Burnley, Victoria

Burnley Melbourne, Victoria
Population	708 (2006)
• Density
Postcode(s)	3121
Area	1.7 km2 (0.7 sq mi)
Standort	4 km (2 mi) from Melbourne
LGA(s)	City of Yarra
State electorate(s)	Richmond
Federal division(s)	Melbourne
Suburbs around Burnley: Richmond Hawthorn Richmond Burnley Hawthorn South Yarra Toorak

Burnley is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 4 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Yarra. At the 2006 Census, Burnley had a population of 708.

Burnley is bounded by the Yarra River as its southern and eastern boundaries. Burnley is a very small residential suburb located in a pocket of the Yarra, considered part of the larger Richmond area.

History

Burnley Post Office opened on 21 March 1887.

Local landmarks

With a large number of small homes in its narrow streets, Burnley has a diverse range of residential architecture.

Public space

Burnley has three major parks. Burnley Public Golf Course services local residents and other Melburnians.

Ryans Reserve on Swan Street is a centre for tennis and netball.

Golden Square Bicentennial Park is formerly the site of Burnley Primary School (which was merged, together with Cremorne Primary School, with Richmond Primary School 500m to the west). Burnley Park houses Burnley Oval above Yarra Boulevard and Melbourne Girls College. Melbourne Girls College was formerly Richmond High School, which was the site of controversial protests in 1993 (see Jeff Kennett), when it was closed down. Kevin Bartlett Reserve (named after former VFL/AFL star Kevin Bartlett) houses a number of playing fields and a sporting complex.

Bildung

Burnley is the home of the horticulturally focused Burnley campus of the University of Melbourne, which began as the Richmond Survey Paddock in 1850. It is best known by its longtime name Burnley College.

Industrie

It houses the studios of radio stations SEN 1116 and Melbourne Talk Radio, and until 2011, was the home of television studios of GTV-9 on Bendigo Street. The GTV-9 site is being re-developed in 2012 by the Lend Lease Group to create up to 550 new residences. A light industrial park opened in the early 2000s (decade), housing GE Australia and Amrad pharmaceutical research. In 2006, the headquarters of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade was being built adjacent to the exit of the Burnley Tunnel.

The Burnley end of Swan St is notable for its many new and second-hand building supply shops. Hotels in Burnley include the Rising Sun and the Grand (with a highly rated restaurant).

Demographics

Like much of Richmond, Burnley is home to many residents of Greek origin. Burnley Street is home to a Greek Orthodox Church. Tudor Street and Westbank Terrace are notable for their many clinker brick houses, originally Housing Commission of Victoria houses built on the old Richmond Racecourse.

Transport

It is serviced by train with Burnley railway station located near the corner of Swan Street and Burnley Street, and parallel with Madden Grove. Friday 19 December 2008 saw the station re-opened as a Premium Station, staffed first train to last.

Burnley is also serviced by the route 70 Melbourne along Swan Street.

Burnley gives its name to the CityLink Burnley Tunnel which has an outbound exit at Burnley, and an inbound entry at Yarra Bend Boulevard, Burnley. The final section of Citylink was opened in December 2000.

See also

• City of Richmond - the former local government area of which Burnley used to be a part.

External links

• Australian Places - Burnley