Princes Hill
Appearance
Princes Hill Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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Population | 2099 (2006) [1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | Lua error: Unable to convert population "2099 (2006) '"`UNIQ--ref-00000000-QINU`"'" to a number. | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 3054 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 0.4 km2 (0.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Standort | 3 km (2 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | City of Yarra | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Melbourne | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Melbourne | ||||||||||||||
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Princes Hill is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3 km north from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Yarra. At the 2006 Census, Princes Hill had a population of 2099.
Princes Hill is named for the Prince of Wales, simlarly to neighbouring Carlton.
Demographer Bernard Salt dubbed Princes Hill "Chick City" in 2003, after 2001 Census data revealed the suburb had the highest proportion of single women to men in Melbourne.[3]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Princes Hill (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2007-09-26.
- ^ Princes Hill, accessed 27 November 2006
- ^ Minchin, Liz: The geography of love, The Age, July 9 2003.
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