
Shop 5 409 Victoria St
Abbotsford 3067, VIC
directionsopen_in_new Directionsphone (03) 9429 7388
Abbotsford:
Population: | 4327 (2006) | ||||||||||||
Established: | 1870s | ||||||||||||
Postcode: | 3067 | ||||||||||||
Area: | 1.8 km (0.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
Location: | 2 km (1 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||
Local Government Area: | City of Yarra | ||||||||||||
State District: | Richmond | ||||||||||||
Federal Division: | Melbourne | ||||||||||||
|
Abbotsford is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 2 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Yarra. At the 2006 Census, Abbotsford had a population of 4,327.
Abbotsford is bounded by Collingwood, Richmond and Clifton Hill and separated from Kew by the meandering Yarra River. Formerly part of the City of Collingwood, it is now part of the City of Yarra. Victoria Street forms the southern boundary to Abbotsford; Hoddle Street the western boundary; the Eastern Freeway the northern boundary while the Yarra forms the eastern boundary with Kew in Boroondara.
Some well known Abbotsford landmarks include the Skipping Girl Sign, Dights Falls, the former Collingwood Town Hall, Victoria Park Football Stadium and Abbotsford Convent.
Abbotsford is designated one of the 82 Major Activity Centres listed in the Metropolitan Strategy Melbourne 2030.
Abbotsford takes its name from the estate of John Orr, which in turn is named after a ford in Scotland's Tweed River used by the Abbott of Melrose Abbey.
-
filter_dramaArts & Culture