Armadale Melbourne, Victoria
Armadale train station
Population:	8467 (2006)[1]
Postcode:	3143
Area:	2.2 km² (0.8 sq mi)
Property Value:	AUD $1,980,000 [2]
Location:	8 km (5 mi) from Melbourne
LGA:	City of Stonnington
State District:	Malvern
Federal Division:	Higgins
Suburbs around Armadale: South Yarra Toorak Malvern Prahran Armadale Malvern St Kilda East Caulfield North Caulfield North

Armadale is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 7 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Stonnington. At the 2006 Census, Armadale had a population of 8467.

The suburb has its own railway station, as well as Toorak railway station, which is also in Armadale. It is bordered by Glenferrie Road to the east, Orrong Road to the west, Malvern Road to the north and Dandenong Road/Princes Highway to the south.

Contents 1 History 2 Today 3 Notable citizens 4 See also 5 External links 6 References

[edit] History

Armadale, Victoria is named after Armadale, Sutherland in Scotland^{[citation needed]}. This was because one of Armadale, Victoria's notable residents, James Munro, 15th Premier of Victoria, was born in Armadale, Sutherland. Armadale Post Office on High Street opened on 2 October 1884. Armadale North Post Office, near Toorak station opened in 1940.^[3]

[edit] Today

The suburb which borders Toorak, long regarded Melbourne's top suburb, is considered one of Melbourne's premier blue chip areas with High Street its main thoroughfare containing many antique and high fashion shops. Glenferrie Road, one divider between Armadale and a neighbouring suburb Malvern, is well known for its shopping and restaurants. Armadale contains and is in close proximity to a number of Melbourne's leading private schools including Lauriston Girls' School and the King David School. Armadale also contains a number of parks including Toorak Park, Victory Square Reserve, Armadale Reserve and the Union Street Gardens.

[edit] Notable citizens

• Forbes Carlile – Olympics swimming coach was born in Armadale in 1921.
• Missy Higgins – singer-songwriter who attended Armadale Primary School^[4]
• Ross Higgins – actor, best known for his role as Ted Bulpitt in the television series Kingswood Country was born in Armadale in 1931.
• Sam Loxton – Test cricketer who attended Armadale Public School.
• Leonie Wood – journalist with The Age lives in Armadale.

[edit] See also

• City of Malvern - the former local government area of which part of Armadale was a part.
• City of Prahran - the former local government area of which part of Armadale was a part.

[edit] External links

• Armadale, Victoria is at coordinates 37°51′25″S 145°01′16″E / 37.857°S 145.021°E / -37.857; 145.021Coordinates: 37°51′25″S 145°01′16″E / 37.857°S 145.021°E / -37.857; 145.021
• Australian Places - Armadale

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[edit] References

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