Heathmont, Victoria
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Heathmont Melbourne, Victoria |
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| Coordinates | 37°49′48″S 145°14′31″E / 37.83°S 145.242°ECoordinates: 37°49′48″S 145°14′31″E / 37.83°S 145.242°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 9,250 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 2,056/km2 (5,320/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3135 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 4.5 km2 (1.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Location | 24 km (15 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Maroondah | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Bayswater | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Deakin | ||||||||||||
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Heathmont is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 24 km east of Melbourne's Central Business District. Its local government area is the City of Maroondah. At the 2011 Census, Heathmont had a population of 9,250.
Heathmont was originally covered by hedge-to-hedge apple orchards. The name appears to have come from the rising land in the area having heath or low shrub-like vegetation on it. The first shop opened in 1923 in front of a house. The population has grown from 600 people in 1953 to 8,787 people in 2001.
Heathmont Post Office opened on 15 February 1929, some time after the railway station opened in 1926.
Heathmont railway station is located just off Canterbury Road (which runs through the heart of the suburb) and is on the Belgrave railway line. It is within ticketing Zone 2.
The Heathmont Shopping Centre provides services to the suburb. It includes a handful of cafes (including modern inner-city-style Spot, Nosh and Barclays), Italian restaurant Lipari Bistro, a Bendigo Bank, a Commonwealth Bank, two bakeries (including a Bakers Delight), a newsagent, takeaway shops, and a post office. There is plenty of parking and the main shopping precinct is opposite the Heathmont railway station. The distant Mount Dandenong and Dandenong Ranges are visible from much of this shopping strip, offering a somewhat 'Californian' feel to the environment.
As of the 2006 Census, the vast majority of residents (78.6%) were born in Australia, with slightly above-average proportions also born in England, Scotland, the Netherlands and Germany. The languages spoken by slightly above-average proportions of residents were English and German. There were above-average proportions of residents of no religion (23.9%) and Uniting Church (7.3%). The average income of Heathmont residents was above the national average (with a median family income of $1,286 per week); the suburb tends to be better off than most of its nearest neighbours. The largest two occupational groupings were professionals (23.5%, above the national average) and clerical/administrative (17.3%, also above the national average). The unemployment rate of 3.2% was below the national average of 5.2%.
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