Ripponlea, Victoria
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| Ripponlea Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 Edwardian shopfronts at Ripponlea village, Glen Eira Road. | |||||||||||||||
  Ripponlea | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°52′48″S 144°59′56″E / 37.88°S 144.999°ECoordinates: 37°52′48″S 144°59′56″E / 37.88°S 144.999°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 1,576 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 5,300/km2 (13,600/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3185 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 0.3 km2 (0.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 7 km (4 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Port Phillip | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Caulfield | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Macnamara | ||||||||||||||
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Ripponlea is an inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, named after the adjoining Rippon Lea Estate. It is 7 km south east of Melbourne's Central Business District. Its local government area is the City of Port Phillip. At the 2016 census, Ripponlea had a population of 1,576.[1]
Ripponlea is centred on the intersection of Glen Eira Road and Hotham Street. In terms of its cadastral division, Ripponlea is in the Parish of Prahran, within the County of Bourke.
Boundaries[]
Ripponlea is known for its triangle shape, being bounded by Nepean Highway to the east, to the west and to the north.[2] However, its official northern boundaries actually follow Albion Street and Oak Grove.[3]
History[]
The suburb is named after Rippon Lea Estate. After the death of Frederick Sargood in 1903, the estate's original owner, some of his property was subdivided to form the current suburb of Ripponlea.
Quat Quatta is another historic building, being built in 1800 and is now a popular place for weddings.[4]
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Ripponlea television studios were built in 1954 on land compulsorily acquired from the Rippon Lea Estate, by the Victorian State Government. The studios closed in 2017.
Notable Landmarks[]
The main attraction of Ripponlea is the Rippon Lea Estate, a massive mansion with 7 acres of gardens that is heritage listed and is owned by the National Trust.[5] Glen Eira Road is the suburb's main street, with almost all of the shops being housed here. Ripponlea is also home to a synagogue.[2]
Transport[]
Ripponlea is connected to the Melbourne rail network, with Ripponlea Station on the Sandringham Line. The 623 and 603 bus lines also pass through Ripponlea, and the 67 tram line runs along Nepean Highway.
Culture[]
Ripponlea is very multicultural, as in the 2016 Census, 20.1% identified as English, below Victoria's state average of 22%. The next most common ancestries were Australian at 16.6%, Irish at 10.6%, Scottish at 6.3% and German at 3.4%. Ripponlea's main street, Glen Eira Road, has many different restaurants, including Indian, Mexican and Italian.[2]
Gallery[]
Rippon Lea Estate
Shops at the corner of Glen Eira Road and Glen Eira Avenue
See also[]
- City of St Kilda - the former local government area of which Ripponlea was a part
References[]
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Ripponlea (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ^ a b c "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Ripponlea Suburb Map". melbournesuburbsmap.com. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ 2792510. "PPHR V15 - Volume 5 (M-R)_Part4". Issuu. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Rippon Lea Estate". National Trust. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
External links[]
- Suburbs of Melbourne