Glenroy is a suburb in
Melbourne
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,
Victoria
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,
Australia
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, north of Melbourne's
Central Business District
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, located within the
City of Merri-bek
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local government area
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. Glenroy recorded a population of 23,792 at the
2021 census.
[
Glenroy is located in the northwest of the City of Merri-bek, and is bounded by the ]Western Ring Road
The M80 Ring Road (also known as simply the Ring Road or by the name of its constituent parts: Western Ring Road and Metropolitan Ring Road) is a currently incomplete urban freeway ring road around Melbourne, Australia. This article will deal ...
in the north, the Moonee Ponds Creek
Moonee is a coastal suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. It is part of the local government area.
Moonee is largely unpopulated, with nearly all of its land area being part of the Munmorah State Conservation Area. ...
in the west, New Road, Victoria Street and Rhodes Parade in the south and West Street, Hilton Street, Box Forest Road and the Upfield railway line
The Upfield railway line is a commuter rail service operating between Flinders Street in the Melbourne central business district through Melbourne's northern suburbs including West Melbourne, North Melbourne, Parkville, Brunswick, Coburg, Cobu ...
in the east.
Prominent features include the private Northern Golf Club, a major retail district centred on the Glenroy railway station
Glenroy railway station is located on the Craigieburn line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the northern Melbourne suburb of Glenroy, and opened on 24 January 1887. and the Northern Memorial Park extension to the Fawkner General Cemetery.
History
The area was originally home to the Wurundjeri
The Wurundjeri people are an Australian Aboriginal people of the Woiwurrung language group, in the Kulin nation. They are the Traditional Owners of the Birrarung (Yarra River) Valley, covering much of the present location of Narrm (Melbourne ...
people of the Kulin Nation
The Kulin nation is an alliance of five Aboriginal nations in south central Victoria, Australia. Their collective territory extends around Port Phillip and Western Port, up into the Great Dividing Range and the Loddon and Goulburn River valley ...
, before British colonisation and settlement of the Melbourne area started in 1835.
The Glenroy Estate bounded by the Moonee Ponds Creek, Camp Road, the Northern Golf Club (inclusively) and Rhodes Parade, was purchased in Sydney in 1838 by speculators Hughes and Hosking. The Camerons may have owned it as part of a Run before survey or just leased it from the speculators, and are credited with giving Glenroy its name. However, Donald Angus Kennedy, who bought the estate in the mid-1840s, bestowed the name according to his 1864 obituary in '' The Argus''. Kennedy's mother was Grace (née Cameron).
Initial development in the area started with a small settlement around the North East railway line
The North East railway line is a railway line in Victoria, Australia. The line runs from Albury railway station in the border settlement of Albury–Wodonga to Southern Cross railway station on the western edge of the Melbourne central busines ...
at the end of the 19th century, with the Glenroy Post Office opening on 22 October 1888.
After World War II
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, significant development occurred when organisations such as Australian National Airways
Australian National Airways (ANA) was Australia's predominant aerial carrier from the mid-1930s to the early 1950s.
The Holyman's Airways period
On 19 March 1932 Flinders Island Airways began a regular aerial service using the Desoutter Mk.I ...
, the War Services Homes Commission and the Housing Commission of Victoria
The Housing Commission of Victoria (often shortened to Housing Commission, especially colloquially) was a Victorian State Government body responsible for public housing in Victoria, Australia. It was established in 1938, and was abolished in 1984 ...
developed large areas of Glenroy. Residential development continued rapidly through the 1950s, and a Glenroy East Post Office opened in 1958 (closing in 1977).
Demographics
In the , there were 22,245 people in Glenroy. 49.3% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were India 6.3%, Italy 4.0%, Pakistan 4.0%, Nepal 3.5% and Lebanon 2.4%. 41.6% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Arabic 8.4%, Italian 6.1%, Urdu 4.5%, Turkish 4.2% and Nepali 3.8%. The most common responses for religion were Catholic 27.2%, Islam 18.7% and No Religion 17.1%.
Historical census data
* 1891: 224
* 1921: 545
* 1947: 1,135
* 2001: 18,550
* 2006: 18,870
Education
Glenroy College
* Glenroy Central Primary School
* Glenroy Private
* Glenroy West Primary School
* Belle Vue Park Primary School
* St Thomas More's Primary School
* Penola Catholic College
{{Infobox school
, name = Penola Catholic College
, image = Pcc Logo.png
, country = Australia
, type = Private, co-ed, Catholic school, day school
, established = 1995
, principal =Mr. Caldow
, enrolment = 1,490
, campuses = Broadmead ...
: Glenroy Campus (7-8)
* Glenroy Specialist School
* Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School
* Ballerrt Murrup College
* Glenroy Private Islamic School
Transport
Bus
Seven bus routes
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service Glenroy:
* : Eltham station – Glenroy station
Glenroy Station is a pastoral lease that operates as a cattle station in Western Australia.
It is situated approximately north of Fitzroy Crossing and east of Derby in the Kimberley region.
History
The property was established in the earl ...
via Lower Plenty
Lower Plenty is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, 16 km north-east from Melbourne's Melbourne City Centre, Central Business District, located within the City of Banyule Local Government Areas of Victoria, loc ...
. Operated by Dysons
Dysons is a bus and coach operator in Victoria, Australia.
History
Dysons was founded in June 1952 when Laurie Dyson purchased the business of Ned Gastin with route 46A Regent station to Janefield Hospital. Over the years a number of route ...
.
* : Eltham station – Glenroy station via Greensborough. Operated by Dysons.[514 Eltham - Glenroy via Greensborough](_blank)
Public Transport Victoria
* : Gowrie station
Gowrie Station is a rural locality in the Shire of Murweh, Queensland, Australia. In the Gowrie Station had a population of 15 people.
Geography
The Mitchell Highway passes through the locality entering from the south-west (Charleville) and e ...
– Northland Shopping Centre
Northland Shopping Centre is a major shopping centre in Preston, approximately 11 km north of the Melbourne Central Business District in Victoria. It is the largest predominantly single-level shopping centre in Melbourne. It has more than 33 ...
via Murray Road. Operated by Ventura Bus Lines
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History Earl ...
.
* : Glenroy station – Coburg
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via Boundary Road and Sydney Road
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Geography
Sydney Road starts at the northern end of Royal Parade at the boundary of P ...
. Operated by Dysons.
* : Glenroy station – Gowrie station via Gowrie Park. Operated by Dysons.
* : Roxburgh Park station – Pascoe Vale station via Meadow Heights, Broadmeadows
Broadmeadows is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, north of Melbourne's Melbourne central business district, Central Business District, located within the City of Hume Local government areas of Victoria, local ...
and Glenroy. Operated by Dysons.
* : Brunswick station – Glenroy station via West Coburg (operates Saturday and Sunday mornings only). Operated by Ventura Bus Lines.[951 Brunswick Station - Glenroy Station via West Coburg](_blank)
Public Transport Victoria
Cycling
The Moonee Ponds Creek Trail
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The Moonee Ponds Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows the Moonee Ponds Creek through the northern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
History
A public meeting called by State Member of P ...
and the Western Ring Road Trail
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The M80 Trail (previously known as the Western Ring Road Trail) is a shared-use path for cyclists and pedestrians that bridges the northern suburbs and follows the Western Ring Road/Metropolitan Ring Road (M80) freeway in Melbourne, Au ...
provide facilities for recreational and commuting cyclists.
Road
Prominent road infrastructure is also provided, with Pascoe Vale Road
Pascoe Vale Road is a major thoroughfare through the northern suburbs of Melbourne, connecting the outer northern fringe to the inner northern suburbs.
Route
Pascoe Vale Road starts at the intersection with Somerton Road in Coolaroo and runs ...
running through the east of the suburb and the Western Ring Road
The M80 Ring Road (also known as simply the Ring Road or by the name of its constituent parts: Western Ring Road and Metropolitan Ring Road) is a currently incomplete urban freeway ring road around Melbourne, Australia. This article will deal ...
forming the suburb's northern boundary. Other arterials within the suburb include Daley Street, Glenroy Road, Hilton Street, Plumpton Avenue, and Widford Street.
Train
Glenroy is served by three railway stations
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at which Metro Trains
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operate services to and from the Melbourne CBD
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. Glenroy and Jacana stations are located on the Craigieburn line in the west of the suburb, whilst Gowrie station
Gowrie Station is a rural locality in the Shire of Murweh, Queensland, Australia. In the Gowrie Station had a population of 15 people.
Geography
The Mitchell Highway passes through the locality entering from the south-west (Charleville) and e ...
is located on the Upfield line, which forms part of the suburb's eastern boundary.
Sport
* Glenroy Football Club
Glenroy Football Club is an Australian rules football club located 14 km north of Melbourne in the suburb of Glenroy. The club was founded in 1946 and affiliated with the Essendon District Football League. The club fields open age and junio ...
, an Australian rules football
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team, competes in the Essendon District Football League
The Essendon District Football League (EDFL) is a professional Australian rules football league competition based in Essendon, Victoria, consisting of teams based in the north-west suburbs of Melbourne. Founded in 1930, the men's competition c ...
. The club was founded in 1946.
* Golfers play at the course of the Northern Golf Club on Glenroy Road.
* Glenroy is home to the Glenroy Cricket Club, who compete in the VTCA. The club shares their home ground with the Glenroy Football Club and is located on the north-east corner of the Northern Golf Club, on Glenroy Road.
* Glenroy is home to professional track star Mina Eskander.
Landmarks and notable places
The following places in Glenroy are listed in the Victorian Heritage Register
The Victorian Heritage Register (VHR) lists places deemed to be of cultural heritage significance to the State of Victoria, Australia. It has statutory weight under the Heritage Act 2017. The Minister for Planning is the responsible Minister. H ...
:
H0128 Gowrie, 63-65 Gowrie Street, Glenroy
The following places are covered by Heritage Overlay
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controls in the Merri-bek Planning Scheme:
* HO205 2 Churchill Street, Glenroy – House
* HO209 127 Glenroy Road, Glenroy – House
* HO210 139 Glenroy Road, Glenroy – House
* HO211 149 Glenroy Road, Glenroy – "Minnawarra"
* HO212 9 Grandview Street, Glenroy – House
* HO213 Hartington Street (cnr Melbourne Avenue), Glenroy – Electricity Substation
* HO222 34 Finchley Avenue, Glenroy
* HO223 Plumpton Avenue, Glenroy – Former St. Matthew's church, c. 1908
* HO225 6 Salisbury Street, Glenroy – "Taringa"
* HO226 21 South Street, Glenroy – Kingsley College (Huningtower)
* HO230 11 Tudor Street, Glenroy – "Buangor"
* HO234 92 Wheatsheaf Road, Glenroy – Shop
* HO235 139 Wheatsheaf Road, Glenroy – Shop and dwelling
* HO236 32 Widford Street (cnr Melbourne Avenue), Glenroy – "Wiseman House"
* HO237 73 Plumpton Avenue, Glenroy – Dwelling
Notable former residents
* The Janoskians
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See also
* City of Broadmeadows
The City of Broadmeadows was a local government area about north of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1857 until 1994.
History
Broadmeadows was first incorporated as a road d ...
– Glenroy was previously within this former local government area.
References
Australian Places – Glenroy
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Suburbs of Melbourne
Suburbs of the City of Merri-bek