Suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Eltham North is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 21 km north-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Banyule and Shire of Nillumbik local government areas. Eltham North recorded a population of 6,830 at the 2021 census.
Originally an outlying rural part of Eltham, it became a separate locality with the opening of the Eltham North Primary School in 1925.[2] At that time the locality was known as Glen Park, and the name was recorded in street directories until the 1960s. Nevertheless, the postal district was Eltham North.
Diamond Creek separates Eltham North from Eltham on its eastern edge. Eltham North shares the same postcode as Eltham (3095).
History
Eltham North Post Office opened around 1934 and closed in 1966.[3]
The graveyard was founded by Glen and Katherine for whom which the local Glen Katherine Primary school is named.
Eltham North, once known as Northern Eltham, was renamed in 1934 to Eltham North by the Mayor at the time.
Facilities
Eltham North is part of Melbourne's "green wedge" and has numerous bushland reserves and playgrounds. The suburb is home to the Eltham North Adventure Playground,[4] a substantial play area which was destroyed by fire in late 2017 and subsequently rebuilt. In May 2020 the Victorian State Government announced that a new off-lead park will be established in Eltham North.[5]
The State primary school (Eltham North Primary School) is in the east of the suburb on Wattletree Rd. There is a kindergarten in Glen Park Road. Other schools within Eltham North include Glen Katherine Primary School, St Helena Secondary College and Holy Trinity Catholic Primary School.
The suburb is home to the North Eltham Wanderers Cricket Club, the Eltham Redbacks Football Club,[6] and the Eltham North Jets Basketball Club.
Public Library facilities are provided by Yarra Plenty Regional Library. The nearest libraries are the Diamond Valley Library in Greensborough and the Eltham Library.
