Eden Park is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 45 km from Melbourne's central business district (CBD). Its local government area is the City of Whittlesea.
Ewen and Janet Robertson settled and acquired 400 hectares of land north west of Whittlesea in 1854 and constructed Breadalbane, a homestead. Post Ewen Robertson's death in 1888, the land was subdivided and sold and the Eden Park Estate was established. It was marketed at the time as a means to get away from the city.
Lifestyle in Eden Park, Victoria
At the 2016 Census, Eden Park had a population of 1,204 people. There were 602 Males and 602 Females living in 407 households.
Eden Park is well serviced by public transport and the Melbourne CBD, thus has higher incomes and an older population, hence a higher ratio of home owners. The median age of residents was 42 years while the median household income for 2016 was $1,904 per week.
At 92.1%, the proportion of home owners is significantly higher than the Australian median of 67%. Eden Park has a significant number of residents who work outside the suburb working in Melbourne CBD or nearby suburbs.
More than that eight out of ten residents reported in 2001 that they had direct access to public transport.
Technicians and trades workers were the most popular jobs in Eden Park.
Eden Park offers various choices of educational institutes. Some of Eden Park's government catchment schools are Whittlesea Primary School, Whittlesea Secondary College, Upper Plenty Primary School, and Beveridge Primary School.
The major ancestries in Eden Park were Australian and English. And few were Irish, Italian, and Scottish.
There are countless must-visit attractions while in Eden Park, such as, Woodlands Historic Park, Yan Yean Reservoir Park, Bundoora Homestead Art Centre, Hurstbridge Farmers Market, and Funfields Theme Park.
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