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Toorak Melbourne, Victoria
Royal Terrace on Williams Road
Population:	13,127 (2006)[1]
Established:	1850s
Postcode:	3142
Area:	4.3 km² (1.7 sq mi)
Property Value:	AUD $2,130,000 [2]
Location:	8 km (5 mi) from Melbourne
LGA:	City of Stonnington
State District:	Malvern, Prahran
Federal Division:	Higgins
Suburbs around Toorak: Richmond Burnley Hawthorn South Yarra Toorak Kooyong Prahran Armadale Malvern

Toorak is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is in the Local Government Area of the City of Stonnington. The suburb is located 6 km south-east of the CBD, on a rise at a bend in the Yarra River. In popular Australian culture, the name Toorak has become synonymous with wealth. The suburb has long had the reputation of being Melbourne's most elite, and ranks among the most prestigious in Australia. Image File history File links Mergefrom. ... Toorak Village is a strip of shops and cafes, located in the suburb of Toorak in Melbourne. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre. ... “VIC” redirects here. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Royal_terrace_williams_road_toorak. ... // Production of steel revolutionized by invention of the Bessemer process Benjamin Silliman fractionates petroleum by distillation for the first time First transatlantic telegraph cable laid First safety elevator installed by Elisha Otis Railroads begin to supplant canals in the United States as a primary means of transporting goods. ... 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, Kiribati, Nauru, Tuvalu, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island Inflation 2. ... “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... Stonnington City Centre (Malvern Town Hall) is now the corporate headquarters of the City of Stonnington. ... State Electoral District is a term used to refer to a voting area within Australian states. ... The Electoral district of Malvern is an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Assembly including the Malvern area. ... Prahran is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria. ... The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. ... The Division of Higgins is an organiation dedicated to the destruction and hatred of Jim Higgins. ... This is a list of Municipalities and their suburbs and townships in the greater metropolitan area of Melbourne, in the State of Victoria, Australia. ... Richmond is an inner city suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Burnley is an inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Hawthorn is a residential suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the state of Victoria. ... South Yarra is an inner city suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Kooyong is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Prahran (pronounced puh-RAN), also known colloquially as Pran, is an inner city suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... ... Malvern is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... “Suburbia” redirects here. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre. ... “VIC” redirects here. ... 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... Stonnington City Centre (Malvern Town Hall) is now the corporate headquarters of the City of Stonnington. ... The Yarra River is a river in southern Victoria, Australia. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre. ...

Toorak is located south of the Yarra River. The river separates Toorak from Richmond, a suburb that, although close in proximity to Toorak, does not share its prestige. Richmond is an inner city suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Prestige means good reputation or high esteem. ...

Local History

The suburb was named after Toorak House, a residence built by James Jackson, a merchant in 1849. The word "Toorak" may have come from Aboriginal words of similar pronunciation, meaning black crow or reedy swamp^[4]. Toorak House is a mansion located in Melbourne, Australia, built in 1849 by well-known Melbourne merchant James Jackson. ... Languages Several hundred Indigenous Australian languages (many extinct or nearly so), Australian English, Australian Aboriginal English, Torres Strait Creole, Kriol Religions Primarily Christian, with minorities of other religions including various forms of Traditional belief systems based around the Dreamtime Related ethnic groups see List of Indigenous Australian group names Indigenous...

Toorak House served as the residence of the second Governor of Victoria, Captain Sir Charles Hotham, from 1854 to 1855. Toorak House then served as residence of three successive Governors of Victoria until 1874. Bishopscourt in East Melbourne was then used before the present Government house was occupied in 1876. East Melbourne is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

Toorak House still stands today in St. Georges Road, and set the architectural tone for the suburb. Toorak House is presently owned by the Church of Sweden abroad. It also houses the Consulate of Sweden. The Swedish Church is open for visitors daily^[5].

Transport

Toorak is serviced by three railway stations, Toorak, Hawksburn and Heyington, and a tramline that runs along Toorak Road. Passengers bustle around the typical grand edifice of Londons Broad Street station in 1865. ... Toorak Railway Station is located on the Frankston, Pakenham and Cranbourne lines, part of Melbourne, Australias metropolitan railway system. ... Hawksburn Railway Station is a station in Melbourne, Australias suburban railway network located approximately 5. ... Heyington is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Toorak, on the Glen Waverley railway line. ... Tram route 8 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

Demographics

A study by the Department of Primary Industries revealed the following facts about Toorak^[6]:

• In Toorak, 29.6 per cent of persons were employed in the industries of finance, property and business services. The metropolitan average is 14.6 per cent.

• The proportion of Toorak residents aged 15 and over with a Bachelors degree or higher is 31.0 per cent. The metropolitan average is 13.4 per cent.

• Toorak has the highest percentage of children attending non-government schools in Melbourne.

• There are very few infants and toddlers in Toorak. The proportion of the Toorak population who are infants or toddlers (those aged 0 to 4 years of age) is 3.8 per cent. The metropolitan average is 6.9 per cent.

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Toorak Tractors

Four wheel drives line the streets of Toorak.

In Australian slang (particularly in Victoria), a "Toorak tractor," "Toorak taxi," "Toorak tank," or "Toorak truck" are pejorative names for a 4WD (SUV) vehicle. The reference to the wealthy Melbourne suburb alludes to the ownership and use of such vehicles as status symbols rather than for their designed off-road abilities. Image File history File linksMetadata Suburban_Toorak. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Suburban_Toorak. ... “VIC” redirects here. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with pejoration. ... Four wheel drive or 4x4, is a type of four wheeled vehicle drivetrain configuration that enables all four wheels to receive power from the engine simultaneously in order to provide maximum traction. ... This article or section may be confusing or unclear for some readers, and should be edited to rectify this. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Off-roading. ...

Even though the term might lead some to think this phenomenon is localized in Toorak, official statistics show that in Melbourne, working-class suburbs such as Werribee (3103), Frankston (3003), Narre Warren (2687) and Dandenong (2672) all have more 4WDs registered than Toorak (1270)^[7]. Statue of a coal miner in Charleston, WV, USA. Working class is a term used in academic sociology and in ordinary conversation. ... Werribee is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Frankston can refer to: Frankston, Victoria - a suburb of Melbourne, Australia The City of Frankston - a Local Government Area in the same city The Frankston railway line in the same city Frankston railway station - the last station on the aforementioned railway line This is a disambiguation page — a navigational... Narre Warren is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Dandenong is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

In Popular Culture

Toorak has many references in popular culture, besides the "Toorak Tractor" reference mentioned earlier. The Skyhooks also had a song called "Toorak Cowboy". Ted Baillieu, the Victorian opposition leader, was often derided as "the toff from Toorak" by Rob Hulls. Skyhooks was an Australian rock band of the 1970s, sometimes classified as a glam rock band, although this is mainly the result of the bands flamboyant costumes and makeup. ... Edward Norman (Ted) Baillieu (born July 31, 1953) is an Australian politician. ... Rob Justin Hulls (bornJanuary 23, 1957) is an Australian politician. ...

Water Restrictions

Because of the scarcity of water in Australia, restrictions have been established on water use. In Victoria, statistics from South East Water reveal that breaches of water restrictions were spread "across Melbourne but there are obviously pockets which seem to attract more interest than other suburbs." Areas like Toorak and Brighton have had a higher proportion of water breaches than other suburbs. A water patrolmen said that some Toorak and Brighton residents had a "what-me-worry attitude" to the threat of $500 fines^[8]. Level 5 water restrictions in Goulburn in 2006. ...

Notable residents

• Ted Baillieu – Victorian Liberal Party Leader and Leader of the Opposition (2006-current) was born in Toorak
• Zara Bate – fashion designer and wife (later widow) of the 17th Prime Minister of Australia, Harold Holt, had a salon called 'Magg' in Toorak Village
• Nathan Buckley – Australian rules footballer ^[9]
• Lindsay Fox – Australian rules footballer and one of Australia's most successful businessman, primarily through his establishment of the Linfox trucking company.
• Malcolm Fraser – Liberal Party politician and 22nd Prime Minister of Australia, born in Toorak
• Duncan Gillies – colonial politician, was the 14th Premier of Victoria and member for Toorak from 1897 to 1903
• Captain Sir Charles Hotham – the second Governor of Victoria in office from June 1854 to 31 December 1855. Hotham was governor at the time of the Eureka Stockade
• Solomon Lew – Australian businessman and one of Australia's richest men lives in Toorak
• Peter Lew – Australian businessman from Toorak, son of Solomon Lew, is the managing director of Witchery stores
• Eddie McGuire – journalist, sports broadcaster, television game show host, businessman and former chief executive of the Nine Network was a resident of Toorak
• Charlie McLeod – Australian cricketer who died in 1918 in Toorak
• Daniel Radcliffe – the Harry Potter star's family owns a house in Toorak^[10]
• Lou Richards – Australian rules footballer who played with the Collingwood Football Club between 1941 and 1955 is a resident of Toorak
• Peter Robb – Australian author was born in the Toorak in 1946
• Jack Saunders – Australian cricketer who died in 1927 in Toorak
• Tup Scott – Australian cricketer, born in Toorak in 1858, and served as mayor and chief magistrate in Scone, New South Wales
• Ziggy Switkowski – former Telstra CEO who once had a Telstra mobile phone microcell installed on his property^[11]

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References

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External links

Coordinates: 37°50′31″S 145°01′08″E / -37.842, 145.019 Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

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