Melbourne's Forgotten Railway - The Outer Circle, which details the history of the line, was released in 2014.[5]

The railway has been converted into the Outer Circle Railway Anniversary Trail, a walking and cycling path,[6] which includes informative signs detailing the history of the line.

Shops in the period 1959 to 1966 included Mrs Gebbie's haberdashery, Lanyon's grocery store (Lanyon obtained a liquor licence in this historically dry area), a Kevin Dennis car yard, a classic corner milk bar, a hardware store, a garden landscaping supply business, and a commercial bakery.[citation needed]

Education

  • Our Lady of Good Counsel[7]
  • Deepdene Primary School[8]
  • Bambini Early Learning Centre

Sport

Deepdene Uniting Cricket Club[9] (known as the "Deeners") and Deepdene Bears Cricket Club are both based in Deepdene. The suburb is also home to the Deepdene Tennis Club.

References

  1. [1]
    "2021 Census QuickStats Deepdene". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  2. [2]
    City of Boroondara, Deepdene - our newest suburb, archived from the original on 18 March 2012, retrieved 25 July 2011
  3. [3]
    Jo, Davy. "Deepdene will not be extended, after proposal rejected". The Weekly Review Boroondara. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  4. [4]
    Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  5. [5]
    "The Outer Circle Line". Facebook. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  6. [6]
    "Outer Circle Railway Anniversary Trail". Boroondara City of Harmony. Boroondara City Council. Archived from the original on 22 January 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  7. [7]
    Our Lady of Good Counsel
  8. [8]
    Deepdene Primary School
  9. [9]
    Deepdene Uniting Cricket Club


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