Hawthorn East, Victoria

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Hawthorn East
Melbourne, Victoria

Population:

12393 (2001 census)

Postcode:

3123

Area:

3.8 km²

Property Value:

AUD $1,050,000^[1]

Location:

9 km from Melbourne

LGA:

City of Boroondara

State District:

Hawthorn

Federal Division:

Kooyong

Suburbs around Hawthorn East
Kew	Kew	Canterbury
Hawthorn	Hawthorn East	Camberwell
Malvern	Glen Iris	Glen Iris

Hawthorn East, is an affluent, upper middle-class suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the state of Victoria. It is approximately 9 km east of the Melbourne CBD. It was originally established in the 1880s and much of the historical buildings and houses are still well preserved. It is rated as one of the top five suburbs in Melbourne after Toorak, Canterbury, Brighton and Armadale.

It is located in the Local Government Area of the City of Boroondara. It is between two popular shopping strips on Glenferrie Road and Burke Road. Current real estate analysis reveals that the median price range of homes is in excess of $1 million dollars. Large houses on land blocks of more than 900 sqm routinely fetch more than $1.8 million. This suburb has one of the fastest growth potentials and land value increases in the metropolitan area including Toorak, Kew, Malvern etc.

Hawthorn East's popularity and high housing values are due to the following reasons:

Close proximity to the city and the City Link tollway
Access to public transport (choice of three railway stations and several tram routes)
Close proximity to about 10 exclusive private schools in the neighbouring areas
Well preserved Victorian architecture and beautiful tree lined streets
Excellent shopping, dining and entertainment choices within walking distance
Well run local government
Excellent public safety record and low crime rates
Largely educated, conservative, white, middle-class population

1 Parks and gardens
2 Education
3 Public Transport
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Parks and gardens

Hawthorn East is also home to some famous parks and gardens, many dating from the late 1890's including:

Victoria Park
Rathmines Road Reserve
Anderson Park (which has two ovals and a tennis club)
Cato Park
Symonds Street Reserve
Central Gardens (also known as Rocket Park) on the western border

[edit] Education

Hawthorn East has a huge selection of government and private schools. None of the schools are zoned and welcome children from any neighbourhood. Primary and secondary schools within Hawthorn East include; Alia College, Auburn Primary School, Auburn South Primary School and Hawthorn Secondary College. The suburb is within a 4km radius of some of the most exclusive private schools in Melbourne, including: Bialik College (Jewish), Methodist Ladies' College, Carey Baptist Grammar School, Scotch College, Ethiraj College for Women, Camberwell Grammar School, Camberwell Anglican Girls' Grammar School, Ruyton Girls School, Lord Murugan Hindu College, Trinity College, Fintona Girls School and Strathcona Baptist Girls School.

Of the two government primary schools in Hawthorn East, Auburn South Primary School has a far better reputation on account of its excellent leadership and management. Auburn Primary School is considered to be in decline, with reducing student numbers, delapidated facilities and poor educational leadership over the years. All of the private schools in the area have an excellent reputation and produce outstanding academic and sporting results every year.