Camberwell, Victoria
- For other uses of the name Camberwell, see Camberwell (disambiguation).
| Camberwell Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 Camberwell Town Hall | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 15099 (2001 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | Lua error: Unable to convert population "15099 (2001 census)" to a number. | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3124 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 5.8 km2 (2.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 13 km (8 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Boroondara | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Hawthorn, Burwood | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Kooyong, Higgins | ||||||||||||||
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Camberwell 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 600 m 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.
Prospect Hill Road in Camberwell is the home of the Australian Council for Educational Research.
Australian singers Kylie Minogue and Dannii Minogue were raised in nearby Burwood and attended Camberwell High School, 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 at 36 Christowel Street.
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 resulted in the Boroondara Residents'Action Group (BRAG) and the Council taking it to VCAT. The decision resulted in the development being cut back to five floors and the higher levels had to be set back further. Other developments in the area which anger the local residents are a fifteen story development proposed right at the junction on the old "Henly Honda" site. Another development fought and over-ruled in VCAT is the Burke Ave site which is being developed as a 7 story complex with a Coles Supermarket on the ground floor.