Bellfield is a suburb of

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

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, 9 km north-east from Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the

City of Banyule The City of Banyule is a local government area in Victoria, Australia in the north-eastern suburbs of Melbourne. It was created under the Local Government Act 1989 and established in 1994 as an amalgamation of former councils. It has an area of ...

local government area. Bellfield recorded a population of 1,996 at the 2021 census. Bellfield is bounded in the west by the

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, in the north by Bell Street, in the east by Waterdale Road and in the south by Banksia Street. Bellfield is primarily residential but includes the Banyule Waste Recovery Centre on Waterdale Road and sporting fields in Ford Park and Liberty Park Reserve on Banksia Street, towards Darebin Creek. Bellfield Cricket Club has represented the suburb in the Heidelberg District Cricket Association since 1934 and is based at Ford Park. Public Library service is provided by

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. The nearest library is Ivanhoe Library or the mobile library stop at Heidelberg West. In 2012 the City of Banyule acquired part of the former

Banksia LaTrobe Secondary College Banksia Latrobe Secondary College was a public, co-educational high school located in Heidelberg West, Victoria, Australia. It was closed at the end of 2011, being replaced by Charles La Trobe College Charles La Trobe P-12 College is a public, ...

in Bellfield which has been decommissioned. It was purchased to allow for high-end residential infill development and also enable revenue to be generated for Council. The Bellfield Urban Design Guidelines were developed and adopted by Council in February 2019.

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Suburbs of Melbourne Suburbs of the City of Banyule {{melbourne-geo-stub

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