Demographics

Blackburn North is approximately 2.71 square kilometres. In 2016 the population of Blackburn North was 7436. The population is 49% male and 51% female. On average the monthly mortgage repayments in Blackburn North are $1800 to $2399. The most common weekly income bracket is $1000 to $1249 per week. Weekly rents in the area are on average $350 to $449.

Description

Blackburn North (formerly North Blackburn) is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 17 km east of Melbourne's Central Business District. The local government area for Blackburn North is the City of Whitehorse. At the 2011 Census, Blackburn North had a population of 7,028. Blackburn North is a predominantly residential suburb, with wide green and leafy streets and houses on quarter acre blocks. The suburb had its start in the early 1960s, much of it being built on land formerly used as an apple orchard. North Blackburn Shopping Centre was originally known as Old Orchard Shopping Centre for this reason, as is Old Orchard Primary School today. North Blackburn Post Office opened on 2 May 1955 and was renamed Blackburn North around 1990.

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