NORTHERN MELBOURNE
Carlton North
Carlton North is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 4 km north from Melbourne’s Central Business District. Its Local Government Area are the Cities of Melbourne and Yarra. At the 2011 Census, Carlton North had a population of 6,220. The suburb is bordered by Princes Street and Cemetery Road to the south, Royal Parade to the west, Nicholson Street to the east and Park Street to the north. Carlton North is home to the Melbourne General Cemetery and the Princes Park, which contains the Princes Park Football Ground. Its main commercial area is along Rathdowne Street, which has numerous cafés, restaurants, small fashion boutiques, bookshops and other businesses. Today, Carlton North, like other inner-northern suburbs of Melbourne, contains a mixture of white-collar professionals, bureaucrats and academics. The area has become more gentrified than Fitzroy North, Brunswick or Collingwood, resulting in significantly higher median property prices.
Fitzroy
Fitzroy is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 2 km north-east from Melbourne’s Central Business District. Its Local Government Area is the City of Yarra. At the 2011 Census, Fitzroy had a population of 9,430. Planned as Melbourne’s first suburb,[2]it was later also one of the city’s first areas to gain municipal status. Its borders are Alexandra Parade (north), Victoria Parade (south), Smith Street (east) and Nicholson Street. Fitzroy is also Melbourne’s smallest suburb in terms of area, being approximately 100 Ha. It has a long associations with the working class and is currently inhabited by a wide variety of ethnicities and socio-economic groups and is known for a culture of bohemianism, being the main home of Melbourne’s Fringe Festival. Its commercial heart is Brunswick Street, which is one of Melbourne’s major retail, eating, and entertainment strips. It has undergone waves of both urban renewal and gentrification since the 1950s. In response to past planning practices, much of the suburb is now a historic preservation precinct, with many individual buildings and streetscapes covered by Heritage Overlays.[3] Its built environment is diverse and features some of the finest examples of Victorian era architecture in Melbourne. The most recent changes to Fitzroy are mandated by the Melbourne 2030 Metropolitan Strategy, in which both Brunswick Street and nearby Smith Street are designated for redevelopment as Activity Centres.
Fitzroy North
Fitzroy North is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 4 km north-east from Melbourne’s Central Business District. Its Local Government Area are the Cities of Moreland and Yarra. At the 2011 Census, Fitzroy North had a population of 11,473. Merri Creek delineates the border between Fitzroy North and the neighbouring suburb of Northcote. Smith Street and Queens Parade form the border with Clifton Hill.
Kensington
Kensington is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 4 km north-west from Melbourne’s Central Business District. Its Local Government Area is the City of Melbourne. At the 2011 Census, Kensington had a population of 9,719. Kensington was once home to one of Victoria’s major abbatoirs and livestock saleyards, as well as an army ordnance depot and has a strong working-class history. The stock yards ceased operation in 1984. These areas have experienced significant urban renewal since the 1970s and while it retains some industrial sections, Kensington is now a primarily residential suburb in nature. Kensington was named after Kensington in London.