Kew, Victoria

This article is about the Melbourne suburb. For the former local government area, see City of Kew.

Kew
Melbourne, Victoria
Kellett Grove, Kew
Kew is located in Melbourne
Kew
Kew
Map
Coordinates37°48′19″S 145°2′9″E / 37.80528°S 145.03583°E / -37.80528; 145.03583
Population24,499 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)3101
Elevation58 m (190 ft)
Area10.5 km2 (4.1 sq mi)
Location6 km (4 mi) from Melbourne
LGA(s)City of Boroondara
State electorate(s)Kew
Federal division(s)Kooyong
Suburbs around Kew:
Alphington Kew East Balwyn North
Fairfield Kew Balwyn
Abbotsford Hawthorn Hawthorn East

Kew (/kjuː/) is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, found 5 km east from Melbourne's Central Business District. Kew is located within the City of Boroondara local government area. Kew recorded a population of 24,499 at the 2021 census.[2]

A city in its own right from 1860 to 1994, Kew was amalgamated with the cities of Hawthorn and Camberwell to form the City of Boroondara. The suburb borders the Yarra River to the west and northwest, with Kew East to the northeast, Hawthorn and Hawthorn East to its south, and with Balwyn, Balwyn North and Deepdene to the east.

History

Sacred Heart Catholic Church KEW

Prior to the establishment of Melbourne, the area was inhabited by the Wurundjeri peoples. In the 1840s European settlers named it the Parish of Boroondara – meaning "a place of shade" in the Woiwurrung language. In 1838 Dight travelled down the Yarra from Heidelberg and decided to locate a water-powered mill on a site adjacent to Dights Falls; the impressive three-storey mill opened in 1840.[3]

John Hodgson established a squatters run at Studley Park, on the eastern bank of the Yarra River, in 1840. Studley House, also known as Burke Hall, built in 1857, was named after Hodgson's birthplace of Studley, Yorkshire and the house is now on the Register of the National Estate.[4] The house was built in the Victorian Period Italianate Revival style. Modifications were made to the house in 1875 and 1919. The house was also owned by former bookmaker, ALP lobbyist, influential Irish-Catholic and millionaire, John Wren and was donated to Xavier College by the land developer, Thomas Burke. It illustrates the importance of a residence in indicating success and status in nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century Melbourne society. The nearby Villa Alba, built before 1863,[5] is open to the public.[6]

In 1851, Crown land sales occurred in the area. One of the purchasers, Nicholas Fenwick, subdivided his land (which was just further out from the centre of the colony of Melbourne than the area known as Richmond) and named the region Kew, based on the thought that Kew in England was near Richmond. He also notably named its streets after British statesmen. The area quickly became a sought-after suburb for the well-to-do in Melbourne. Access to Kew was originally via Bridge Road in Richmond, crossing the Hawthorn Bridge to Burwood Road, until the privately owned Studley Park Bridge (nicknamed the Penny Bridge) opened in 1857,[7] connecting Church Street Richmond with Studley Park.

The commercial precinct known as Kew Junction began to take shape in the 1850s. The first store was opened by Mr. J. J. French in August 1853 and the first post office on 6 October 1856,[8] however, it was not till towards the end of the decade that many shops appeared in High Street. The Kew Hotel opened in 1855, the Prospect Hill Hotel (now the Dan Murphy's liquor store) in 1857, the Council Hotel about 1860, the Clifton (now Hotel Kew) in 1869 and the Greyhound (now the Skinny Dog Hotel) in 1874. The block of civic buildings comprising the former post office, the former court house and the former police station were built in 1888 as was the National Bank, at the corner of Walpole and High Streets.[9]

In 1856, a site was reserved for a mental asylum next to the river. By 1871 Kew Lunatic Asylum, now known as Willsmere Estate, was completed. The Kew Cottages for children were added in 1887. The hospital was built despite objections by residents and the Kew Borough Council[10] and provides an historical example of nimbyism. Kew Cottages and Willsmere Hospital are listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.

Various churches opened in the 1850s, with the first school opened by the Anglican Church in 1856.[11] In 1875 Sacred Heart Primary School was opened. More private schools were opened in 1878, including Ruyton Girls' School (non-denominational) and Xavier College (Catholic in Jesuit order). Other private schools soon followed, including Methodist Ladies' College (Uniting Church in Australia) in 1882, Genazzano FCJ College in 1889, Trinity Grammar School (Anglican) in 1903, and Carey Baptist Grammar School (Baptist) in 1923. Preshil, The Margaret Lyttle Memorial School, was opened in the early 1930s. In 1960 it was said: "it would be difficult to find any locality so richly endowed with so many and such large educational institutions as are to be found in Kew."[12]

A railway branch line to Kew from Hawthorn Station opened on 19 December 1887 and was officially closed on 13 May 1957.[13] Kew was proclaimed a town on 8 December 1910, and a city on 10 March 1921. The population of the area tripled between 1910 and World War II.

A former house in Kew was the birthplace of the 21st Prime Minister of Australia, Gough Whitlam. As of 2016, due to its demolition, the house no longer exists.

Raheen

Raheen is a historic 19th-century Italianate mansion, located at 92 Studley Park Road. It was built in the 1870s,[14] and its name means "little fort" in Irish.

Raheen was once the residence of Daniel Mannix, the former Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne[15] and was purchased by the Catholic Church in 1917 with support from John Wren.

It was purchased in 1980 by the Australian businessman Richard Pratt and his family and is not currently open to the public. Pratt extensively renovated the house and gardens, including the addition of a new wing, designed by Glen Murcutt.[14]

Today

Kew has grown steadily since the early Bridge Road crossing development and is cited as one of the most prestigious suburbs in Melbourne.[16] As a consequence, many of these residences now attract some of the highest residential resale values in Melbourne.[17]

Streets in the Sackville Ward (bounded by Barkers, Burke, Cotham and Glenferrie Roads), such as Alfred, Rowland, Wellington, Grange and Sackville, have some exceptional examples of Edwardian, Victorian and contemporary architecture.

The suburb has been home to numerous Scout Groups since 1st Kew was formed in 1909. Today, only 1st Kew and 4th Kew are in operation.

Kew has convenient access to public facilities and transport. The 109, 16 and 72 along with tram route 48 (North Balwyn – Victoria Harbour Docklands) tram routes pass through the suburb and the City/Lilydale/Belgrave train line is easily accessed at Hawthorn and Glenferrie Stations. Kew Station and the associated railway branch was last served by passenger trains in 1952,[13] with the station site now the headquarters of VicRoads.

  • Looking towards the former Kew Asylum, now known as Willsmere Estate
    Looking towards the former Kew Asylum, now known as Willsmere Estate
  • Aerial view over northern residential parts of Kew looking southwest showing Studley Park (top), Kew Asylum (right) and Eastern Freeway Earl Street exit (bottom right)
    Aerial view over northern residential parts of Kew looking southwest showing Studley Park (top), Kew Asylum (right) and Eastern Freeway Earl Street exit (bottom right)
  • The street side of the former Kew station. Xavier College in background.
    The street side of the former Kew station. Xavier College in background.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
200122,689—    
200622,516−0.8%
201123,876+6.0%
201624,605+3.1%
202124,499−0.4%

In the 2021 Census, there were 24,499 people in Kew. 66.1% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were China 6.6%, England 2.9%, Malaysia 2.2%, India 1.8% and New Zealand 1.4%. 70.3% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 8.6%, Greek 3.0%, Cantonese 2.8%, Italian 1.7% and Vietnamese 1.4%. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 44.1% and Catholic 22.7%.[18]

Education

Sport

Golfers have the choice of membership at Green Acres Golf Club,[19] or Kew Golf Club, in Kew East,[20] or may play at the Studley Park Par 3 Golf Course, on Studley Park Road.[21]

Kew Football Club and Kew Cricket Club play out of Victoria Park, on High Street.

Notable people

Michael Klinger

See also

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kew (Vic.) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kew (Vic.) (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 July 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ "St. Paul's Anglican Church Online History". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 30 April 2007.
  4. ^ "Studley House, Victorian Heritage Register (VHR) Number H0789, Heritage Overlay HO101". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Victoria.
  5. ^ "Villa Alba, Victorian Heritage Register (VHR) Number H0605, Heritage Overlay HO134". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Victoria.
  6. ^ "Villa Alba Museum – Villa Alba Museum – Kew, Victoria, Australia".
  7. ^ "OPENING OF STUDLEY PARK BRIDGE". The Argus. Melbourne: National Library of Australia. 6 June 1857. p. 6. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  8. ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 11 April 2008.
  9. ^ "The Jubilee History of Kew, Victoria : Its Origin and Progress". E.F.G. Hodges, "Mercury Office", 1910. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  10. ^ "And your petitioners humbly pray – Lunatic Asylum 1858". Public Records Office of Victoria. Archived from the original on 17 August 2008. Retrieved 7 September 2008.
  11. ^ Rogers p106
  12. ^ Vaughan p163
  13. ^ a b S.E. Dornan and R.G. Henderson (1979). Electric Railways of Victoria. Australian Electric Traction Society. ISBN 0-909459-06-1.
  14. ^ a b "Raheen". 17 March 2007 – via www.abc.net.au.
  15. ^ James Kirby and Tony Stephens (obituary) "Tycoon with an immense, combative energy", Sydney Morning Herald, 29 April 2009
  16. ^ "Melbourne's prestige house market bounces back on million-dollar property deals". The Age. 1 March 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  17. ^ Tolhurst, Chris (14 April 2012). "Kew jumpers lead the dear hunters in finding a place in the dress circle". The Age. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  18. ^ "2021 Kew (Vic.), Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au.
  19. ^ Golf Select. "Green Acres". Retrieved 5 January 2012.
  20. ^ Golf Select. "Kew". Retrieved 11 May 2009.
  21. ^ Golf Select. "Studley Park". Retrieved 11 May 2009.
  22. ^ "30 Yarravale Road, Kew, Vic 3101". realestate.com.au. 16 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.

Bibliography

  • Rogers, Dorothy. "A History of Kew". Kilmore, Victoria:Lowden Publishing Co. 1973. ISBN 0 909706 13 1.
  • Vaughan, W.D. "Kew's Civic Century" . Kew, Victoria, W.D.Vaughan Pty Ltd, First Edition 1960.

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