Armadale, Victoria


Armadale is an inner suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Stonnington local government area. Armadale recorded a population of 9,368 at the 2021 census.
The suburb has two railways stations: Armadale, and Toorak. It is bordered by Glenferrie Road to the east, Orrong Road to the west, Malvern Road to the north and Dandenong Road/Princes Highway to the south.

History

Armadale is named after Armadale, Sutherland in Scotland. This was because one of Armadale notable residents, James Munro, 15th Premier of Victoria, was born in Armadale, Sutherland. Armadale Post Office on High Street opened on 2 October 1884. The Armadale North Post Office, near Toorak Station, opened in 1940.

Demographics

In the 2021 census, there were 9,368 people living in Armadale.

Country of birth

67.3% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were England, China, India, New Zealand and South Africa.

Language used at home

77% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin, Greek, Cantonese, Spanish, and French.

Religious affiliation

The most common responses for religion were no religion, Catholic, Anglican, and Judaism.

Today

Armadale is considered one of Melbourne's premier blue chip areas, with High Street, its main thoroughfare, containing high-end shops and hair salons. Glenferrie Road, which divides Armadale and Malvern, is well known for its shops and restaurants. Armadale contains and is close to some of Melbourne's private schools, including Lauriston Girls' School and the King David School. Armadale also contains a number of parks, including Toorak Park, Victory Square Reserve, Armadale Reserve and Union Street Gardens.

Heritage Listings

Owing to the early settlement from the 1850s and continued development through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Armadale has a number of heritage places, including :
State significance:Armadale House, Kooyong Road, constructed in 1876 for James Munro, is a two-storey Italianate mansion laid out in a traditional arrangement. Today, it sits on a reduced site facing Kooyong Road.Armadale Primary School, Densham Road, was constructed between 1886 and 1889 to the designs of architect Samuel E Bindley of the Public Works Department, in a Gothic Revival style. In 1901, a purpose built Infant School accompanied the primary school, also designed by Samuel E Bindley, in a Federation Romanesque style.
Local significance - Individual places:Glenunga Flats, Horsburgh Grove, is a flats building constructed in 1940, designed by Frederick Romberg and Mary Turner Shaw in the International style.Hillview, Malvern Road, is a two-storey Victorian mansion constructed in 1887-88 for Australian cricketer Tom Horan, features an substantial three-sided verandah and bichrome brickwork patterning.Kings Arcade, High Street, is a Victorian commercial arcade building constructed in 1893 in a late-Victorian style with Queen Anne influences.Koonoona, High Street, is a flats building constructed in 1933, to the designs of M. Sherlock, in the Spanish Mission style.Sebrof House, Orrong Road, is a substantial Italianate style Victorian mansion constructed in 1884.Waingawa, Denbigh Road, is a single-story Federation residence in the Queen Anne style, constructed in 1908 to the designs of Ernest H. Willis. Willis also designed Prahran Mechanics Institute and Fawkner Mansions . Willis also served as a Councillor for the City of Prahran between 1908 and 1920, and served as mayor in 1913-14 and again in 1918-19.
Local significance - Precincts:Armadale Precinct consists of a consistent concentration of high-quality Victorian and Federation and residences, located between Kooyong and Malvern roads.Cambridge Street Precinct, Cambridge Street is a collection of thirty-two Victorian cottages, all constructed between 1887 and 1888.Redcourt Avenue Precinct, Avalon Road, Dandenong Road, Orrong Road and Redcourt Avenue, is a collection interwar residences on the subdivision of the Redcourt and Sebrof mansion estates, in a variety of styles including Georgian Revival, Moderne and Old English Revival.

Notable citizens