Springvale, Victoria
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| Springvale Melbourne, Victoria |
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| Population: | 17,996 (2001 census) | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1880s | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 3171 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 11.2 km² | ||||||||||||
| Property Value: | AUD $266,750 [1] | ||||||||||||
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| LGA: | City of Greater Dandenong | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Clayton, Lyndhurst, Mulgrave | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Bruce, Hotham | ||||||||||||
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Springvale is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia about 25 kilometres south-east of the central business district. The local government area is the City of Greater Dandenong. Springvale hosts a multitude of different nationalities, and has a very strong Vietnamese influence and is the former site of a migrant hostel.
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[edit] History
The area contained natural springs which were a permanent water source for stock and travellers moving between Melbourne and Dandenong, giving rise to the suburb's name. In the 1850s, a Spring Vale Hotel was built near a newly-surveyed route between Oakleigh and Dandenong at what is now the intersection of Princes Highway and Springvale Road. However, it did not develop into a settlement.
In 1886, land was subdivided near the railway station and the area began to grow. By the 1920s the Spring Vale community had a lodge, brass band, a recreation reserve, a mechanics' institute, a few shops and some houses in the township. At the outbreak of the second world war Springvale was a pastoral, residential and industrial township with market gardens in the surrounding areas. Sand extraction industries were active, lasting until the 1990s.
[edit] Demographics
At the ABS 2001 census, Springvale had a generally lower-income population of 17,996, not including visitors, with production, trades, transport, manufacturing and labouring being the dominant occupations. The two most common ethnicities were Vietnamese (19.33%) and Chinese (19.35%), and significant Greek, Italian and Eastern European minorities exist. The most common religions were Buddhism (28%) and Catholicism (25%), with sizable minorities identifying as Eastern Orthodox or Anglican.[2]
[edit] Geography
Springvale is a large suburb occupying 11.2 km² about 25 km south-east of Melbourne's central business district, bounded by Westall Road 
to the west, Princes Highway and Police Road 
to the north, the Springvale Crematorium and Corrigan Road to the east and Heatherton Road 
to the south. Springvale is linked to Melbourne's CBD by Monash Freeway via the Jacksons Road exit to the suburb's northeast.
The suburb is mostly residential, although some small industrial areas are scattered through the suburb's northwest and northeast. Eastern Springvale contains Springvale Crematorium and Necropolis, one of Melbourne's three main cemeteries, and the Sandown motor raceway.[3]
[edit] Facilities
Springvale Neighbourhood House was established in 1983 with the aim of providing a resource centre for self-help, social, cultural and action groups. Over 40 self help groups meet at the house, including ESL, Computer and Horticulture classes and celebrations such as Refugee Week, Sumnation and Adult Learners Week.
[edit] Politics
Springvale is very safe for the Australian Labor Party at both federal and state elections. At federal level the suburb is divided between the federal divisions of Hotham[4], currently held by Simon Crean, and Bruce. Of the five booths in the suburb (Whiteside, Sandown Park, Heatherhill, Springvale and Springvale West) the lowest two-party-preferred result for Labor at the 2004 federal election was 69.82% (Whiteside), while the highest was 76.52% (Springvale West)[4].
At state level, Springvale is split between the electorates of Clayton, Lyndhurst and Mulgrave. At local level, Springvale is divided between the Springvale Central and Springvale North wards of the City of Greater Dandenong, represented respectively by Youhorn Chea (a councillor since 1997) and Alan Gordon[5].
[edit] References
- ^ Springvale, accessed 27 November 2006
- ^ 2001 Census Data by Location Name (State Suburbs), Australian Bureau of Statistics, released 19 November 2002. Accessed 2006-12-13
- ^ Map 79, Melway (33rd edition, 2006), ISSN 0311-3957.
- ^ a b Divisions of Hotham and Bruce (Polling Places), Australian Electoral Commission, last updated 9 November 2005. Accessed 2006-12-13
- ^ Councillors, City of Greater Dandenong, accessed 2006-12-13
[edit] External links
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- Street map from Street Directory, MSN Maps and Multimap.
- Satellite image from Google Maps, WikiMapia and Terraserver.
- Australian Places - Springvale
- Springvale Community Centre - Springvale Community Centre
- Springvale Neighbourhood House
| Suburbs of the City of Greater Dandenong | |
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Bangholme | Dandenong | Dandenong North | Dandenong South | Keysborough | Lyndhurst | Noble Park | Noble Park North | Springvale | Springvale South |
