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For other uses of the name Camberwell, see Camberwell (disambiguation).

Camberwell (postcode: 3124) is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the local municipality of the City of Boroondara.

The centre of Camberwell is the Burke Road shopping strip, which stretches north approximately 600m from Camberwell Junction, where three tram routes converge - the 70, 72, and 75. Half-way up the shopping strip is Camberwell railway station, which services the Belgrave, Lilydale, and Alamein train lines. East Camberwell, Riversdale, Willison, and Hartwell stations also lie within the suburb's boundaries. Several bus routes also cover the area.

The historic Rivoli Cinemas sit just west of Camberwell Junction.

Australian singer Kylie Minogue was raised in Camberwell, and it is now also the home of actor Geoffrey Rush. The Australian Comedian and Gladioli-tossing Barry Humphries (best known as the man behind Dame Edna) also spent his childhood years in the leafy Golf Links Estate.

Recently, a furore has erupted amongst locals over plans to develop the 'air rights' over the Camberwell railway station, covering over the heritage-listed station building. Geoffrey Rush (a user of the station) led the community in an attempt to stop the development. A decision as to the fate of the station has not yet been made public. Also, a recent release of plans to develop the old bank adjacent to Sofia's Pizza House into a seven floor high building has angered the local group BRAG (Booroodara Residents Action Group), who claim that increased traffic and the height of the development will affect the residents of the area, however with Melbourne's low population density, the developments can be seen as beneficial on the whole.

City of Boroondara (All Melbourne Suburbs)
Kew	Canterbury	Canterbury
Hawthorn East	Camberwell	Burwood
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 The historic [[Rivoli Cinemas]] sit just west of Camberwell Junction.
-Australian [[singer]] [[Kylie Minogue]] was raised in Camberwell, and it is now also the home of [[actor]] [[Geoffrey Rush]]. The Australian Comedian and Gladioli-tossing Barry Humphries (best known as the man behind [[Dame Edna]]) also spent his childhood years in the leafy Golf Links Estate - just around the corner from Stephen Gough, world famous all round nice guy.
+Australian [[singer]] [[Kylie Minogue]] was raised in Camberwell, and it is now also the home of [[actor]] [[Geoffrey Rush]]. The Australian Comedian and Gladioli-tossing Barry Humphries (best known as the man behind [[Dame Edna]]) also spent his childhood years in the leafy Golf Links Estate.
 Recently, a furore has erupted amongst locals over plans to develop the 'air rights' over the Camberwell railway station, covering over the heritage-listed station building. Geoffrey Rush (a user of the station) led the community in an attempt to stop the development. A decision as to the fate of the station has not yet been made public. Also, a recent release of plans to develop the old bank adjacent to Sofia's Pizza House into a seven floor high building has angered the local group [[BRAG]] (Booroodara Residents Action Group), who claim that increased traffic and the height of the development will affect the residents of the area, however with Melbourne's low population density, the developments can be seen as beneficial on the whole.