Templestowe, Victoria
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Templestowe Melbourne, Victoria |
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| Coordinates | 37°45′11″S 145°08′06″E / 37.753°S 145.135°ECoordinates: 37°45′11″S 145°08′06″E / 37.753°S 145.135°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 16,484 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,121/km2 (2,904/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3106 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 14.7 km2 (5.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Location | 16 km (10 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Manningham | ||||||||||||
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| Federal Division(s) | Menzies | ||||||||||||
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Templestowe is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 16 km north-east of Melbourne's Central Business District. Its local government area is the City of Manningham. At the 2011 census, Templestowe had a population of 16,484.
The suburb has a number of natural attractions, including parklands, contrasted with large shopping malls.
Templestowe is located in the north-eastern area of Melbourne. Templestowe is bordered by the Yarra River, King Street, Victoria Street, Blackburn Road and some parks.
Gentle, rolling hills extend from east of the Yarra River flood plains, along Templestowe Road (towards the Eastern Freeway) for seven km (4.3 miles), to the north-east. The altitude of the plain above sea level is 50 m, and the topography is subdued and mostly flat; the hills are just below 60 m, the slopes rounded and there are several forested gullies.
Degradation of the soils in the steep slopes at the river's edge has been exacerbated over the last century by unsustainable agricultural processes (such as the harvesting of storm-felled trees), deforestation and the introduction of rabbits. Following the 2006 drought, the community newspaper had reported several times that the population was only brought under control in 2007, 12 years after baiting programs were begun and that more conservation funding is needed to halt the loss of vegetation along the river. Most of the surrounding area has been cleared for agricultural and orchard use, although an "urban forest" exists in the densely populated rural-residential areas. There is a wide diversity of growth within the flood plain.
Most of the area corresponds to the climate recorded in Melbourne, though some variation has been recorded in the hills to the north-east.
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