Caulfield North is an inner suburb in

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, 8 km south-east of Melbourne's

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, located within the

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. Caulfield North recorded a population of 16,903 at the 2021 census. It is bounded by Orrong Road in the west, Glen Eira Road in the south, Dandenong Road in the north and Kambrook Road in the east. The suburb contains Caulfield Park – a park of approximately , bounded by Balaclava Road, Inkerman Road, Hawthorn Road, and Park Crescent. Caulfield North has a large Jewish population: 8619, representing 41.1% of its population, according to the 2016 census data. The suburb's population has a high level of educational attainment, with 45.6% having a bachelor's degree or above compared to 24.3% for Victoria and 22.0% for Australia.

History

Caulfield North was once the location of many large Victorian mansions, most of which were demolished in the early twentieth century and the large estates that they were built upon were then subdivided. A notable survivor is Labassa, owned by the

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. The mansion was originally built in 1862 and extended in 1873. In 1889 further extensions and lavish refurbishment commissioned by William Alexander Robertson created the present mansion which is of national significance. The house is sometimes used for filming of the ABC's lady detective series ''

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'', and was one of the filming locations for the 2002 film '' Queen of the Damned''. Many streets in the suburb were named in the late 1850s after Crimea War locations and people. For example; Cardigan, Canrobert, Inkerman, Alma, Raglan, Redan, and Balaclava. The Caulfield North Post Office was opened on 26 March 1915.

Public transport

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s service Caulfield North extensively, with a major tram interchange at

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. Tram routes 3, 16 and 64 all service Caulfield North. Caulfield North also contains

, the only extant

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in the Southern Hemisphere, a junction where trams can go in all directions from all directions.

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s connect the suburb to the city via the major transport interchange, Caulfield railway station at Caulfield East (via tram route 3).

s also connect the suburb to the city through Balaclava railway station (via tram routes 3 and 16).

Notable people

Australian television personality

Graham Kennedy Graham Cyril Kennedy Order of Australia, AO (15 February 1934 – 25 May 2005) was an Australian entertainer, comedian and variety performer, radio and television host as well as a personality and actor of theatre, television and film. He wa ...

went to the Caulfield North State School (now Caulfield Junior College), in Balaclava Road.

Gallery

Image:Grimwade house caulfield north.jpg, Grimwade House, now part of Melbourne Grammar School

References

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History

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Notable people

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