Carlton is an inner city suburb to the immediate north of the central city area of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It was founded in 1851, at the beginning of the Victorian Gold Rush. This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre (also known as The CBD). ... VIC redirects here. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Three_storey_terraces_in_drummond_street_carlton. ... 1851 (MDCCCLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Australian postcodes have four digits; envelopes for posting from Australia reflect this. ... This article is about the physical quantity. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... ISO 4217 Code AUD User(s) Australia 6 countries and territories Kiribati Nauru Tuvalu Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Norfolk Island Inflation 4. ... “km” redirects here. ... “Miles” redirects here. ... This article is about the area with the postcodes 3000 and 3004 in Victoria, Australia known as Melbourne. ... 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... This article is about a local government area. ... State Electoral District is a term used to refer to a voting area within Australian states. ... The Electoral district of Melbourne is an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. ... The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. ... Melbourne is an Australian Electoral Division of Victoria. ... This is a list of Municipalities and their suburbs and townships in the greater metropolitan area of Melbourne, in the State of Victoria, Australia. ... An inner northern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, bordered by North Melbourne to the south-west, Carlton and Carlton North to the south and east, Brunswick to the north, and Flemington to the west. ... Carlton North is an inner-city suburb of Melbourne, Australia. ... Fitzroy North is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... North Melbournes Town Hall North Melbourne is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia in the state of Victoria. ... Fitzroy is an inner city suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... West Melbourne is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... This article is about the area with the postcodes 3000 and 3004 in Victoria, Australia known as Melbourne. ... East Melbourne is an inner city suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... The term inner-city is often applied to the poorer parts at the centre of a major city. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre (also known as The CBD). ... VIC redirects here. ... 1851 (MDCCCLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Nerrena Fossickers in Nerrena Creek outside Ballarat The Victorian gold rush was a period in the history of Victoria in Australia between approximately 1851 and the late 1860s. ...

Its boundaries are roughly Elizabeth Street to the West, Princes Street to the North, Victoria Street to the south, and Nicholson Street to the East. Elizabeth Street is one of the main north-south streets in the central business district of Melbourne, Australia, part of the Hoddle Grid laid out in 1837. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Nicholson Street is a street in inner Melbourne. ...

The suburb well known for its "Little Italy" precinct on Lygon Street, for its Victorian architecture and its London-style squares (University Square, Lincoln Square, Argyle Place and MacArthur Place) and the Carlton Gardens, the latter being the location of the Royal Exhibition Building, one of Australia's few man-made sites with World Heritage status. Little Italy is a general name for an ethnic enclave populated (or formerly populated) primarily by Italians or people of Italian ancestry, usually in an urban neighborhood. ... Lygon Street, of the suburb of Carlton, Melbourne, Australia, is the Italian food precinct of the city. ... Manchester Town Hall is an example of Victorian architecture found in Manchester, UK. The Carson Mansion is an example of a Victorian home in Eureka, California, USA The term Victorian architecture can refer to one of a number of architectural styles predominantly in the Victorian era. ... The Royal Exhibition Building in the Carlton Gardens The Carlton Gardens is a World Heritage Site located on the northeastern edge of the Central Business District in the suburb of Carlton, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... The Royal Exhibition Building from the main avenue of the Carlton Gardens The Royal Exhibition Building, viewed from the west The Royal Exhibition Building is located in Melbourne, Australia. ... A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a specific site (such as a forest, mountain, lake, desert, monument, building, complex, or city) that has been nominated and confirmed for inclusion on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 State...

At the 2006 census, Carlton had a population of 12,050. Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Demographics

The area is noted for its diverse population that has been the home in earlier days Jewish and Italian immigrants and more recently, a growing Muslim population, especially people from the Horn of Africa countries such as Somalia, Sudan, Ethiopia and Eritrea. For other uses, see Jew (disambiguation). ... Immigration is the act of moving to or settling in another country or region, temporarily or permanently. ... There is also a collection of Hadith called Sahih Muslim A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم, Persian: Mosalman or Mosalmon Urdu: مسلمان, Turkish: Müslüman, Albanian: Mysliman, Bosnian: Musliman) is an adherent of the religion of Islam. ... The Horn of Africa. ...

A large number of low-income residents live in the substantial public housing estates that were built during the 1960s. The two main estates are between Lygon and Rathdowne Sts, and between Nicholson and Canning Sts. These are configured as a mixture of 4 and 5-storey walk-up flats and 22-storey high-rise towers which are in the process of being redeveloped as mixed-tenure housing. A local authority tower block in Cwmbrân, South Wales Public housing or project homes are forms of housing tenure in which the property is owned by a government authority, which may be central or local. ...

Carlton also has a sizeable tertiary student population, local and international, due to its proximity to the University of Melbourne and RMIT University. While much of the student housing has traditionally been in the older Victorian terraces common throughout the area, the new residential buildings developed during the 1990s and early 2000s targetted at the international student market have transformed the once low-rise skyline of Swanston Street so that its predominant height is about 10-11 storeys. The University of Melbourne, is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. ... RMIT University (officially The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology) is an Australian university based in Melbourne, Victoria. ... Swanston Street, looking north from the corner of Bourke Street Swanston Street is a major thoroughfare in the centre of Melbourne, Australia. ...

Table of Carlton's ethnic makeup in 2001

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Local Landmarks

Royal Exhibition Building located on Rathdowne Street.

Lygon Street, which runs through the heart of Carlton is a centre of Italian culture and cuisine. It is popular among Melburnians and foreigners alike for its numerous restaurants, especially Italian restaurants. Lygon Street has six specialist gelaterias, and several continental cake cafes. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1809x1206, 964 KB) Beschreibung straight version of Image:Royal_exhibition_building_tulips. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1809x1206, 964 KB) Beschreibung straight version of Image:Royal_exhibition_building_tulips. ... Lygon Street, of the suburb of Carlton, Melbourne, Australia, is the Italian food precinct of the city. ... Roman Gelato Gelato is an Italian frozen dessert made from water, milk and/or soy milk, combined with flavourings, sweeteners, and a stabilizing agent. ...

Carlton is home to some of Melbourne's most historically significant buildings such as Melbourne Trades Hall and the World Heritage Site of the Carlton Gardens, the Royal Exhibition Building and the ruins of the old Carlton brewery, a collection of buildings constructed between 1864 and 1927, all listed on the Victorian Heritage Register. The Carlton Gardens are also home to the Melbourne Museum. Melbourne Trades Hall entrance on Lygon Street Melbourne Trades Hall is a Trades Hall building located in the suburb of Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, and home to the Victorian Trades Hall Council. ... A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a specific site (such as a forest, mountain, lake, desert, monument, building, complex, or city) that has been nominated and confirmed for inclusion on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 State... The Royal Exhibition Building in the Carlton Gardens The Carlton Gardens is a World Heritage Site located on the northeastern edge of the Central Business District in the suburb of Carlton, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Carlton and United Breweries is an Australian brewing company based in Abbotsford, Melbourne, Victoria. ... Exhibition space Museum hall The Melbourne Museum is located in the Carlton Gardens in Melbourne, Australia. ...

Carlton has many 19th century public buildings. The Carlton Club, which was built in 1889 by Inskip & Robertson, is notable for its decorative Australian native kangaroo gargoyles and polychrome Florentine arches. The Carlton Post Office and Police Station are both fine Renaissance Revival styled buildings. The Carlton Court House on Drummond Street was designed in the Gothic style by G.B.H Austin and constructed between 1888 and 1889. The Lygon Buildings on Lygon Street were built in 1888 in the Mannerist style. Carlton Gardens Primary School, on Rathdowne Street, opened in 1884. Species Macropus rufus Macropus giganteus Macropus fuliginosus Macropus antilopinus A kangaroo is a marsupial from the family Macropodidae (macropods, meaning large foot). In common use the term is used to describe the largest species from this family, the Red Kangaroo, the Antilopine Kangaroo, and the Eastern and Western Grey Kangaroo... Florence (Italian, Firenze) is a city in the center of Tuscany, in central Italy, on the Arno River, with a population of around 400,000, plus a suburban population in excess of 200,000. ... The Château de Ferrières completed 1855 was a deliberate copy of Mentmore Towers (below). ... Victoria Tower at the Palace of Westminster, London: Gothic details provided by A.W.N. Pugin San Sebastian Church in Manila, Philippines made entirely of steel. ... Mannerism is the usual English term for an approach to all the arts, particularly painting but not exclusive to it, a reaction to the High Renaissance, emerging after the Sack of Rome in 1527 shook Renaissance confidence, humanism and rationality to their foundations, and even Religion had split apart. ...

Residential Architecture

Many heritage registered Victorian terrace houses can be found on Drummond Street, a long wide boulevard flanked by grand homes, including Rosaville (no46 built 1883), Medley Hall (no48 built 1892-93), Drummond Terrace (no 93-105 built 1890-91), Lothian Terrace (no175-179 built 1865-69), Terraces at 313&315 (1889), Police Station (no330 built 1878) and Court House (no345-355 built 1887-88). A street of British terraced housing In architecture and city planning, a terrace, rowhouse, or townhouse (United States) is a style of housing since the late 18th century where identical individual houses are cojoined into rows. ...

Notable Public Spaces

The Bali Memorial, which commemorates the victims of the 2002 Bali bombings, is situated in Lincoln Square. It was officially opened on 12 October 2005, the third anniversary of the explosion that killed 202 innocent people, including 99 Australians. The Bali Memorial in Melbourne is situated in Lincoln Square, Carlton, Victoria, facing Swanston Street. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... The 2002 Bali bombing occurred on October 12, 2002 in the tourist district of Kuta on the Indonesian island of Bali. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The northern part of Argyle Square, adjacent to Lygon Street, has been redeveloped into an Italian piazza, known as Piazza Italia, in a joint project between the City of Melbourne and its twin city, Milan. A giant sundial is the main feature of the piazza. A piazza is an open square in a city, often used as a marketplace, found in Italy. ... This article is about a local government area. ... For other uses, see Milan (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Sundial (disambiguation). ...

Education

A view down Swanston Street, Carlton, with the University of Melbourne to the left and the Royal Dental Hospital and Royal Women's Hospital to the right.

A view of Swanston Street, Carlton, looking towards Lincoln Square and Melbourne town centre. Tram lines run through the middle of the street.

Due to Carlton's close proximity to the Parkville campus of The University of Melbourne, many university-owned buildings can be found around Carlton as a result of the university's expansion through the years. This includes the University Square redevelopment, where the state-of-the-art Law and ICT buildings and a new underground carpark is located. However, the university's continued expansion into Carlton are opposed by some residents. Two of the university's residential colleges are situated in Carlton. Medley Hall is located on Drummond Street, while Graduate House is on Leicester Street. Graduate House is a residential college for graduate students only and does not admit any undergraduate students. Image File history File linksMetadata Carlton-Uni-RWH.jpg‎ [edit] Summary A view down Swanston Street, Carlton, with the University of Melbourne to the left and the Royal Dental Hospital and Royal Womens Hospital to the right. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Carlton-Uni-RWH.jpg‎ [edit] Summary A view down Swanston Street, Carlton, with the University of Melbourne to the left and the Royal Dental Hospital and Royal Womens Hospital to the right. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Carlton-MelbourneCBD.jpg‎ [edit] Summary A view of Swanston Street, Carlton looking towards Melbourne town centre. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Carlton-MelbourneCBD.jpg‎ [edit] Summary A view of Swanston Street, Carlton looking towards Melbourne town centre. ... An inner northern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, bordered by North Melbourne to the south-west, Carlton and Carlton North to the south and east, Brunswick to the north, and Flemington to the west. ... The University of Melbourne, is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. ... Medley Hall is the smallest residential college of the University of Melbourne in Australia. ... Graduate House is a residential college of University of Melbourne, Australia. ...

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Victoria and Tasmania's Catholic seminary, Corpus Christi College, is located on Drummond Street. The college accommodates forty seminarians who are studying to become priests. For the Ecuadorian artist, see Manuel Rendón Seminario. ... Corpus Christi College is the regional seminary (and theologate) of the Roman Catholic Provinces of Victoria and Tasmania, Australia. ...

Primary education is provided by two schools; Carlton Gardens Primary School and Carlton Primary School. CGPS was founded in 1884 and is one of Melbourne's oldest schools and the closest to the cbd.

Transport

Carlton is served by many of Melbourne's tram routes, running along Swanston street and terminating at Melbourne University. The no. 8 and no. 1 trams continues through Carlton North and beyond via Lygon Street. This article refers to public transport vehicles running on rails. ... Tram route 8 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Tram route 1 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

Buses serve Carlton via Lygon, Elgin, and Rathdowne Streets. There are currently no trains to Carlton, with the closest station being Melbourne Central Station. There were talks and proposals of extending the city train loop to service Carlton, but no concrete plans have been proposed. Comeng train at Melbourne Central Melbourne Central is an underground railway station in the suburban railway network of Melbourne, Australia. ...

Health

Carlton is also very well serviced by the health sector. The Royal Women's Hospital and the new Royal Dental Hospital provide high quality health care. It is also a centre of biomedical research. The Cancer Council Victoria, Cancer Research Institute and Victorian College of Optometry all have their premises in Carlton. Carlton is the home of NETS (Victoria) which provides emergency transport of sick newborns between hospitals throughout Victoria and from Tasmania. The Royal Womens Hospital, located in the Melbourne suburb of Carlton, is Australias largest specialist womens hospital, offering a full range of services in maternity, gynaecology, neonatal care and womens health. ... Slogan or Nickname: Island of Inspiration; The Apple Isle; Holiday Isle Motto(s): Ubertas et Fidelitas (Fertility and Faithfulness) Other Australian states and territories Capital Hobart Government Constitutional monarchy Governor William Cox Premier Paul Lennon (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 5  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product...

Culture

The famous La Mama Theatre is located in Carlton. It is noted for its energy, which is typical of the early Australian theatre scene in the 1970s. Besides that, Cinema Nova on Lygon Street shows many international arthouse films, while Readings bookstore has been a hub for literary and musical connoisseurs since the 1970's. Carlton is also home to the famous Dracula Nightclub, which is on the corner of Cardigan Street and Victoria Street, which is famous for its cabaret shows. La Mama Theatre, Carlton The La Mama Theatre is a theatrical venue located at 205 Faraday St, Carlton, Victoria. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Religion

There are a number of churches in Carlton, which serve the spiritual needs of Carlton residents. St Jude's Anglican Church, on Lygon Street, is one of the most active and well attended Anglican churches in the Greater Melbourne area. Other churches in the area include a Romanian Orthodox Church on Queensberry Street, a Salvation Army Church, the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Chinese Church of Christ and the Christian Chapel of the Church of Christ built in 1865. The Catholic seminary is situated on the site of St George's Catholic Church, Carlton's oldest surviving building, dating from 1855. St Judes Anglican Church has been in the Melbourne suburb of Carlton since 1866, when it was established as a congregation of St Johns La Trobe Street in the city (which no longer exists). ... The Romanian Orthodox Church is one of the autocephalous Eastern Orthodox churches. ... Shield of The Salvation Army The Salvation Army is a non-military evangelical Christian organisation. ... Alternate meanings: see Church of Christ (disambiguation). ...

Lygon Street Church of Christ built 1865.

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Sport

Carlton is the home of the Australian rules football club, the Carlton Blues, who are based at their former home ground is at the Princes Park Football Ground in nearby North Carlton. The club plays home games at the Docklands Stadium and The Melbourne Cricket Ground. High marking is a key skill and spectacular attribute of Australian rules football Precise field and goal kicking using the oval shaped ball is the key skill in Australian rules football Australian rules football, also known as Australian football, Aussie rules, or simply football or footy is a code of... Carlton Football Club logo The Carlton Football Club, nicknamed The Blues for their dark blue playing colors, is one of the oldest, richest, and most successful Australian rules football clubs. ... With an all-seated capacity of 35,000, MC Labour Park (or Princes Park Football Ground) has been the home ground of the Carlton Football Club since the formation of the Australian Football League (or VFL, as it was then) in 1897, and is the single longest serving ground in... The Telstra Dome by day Telstra Dome is a stadium in the developing Docklands precinct of Melbourne, Australia, that caters for both sporting and entertainment events. ... “MCG” redirects here. ...

Lygon Street, Grattan Street and Queensberry Street were part of the route of the marathon in the 2006 Commonwealth Games which was hosted by Melbourne. Lygon and Cardigan streets are part of the seventh course of the annual cycling tour, Jayco Herald Sun Tour. For other senses of this word, see Marathon (disambiguation). ... The 2006 Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne, Australia between March 15 and March 26, 2006. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre (also known as The CBD). ...

Miscellaneous

• The Melbourne University Regiment (MUR) is based at Grattan Street, Carlton. MUR serves to train potential Officers in the Australian Army Reserve. MUR was founded in 1884 as D company, 4th Battalion of the Victorian Rifles, and changed to its current name and role in 1948. Famous alumni include Sir John Monash, Sir Robert Menzies, Sir Ninian Stephen, Barry Humphries, and Andrew Peacock. ^[3]

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References

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External links

• Carlton, Victoria is at coordinates 37°48′00″S 144°58′01″E / -37.800, 144.967 (Carlton, Victoria)Coordinates: 37°48′00″S 144°58′01″E / -37.800, 144.967 (Carlton, Victoria)
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