Bellfield, Victoria Explained

Type:suburb
Bellfield
City:Melbourne
State:vic
Lga:City of Banyule
Alternative Location Map:Australia Victoria metropolitan Melbourne
Coordinates:-37.754°N 145.045°W
Postcode:3081
Pop:1,996
Elevation:61
Area:0.9
Stategov:Ivanhoe
Fedgov:Jagajaga
Dist1:9
Location1:Melbourne
Near-Nw:Preston
Near-N:Heidelberg West
Near-Ne:Heidelberg Heights
Near-W:Preston
Near-E:Heidelberg Heights
Near-Sw:Thornbury
Near-S:Ivanhoe
Near-Se:Ivanhoe
Local Map:yes
Zoom:13

Bellfield is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 9 km north-east from Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Banyule local government area. Bellfield recorded a population of 1,996 at the 2021 census.

Geography and description

Bellfield is bounded in the west by the Darebin Creek, in the north by Bell Street, in the east by Waterdale Road and in the south by Banksia Street.

Bellfield is primarily residential but includes the Banyule Waste Recovery Centre on Waterdale Road and sporting fields in Ford Park and Liberty Park Reserve on Banksia Street, towards Darebin Creek.

Bellfield Cricket Club has represented the suburb in the Heidelberg District Cricket Association since 1934 and is based at Ford Park. Public Library service is provided by Yarra Plenty Regional Library. The nearest library is Ivanhoe Library or the mobile library stop at Heidelberg West.

History

In 2012 the City of Banyule acquired part of the former Banksia LaTrobe Secondary College in Bellfield which has been decommissioned. It was purchased to allow for high-end residential infill development and also enable revenue to be generated for Council. The Bellfield Urban Design Guidelines were developed and adopted by Council in February 2019.[1]

Governance

Bellfield is part of the federal Division of Jagajaga in the Australian House of Representatives.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bellfield Masterplan. 2019. Shaping Banyule. https://web.archive.org/web/20190307142739/https://shaping.banyule.vic.gov.au/bellfieldmasterplan. 7 March 2019. 16 May 2019. dead.
  2. Web site: Shanahan . Brittany . Smiles . Jayitri . 17 April 2018 . Australian Electoral Commission: growth means an extra electoral seat in the north . 7 March 2023 . Herald Sun . JAGAJAGA. Population: 104,207. Bellfield, Briar Hill, Bundoora (part), Eaglemont, Eltham, Greensborough (part), Heidelberg,....