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Heidelberg is a suburb of
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, northeast of Melbourne's
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, located within the
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. Heidelberg recorded a population of 7,360 at the 2021 census. Once a large town on Melbourne's outskirts, Heidelberg was absorbed into Melbourne as part of the latter's northward expansion after
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. Heidelberg once had its own historic
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including its own municipality in the former City of Heidelberg. Heidelberg lends its name to the
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, an
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art movement that developed in and around the town in the late 19th-century.


History

The land at Heidelberg was sold by Crown auction in 1838, making it one of the earliest rural allotments in Australia, as
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was founded only three years earlier. By 1840, ''Warringal'' had been established as a surveyed township, the name referring to an Aboriginal term for '' eagle's nest''. Eventually, ''Warringal'' was changed to ''Heidelberg'' by a land agent, after the German city of
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. Following
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during
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, the Heidelberg City Council proposed to change the name to a British-sounding name, with the most prominent suggestion being Georgetown after British Prime Minister
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. However, despite public debates and a community naming competition, the name Heidelberg remained unchanged. When it was settled, Heidelberg was reached by track from Melbourne via
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and, in 1841, the Heidelberg Road Trust was formed. As a form of Local Government, it preceded the Melbourne Town Council. By the late 1840s, the road had a toll bar at
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, and a Macadam surface. It became a tourist attraction, enhancing Heidelberg's reputation as a desirable place for views, excursions and rural estates. Cattle overlander
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built his Gothic
Banyule Homestead Banyule Homestead is a heritage-listed house at 60 Buckingham Drive, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia. It is listed in the Victorian Heritage Database and has local heritage protection. History The house was built in 1846 for Port Phillip pio ...
in 1846, overlooking the
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. The Post Office opened on 19 October 1853 as ''Warringal'' and was renamed Heidelberg in 1865. Heidelberg was proclaimed a Shire on 27 January 1871. Heidelberg's rural scenery attracted artists during the 1880s, due to the absence of public utilities or a railway (until 1888), causing houses to be vacant, and available at low rents.
Tom Roberts Thomas William Roberts (8 March 185614 September 1931) was an English-born Australian artist and a key member of the Heidelberg School art movement, also known as Australian impressionism. After studying in Melbourne, he travelled to Europe ...
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Arthur Streeton Sir Arthur Ernest Streeton (8 April 1867 – 1 September 1943) was an Australian landscape painter and a leading member of the Heidelberg School, also known as Australian Impressionism. Early life Streeton was born in Mt Moriac, Victoria, sou ...
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and other members of the Box Hill artists' camp relocated to Eaglemont in 1888, forming what was subsequently named the "
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" of Australian art. Two years later, the Chartersville Homestead was occupied for similar purposes. Heidelberg was proclaimed a city on 11 April 1934, but its rural space exceeded the urban area. The
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was built in 1937. Subdivision and settlement clustered around Heidelberg Road and the Melbourne to Hurstbridge railway line, which bisected the municipality in a generally north-east direction. Along that line are
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, Ivanhoe, Eaglemont,
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, Rosanna,
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, Watsonia and Greensborough. Mont Park was reached by a spur line from Macleod. Heidelberg West, then and now unserved by a railway, was sparsely settled until the 1950s, when it was built on by the
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. It also provided the site for the athletes' village for the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games. By the 1970s, the residential development of the Heidelberg Municipality was complete, except for some areas in Viewbank and Lower Plenty. The shopping areas were mostly strips, but a free-standing centre was built in Heidelberg West in 1956, to a design by the Housing Commission which drew on American trends. The population of Heidelberg Municipality (before the severances in the 1960s) was 8,610 (1911), 34,401 (1947, excluding Greensborough), and 60,007 (1961). The population in 1991 was 60,468. On 15 December 1994 most of Heidelberg City was united with part of Eltham Shire to form Banyule City. Evidence of Heidelberg's long history and early settlement can be found throughout the Municipality. The cemetery on Upper Heidelberg Road contains some of the oldest graves in Victoria. The Heidelberg Old Cemetery, the size of a house block near the corner of St James Road and Hawdon Street, contains graves dating to 1852. Heidelberg Primary School opened in 1854, Banyule Homestead was built in 1846, St John's Anglican Church was built in 1849 and the Old England Hotel on Lower Heidelberg Road first opened its doors in 1848. All of these buildings still stand today.


Population

In the 2016 Census, there were 6,225 people in Heidelberg. 67.1% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were India 3.1%, China 2.8%, England 2.6% and Italy 1.9%. 69.7% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 3.4%, Italian 3.2% and Greek 2.0%. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 34.8% and Catholic 27.6%.


Facilities

The administration of Austin Health is based in Heidelberg at the Austin Hospital. The Austin Hospital site has recently undergone extensive renovations, and now also contains the Mercy Hospital for Women. These two facilities combined measure up to be largest hospital in Victoria. The Heidelberg Shopping Centre, known as "Burgundy Street" has recently been revived. It had become rundown in the 1980s, but a new supermarket, and many trendy cafes have made the area much more liveable; as a result, house prices have increased dramatically. "Burgundy Street" is now known as Heidelberg Central Shopping Precinct and has over 230 retail/commercial and professional businesses. Over $1 million has been spent over the last 7 years to upgrade the infrastructure of the Precinct e.g. Aerial bundling of overhead power lines, resurfacing of the footpaths and roadways, installation of trees, seating, bollards, bike racks and rubbish bins and painting of all street furniture in the Precinct to 'Burgundy' to suggest the boundaries of the retail strip. New large anchor businesses; Leo's Fine Food and Wine Supermarket,
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, plus 20 cafes and takeaways shops and 12 first class restaurants, mixed with the tenants of the Warringal Shopping Centre makes this area a vibrant shopping destination. Heidelberg Central is also home to the historic Old England Hotel. Melbourne Polytechnic has a campus in Heidelberg. The Austrian Club Melbourne, previously in
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took up its current Heidelberg premises in November 1984.
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station 96.5 Inner FM is located in Heidelberg, broadcasting from studios located within Warringal Shopping Centre. Public library facilities are provided by
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. The nearest library is at Ivanhoe


Warringal Shopping Centre

Warringal Shopping Centre (formerly known as Centro Warringal) opened in 1987. It is a compact shopping centre located on Rosanna Road, with a main entrance on Burgundy Street. The centre serves a well defined main trade area population of approximately 41,000 residents from the established suburbs of Heidelberg, Viewbank, Rosanna, Ivanhoe and Eaglemont. The opening of the Austin/Mercy Hospital has seen a shift in the demographic profile with an increase in the number of young professionals moving into the area and an increased demand for the development of multi density housing.


Information

* Gross lettable area; * Parking; 569 spaces * Milestones: 1987 Centre opened. * 2007 redevelopment included an
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supermarket. * Centre location: in Heidelberg, northeast of the Melbourne CBD. * Centre type: single-level neighbourhood shopping centre anchored by a small discount department store and two supermarkets.


Transport

Private car is the main form of transport in Heidelberg. The main roads are Burgundy Street (also the main street), Rosanna Road, Upper Heidelberg Road and Banksia Street (which flows from the Route 40 Highway).
Heidelberg railway station Heidelberg railway station is located on the Hurstbridge line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Heidelberg, and opened on 8 May 1888. History Heidelberg station opened on 8 May 1888, at a time when it ...
is located in the suburb, on the Hurstbridge line and served by
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. A local bus transport hub services the area. There is a network of on-road and
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, including the
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.


Sport

Heidelberg Football Club Heidelberg Football Club is an Australian rules football club in Heidelberg, Victoria, currently competing in the Northern Football League. History Established in 1876, Heidelberg Football Club is one of the oldest Australian rules football cl ...
, an
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club, competes in the
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and are based out of Warringal Parklands. Heidelberg West Football Club, also in the Northern League play at Heidelberg Park just opposite Warringal.
Heidelberg United Heidelberg United Alexander Football Club (founded as Alexander the Great-Melbourne Soccer Club) established in 1958 is a football (soccer) club based in the northern Melbourne suburb of Heidelberg West, Victoria, Australia. The team currently ...
is an
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club based in the suburb, which competes in the
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and plays second tier to the A-League. They once competed in the National Soccer League, the precursor to the A-League and is one of Victoria's largest clubs. Golfers play at the course of the Heidelberg Golf Club on Main Road, in the neighbouring suburb of Lower Plenty.


Notable people

* Brent Stanton (1986–) – Australian rules footballer *
Heath Shaw Heath Shaw (born 27 November 1985) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club and the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the Australian Football League (AFL). Heath grew up in Diamond Creek and played jun ...
(1985–) – Australian rules footballer *
Tom Wills Thomas Wentworth Wills (19 August 1835 – 2 May 1880) was an Australian sportsman who is credited with being Australia's first cricketer of significance and a founder of Australian rules football. Born in the British penal colony of New ...
(1835–80) – Cricketer and pioneer of Australian rules football


See also

* City of Heidelberg – Heidelberg was previously within this former local government area.


References


External links


Heidelberg Central
{{DEFAULTSORT:Heidelberg, Victoria Suburbs of Melbourne Suburbs of the City of Banyule