Suburb Profile - Blackburn VIC

Experience a lifestyle of comfort and convenience with shops and activity centres, restaurants and cafes.

Located approx. 17kms east of the Melbourne CBD, Blackburn provides an inviting family lifestyle with an abundance of recreational facilities, local shopping, schools and lush parklands, most notably Blackburn Lake.

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Blackburn Train Station was opened on 25 December 1882. It also serves as a reliable bus interchange.
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Whitehorse Heritage Trail is a 1.6km walking path around the lake at Blackburn Lake Sanctuary.
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Blackburn Tennis Club
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Blackburn Lake Sanctuary featuring areas of regenerated bushland and various walking tracks.
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Blackburn Square Shopping Centre

People

Blackburn’s age distribution is similar in the younger and middle aged brackets to its municipality. Blackburn is extremely suitable for families.

Lifestyle

Many families and young couples thoroughly enjoy the outdoors with the leafy and bushland experience that is on offer. Blackburn Lake is a highly accepted place to entertain and take a walk. While it has many up and coming cafes and restaurants to cater many.

Homes

Blackburn has a mix of housing types. The cultural shift of the suburb has increased to Apartment living while large Townhouses are welcomed to many family households.

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Blackburn Vikings Basketball Asscociation
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Situated at the intersection of Blackburn Road, Railway Road and South Parade Blackburn, Blackburn Village Shops has a more than 120 businesses.
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Blackburn Station Village is in the heart of the suburb. With boutique shops and services, locals have plenty to choose from.
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Many streets of Blackburn are filled with newly built homes.

Primary and Secondary Schools in Blackburn

Blackburn is well suited to young families. Having various education opportunities your children are well positioned to grow academically.

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Blackburn Lake Primary School

Blackburn Lake Primary School located adjacently to the beautiful scenic surrounding of the Blackburn Lake reaches children from grades prep foundation to six.

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Blackburn High School

Blackburn High School founded in 1956 is a public secondary school located in Blackburn North. Educating both girls and boys between the years 7 through to 12.

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Blackburn Primary School

The little school house established in 1889 as Blackburn’s first school is a landmark in the local community which it has served for over 125 years.

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Laburnum Primary School
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St Thomas the Apostle School.
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Blackburn Primary School

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