Ashwood, Victoria

Ashwood is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 14 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its local government area is the City of Monash. At the 2016 Census, Ashwood had a population of 6,886.[1]

Ashwood
Melbourne, Victoria
Ashwood
Coordinates37.867°S 145.103°E / -37.867; 145.103
Population6,886 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density2,650/km2 (6,860/sq mi)
Postcode(s)3147
Area2.6 km2 (1.0 sq mi)
Location14 km (9 mi) from Melbourne
LGA(s)City of Monash
State electorate(s)Burwood
Federal Division(s)Chisholm
Suburbs around Ashwood:
Glen Iris Burwood Burwood
Ashburton Ashwood Mount Waverley
Malvern East Chadstone Mount Waverley

Ashwood was named after the suburbs of Burwood and Ashburton, because it is located between the two.

Ashwood is bounded by Huntingdale Road to the east, the Glen Waverley railway line to the south, Warrigal Road to the west and a wandering alignment to the north that approximately follows Carlyle Street, Zodiac Street, Gardiners Creek, Ashwood Drive, Montpellier Road and Arthur Street.[2]

History
No longer an official name, but Stocksville Post Office was open until 1993

Until the early 1950s, when residential development commenced in the area, Warrigal Road formed the boundary of suburban development, with market gardens, poultry farms and unmade roads to the east. The new dwellings constructed at this time were typically double-fronted cream brick houses. By 1951 the population of Ashwood had risen to an estimated 1500 persons.[3]

The Post Office opened on 3 October 1949, but was known as Ashburton East until 1951. Jordanville Post Office in the suburb opened in 1953. Stocksville Post Office, on Cleveland Road, was open from 1955 until 1993.[4]

Shopping centres

Ashwood shopping centre is a strip shopping centre located on Warrigal Road and includes a Woolworths supermarket to the south of High Street Road.[2]

A smaller shopping locale is located at the corner of High Street Road and Cleveland Road. The surrounding area is also known as Jordanville and Stocksville. The former supermarket and residence is registered as a Heritage Place on the Victorian Heritage Register. The building was designed by architect Robin Boyd and built in 1952 using the ctesiphon construction method.[5]

Parks

Ashwood Reserve on Gardiners Creek includes hockey facilities for the Waverley Hockey Club and the grounds for the Harlequin Rugby Club. A bicycle trail through this reserve links it to Gardiners Reserve to the north. Electra Reserve to the east includes a dog club, croquet facilities and a senior citizens hall. Salisbury Reserve to the south has a scout hall and play equipment.[2]

Education

Ashwood High School is a government secondary college located on High Street Road.[6] Adjoining the college is Parkhill Primary School, on Parkhill Drive which is a government-run primary school. Ashwood School, located on Montpellier Road was established in 1976 and caters for students aged 5 to 18 years old with mild intellectual disabilities.[7] Ashwood Memorial Kindergarten is located nearby on Arthur Street. Ashwood Central Pre School is located on Yooralla Street.[8]

Former schools

Jordanville Technical College (opened 1954) and Ashwood State School (opened 1953), both located next to Ashwood High School (opened 1958 - now Ashwood College) were both closed and the land redeveloped as a housing estate.[2][9][10]

Transport

The primary north-south roads are Warrigal Road and Huntingdale Road, while High Street Road is the primary east-west road. The nearest railway stations to Ashwood are Holmesglen to the west and Jordanville to the east, from the north western area of Ashwood the Ashburton railway station is the most readily accessible. Several bus routes connect the suburb to surrounding areas.

Sport

The suburb has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Southern Football League.[11]

Ashwood is home to the Melbourne Harlequins, a rugby union team competing in the Victorian Rugby Union premier division.

Ashwood is also home to the Waverley Hockey Club at the Ashwood Reserve Park, which competes in the Hockey Victoria competition.

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Ashwood". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  2. Map 60. Melway Greater Melbourne Street Directory Edition 35. Melway Publishing. 2008.
  3. "Burwood and Burwood East, Victoria". Australian Places. Archived from the original on 11 May 2004. Retrieved 19 May 2008.
  4. Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 11 April 2008.
  5. "Ctesiphon Concrete Supermarket and Residence". Victorian Heritage Register. Heritage Victoria. Retrieved 23 May 2008.
  6. "Ashwood High School". Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  7. "Ashwood School". Retrieved 23 May 2008.
  8. "Ashwood Central Pre School". The Australian Child Care Index - Ashwood, Victoria. Archived from the original on 29 May 2008. Retrieved 23 May 2008.
  9. Map 60. Melway Greater Melbourne Street Directory Edition 1. Melway Publishing. 1961. Archived from the original on 6 December 2004. Retrieved 23 May 2008.
  10. "Detailed History: Education and Community Facilities - City of Monash". Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2008.
  11. Full Point Footy. "Ashwood". Archived from the original on 12 June 2010. Retrieved 21 October 2008.
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