Brunswick East is an inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Moreland. The City of Melbournes coat of arms Melbourne is the capital and largest city of the state of Victoria, and the second largest city in Australia (after Sydney), with a population of 3,600,650 in the Melbourne metropolitan area (June 2004) and 61,670 in the City of... Motto: Peace and Prosperity Nickname: Garden State Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Government Governor Premier Const. ... Municipalities of Greater Melbourne City of Banyule City of Bayside City of Boroondara City of Brimbank Shire of Cardinia City of Casey City of Darebin City of Frankston City of Glen Eira City of Greater Dandenong City of Hobsons Bay City of Hume City of Kingston City of Knox City... The City of Moreland is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ...

Brunswick East lies 6 km north of Melbourne. Bordered by Lygon Street and Holmes Street in the west; the Merri Creek in the east; Park Street, Nicholson Street and May Street in the south adjoining Carlton North and Fitzroy North; and Moreland Road in the north adjoining Coburg. Brunswick East is a mixed use suburb, consisting of primarily residential and commercial properties. Lygon Street, of the suburb of Carlton, Melbourne, Australia, is the Italian food precinct of the city. ... The Merri Creek The Merri Creek is a waterway in Melbourne, Victoria. ... Carlton North is an inner-city suburb of Melbourne, Australia. ... Fitzroy North is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Coburg is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

People

According to the 2001 Census just over 7600 people were living in Brunswick East with the population expected to increase at an average annual increase of 1.9 per cent over the next decade. The suburb is currently subject to many commercial and residential developments either in the planning or building process which will increase the population. The amount of development has prompted protests from the Brunswick Progress Association and the formation of Residents Against Inappropriate Development. Categories: Stub ...

The suburb has a higher proportion of people 18–34 years and a lower proportion of children 0–17 years and older people over 70 years, than the Moreland average. While cultural diversity is declining, just over one third of all citizens were born overseas which is substantially higher than the metropolitan average, although lower than the Moreland average. Almost 40 per cent of citizens speak a language other than English at home. Religious affiliation in Brunswick East is declining with one of the highest rates of no religious affiliation registered in the 2001 census in the Moreland municipality. However the proportion of Buddhists and Hindus is increasing slightly. Statues of Buddha such as this, the Tian Tan Buddha statue in Hong Kong, remind followers to practice right living. ... A Hindu is an adherent of Hinduism, the predominant religious, philosophical and cultural system of Bharat (India). ...

Brunswick East has a high proportion flats, units, apartments or semi-detached, row, terrace or townhouses. Separate houses make up just over half of all dwellings. More than one in four households in Brunswick East are lone person households and 14 per cent are group households, which is higher than the Moreland and metroplitan averages. There is also a high proportion of rental households, which is significantly higher than the metropolitan and Moreland averages.

Residents of Brunswick East tend to be highly educated with 28 per cent having a bachelor degree or higher, and over half of all residents having completed Year 12 schooling, significantly higher than the municipal and metropolitan averages. A high proportion of professionals work in Brunswick East, with declining numbers of labourers, trades, production and transport workers. Income data from the 2001 census highlights that there are still pockets of disadvantage in the suburb with almost half of the citizens on weekly individual incomes of less than $400 per week with 10 per cent of citizens on incomes of less than $120 per week.

History

In 1839 under the instructions of Robert Hoddle, chief surveyor, the area of Brunswick, including East Brunswick, was surveyed. Big blocks were marked out of 1-1/2 miles long by 1/4 mile wide. The blocks were bought mostly by land speculators. 1839 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Robert Hoddle (20 April 1794 - 24 October 1881) was a surveyor of Port Phillip in the 1830s, and the creator of the Hoddle Grid in central Melbourne. ... Sydney Road, Brunswick, looking south to the central business district Brunswick is an inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

Bluestone quarrying was one of the first industries in Brunswick East. By 1852 the local stone quarries had been worked to the point of exhaustion. Bluestone is a name given to a form of dolerite which appears blue when wet or freshly broken. ... 1852 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

Significant residential subdivision of the area took place in the 1880s and also in the period after the World War I. In 1916, the tram along Lygon Street was electrified, making access much easier. // Events and Trends Technology Development and commercial production of electric lighting Development and commercial production of gasoline-powered automobile by Karl Benz, Gottlieb Daimler and Maybach First commercial production and sales of phonographs and phonograph recordings. ... World War I was primarily a European conflict with many facets: immense human sacrifice, stalemate trench warfare, and the use of new, devastating weapons - tanks, aircraft, machineguns, and poison gas. ... 1916 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... Street cars in New Orleans A modern tram in the Töölö district of Helsinki, Finland For modern innovations aimed at increasing the capacity and speed of tramway systems, see light rail. ... Lygon Street, of the suburb of Carlton, Melbourne, Australia, is the Italian food precinct of the city. ...

Brunswick’s first textile factory, Prestige Hosiery, opened in 1922, and the suburb became the location of numerous textile and garment factories. The textile industry has been in substantial decline in the suburb since the 1980s with the liberalisation and elimination of tariff controls by successive Federal Governments. 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... // Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 60s and 70s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ...

During the 1990s redevelopment of commercial and industrial property has taken place for medium and high density housing, which has prompted concerns by local residents of inappropriate Development. // Events and trends The 1990s are generally classified as having moved slightly away from the more conservative 1980s, but otherwise retaining the same mindset. ...

Politics

The area has traditionally been considered an Australian Labor Party stronghold, although with recent demographic changes the area has contributed to the election of an Australian Greens Party Councillor to the Moreland council in 2001 and 2004. The Australian Labor Party or ALP is Australias oldest political party. ... The Australian Greens is the national Greens party in Australia. ...

Transport

Three tram lines service Brunswick East.

• The number 1 tram service travels from the terminus at Bell Street, Coburg East to South Melbourne Beach (via Swanston Street & Melbourne University). Catch it on Holmes street or Lygon street in Brunswick East.

• The number 8 tram service travels from the terminus at Moreland Road/Cameron Street to Toorak (Glenferrie Street) via Swanston Street & Melbourne University. Catch it on Moreland Road, Holmes Street or Lygon Street in Brunswick East. This was previously the route 22 tram until it joined with route 8 on 17 October 2004.

• The number 94 tram service travels from East Brunswick (Blyth Street / Nicholson Street) to Southbank Tram Depot (Normanby Road). Catch it on Nicholson street in Brunswick East.

Several bus routes travel east-west through the suburb, including: Swanston Street, looking north from the corner of Bourke Street Swanston Street is a major thoroughfare in the centre of Melbourne, Australia. ... The University of Melbourne, located in Melbourne, in Victoria, is the second oldest university in Australia (the University of Sydney is the oldest). ... Swanston Street, looking north from the corner of Bourke Street Swanston Street is a major thoroughfare in the centre of Melbourne, Australia. ... The University of Melbourne, located in Melbourne, in Victoria, is the second oldest university in Australia (the University of Sydney is the oldest). ... October 17 is the 290th (in leap years the 291st) day of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• Glenyon Road (route 506)
• Blyth Street (route 508)
• Moreland Road bus line (route 510)

as well as a few others.

Cyclists have available many on road cycle lanes as well as easy access to the Merri Creek Trail along Merri Creek. On the southern edge of the suburb the old Inner Circle railway line has become a Linear park which provides part of the Capital City Trail for cyclists, connecting the Merri Creek Trail to the Moonee Ponds Creek Trail in the network of shared use bicycle paths for Cycling in Melbourne. This article or section should include material from Cycle path debate Segregated cycle facilities may consist of a separate road, track, path or lane that is designated for use by cyclists and from which motorised traffic is generally excluded. ... The Merri Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians which follows the Merri Creek through the northern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... The Merri Creek The Merri Creek is a waterway in Melbourne, Victoria. ... The Inner Circle was a steam era suburban railway line, (later electrified), in Melbourne, Australia. ... The Capital City Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians which circles the Melbourne central business district and some inner northern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... The Merri Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians which follows the Merri Creek through the northern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... The Moonee Ponds Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians which follows the Moonee Ponds Creek through the northern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Cycling in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia is popular for recreation, commuting and as a sport. ...

Landmarks

A highlight of Brunswick East is the CERES community environment park. The Centre for Education and Research in Environmental Strategies (commonly known locally as CERES, pronounced SEER eez) is an award-winning community environment park located in urban Brunswick East, Victoria, Australia. ...

While Lygon street is best known for the Little Italy sector of restaurants and street cafes in Carlton, Brunswick East also boasts a diversity of restaurants and cafes offering a variety of cuisines including: Italian, Greek, Japanese, Indian, Thai, and Malaysian foods. Of particular note is the Gelobar cafe offering some of the best home made gelato and Italian cakes in Melbourne. Carlton is an inner north-east suburb of the city of Melbourne, Australia. ...

References

• Barnes, Les, It Happened in Brunswick, 1837-1987, Brunswick Community History Group, (1987)
• Moreland City Council: Brunswick East Suburb Profile (2004)