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| '''Southbank''' is an inner urban neighbourhood of ], ], ], 1 km south of the ]. Its ] are the cities of ] and ]. At the ], Southbank had a population of 18,709.<ref name=ABS2016/> Its southernmost area is considered part of the central business district of the city. Southbank is bordered to the north by the ], and to the east by ]. Southbank's southern and western borders are bounded by Dorcas Street, Kings Way, the ] |
'''Southbank''' is an inner urban neighbourhood of ], ], ], 1 km south of the ]. Its ] are the cities of ] and ]. At the ], Southbank had a population of 18,709.<ref name=ABS2016/> Its southernmost area is considered part of the central business district of the city. Southbank is bordered to the north by the ], and to the east by ]. Southbank's southern and western borders are bounded by Dorcas Street, Kings Way, Market Street, Ferrars Street, and a triangle bordered by Gladstone Street, Montague Street, and the ].<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725164129/http://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/rsrc/PDFs/SuburbsPrecincts/MELB3004_SOUTHBANK_SOUTHYARRA_SOUTHWHARF.pdf |date=25 July 2008 }}</ref> | ||
| Southbank was formerly |
Southbank was formerly a mostly industrial area, and simply part of the locality of ], and the ]. It was transformed into a densely populated district of high rise apartment and office buildings beginning in the early 1990s, as part of an ] program. With the exceptions of the cultural precinct along St Kilda Road, few of the older industrial buildings were identified for retention. | ||
| Today, Southbank is dominated by high-rise development. It is one of the primary business centres in Greater Melbourne, being the headquarters of ], ], ], ], ] (including the '']''), as well as regional offices of many major corporations, in a cluster of towers with over 340,000 square metres of ] space in 2008. It is also one of the most densely populated areas of Melbourne, with a large cluster of ]s, including Australia's tallest tower measured to its highest floor, the ]. | Today, Southbank is dominated by high-rise development. It is one of the primary business centres in Greater Melbourne, being the headquarters of ], ], ], ], ] (including the '']''), as well as regional offices of many major corporations, in a cluster of towers with over 340,000 square metres of ] space in 2008. It is also one of the most densely populated areas of Melbourne, with a large cluster of ]s, including Australia's tallest tower measured to its highest floor, the ]. | ||
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| ]'s industrial area in 1938 looking south from the ]]] | ]'s industrial area in 1938 looking south from the ]]] | ||
| Before European settlement, the area now called South Melbourne was a series of low lying swamps inhabited by ] tribes. |
Before European settlement, the area now called South Melbourne was a series of low lying swamps inhabited by ] tribes. With the establishment of Melbourne in 1835 on the opposite bank of the river, the area remain undeveloped for some time, though shipping used berths along the river west of what is now the ], and ], connecting to ]<nowiki/>was developed as a major thoroughfare on the east side, and City Road to Port Melbourne was established. After the ] was built across the area in 1854, the swamps were filled and the land, still much of in government hands, was developed as an industrial area. In 1888 the rail line was rebuilt, including the present ]. St Kilda Road was soon lined with series of important institutions, with amusements such as circus and dance halls where the ] is now, the Police Barracks, Prince Henry's Hospital and the ]. | ||
| In the 1980s the "give the Yarra a go' campaign was intended to create public awareness of the possibilities of making the south bank of the river a more useful part of the city, rather than the city 'turning its back' on the river. Planning toward this goal began under Planning Minister ], and the first projects were the construction of a footbridge, the first such project in the city, now known as the Evan Walker Footbridge, designed by Cocks Carmichael Whitford, and the Southbank Promenade, designed by ], opening in 1990. The two projects together won the ] Urban Design Award in 1991. | |||
| Southgate, Sheraton Towers and new tall office buildings for The Herald & Weekly Times Ltd and ] were built along with an award-winning pedestrian footbridge at about the same time in late 1992, and combined with a new Sunday arts and crafts market, attracted locals and tourists to the area. At the eastern end of the area is the Victorian Arts Centre. Since then, the pylon underneath the award-winning Southbank Pedestrian Bridge has been utilised and is now home to Ponyfish Island cafe. Further buildings including the ] headquarters were built between 1992 and 1995. Development expanded along the Yarra River westward, with the ] in 1996 and ] in 1997, stimulating the first residential towers. In 2001, the boutique "Melburnian" apartments, designed by ], were one of the first to be aimed at the owner occupier market and included the most expensive penthouse sold in Melbourne at the time. Clarendon Towers also attracted the owner occupiers. Beginning with Southbank Towers in 1997, Central Equity began a swathe of apartment towers. In 2002 the neighbouring Yarra's Edge precinct of the new Melbourne ] began to kick off. The arts precinct was extended with the construction of the award-winning buildings for the ] in 2002 and the ] school of drama. At around the same time a new headquarters for the ] was built. | |||
| The Southgate development, which includes a shopping precinct, the Sheraton Towers hotel and new office buildings for The ] Ltd and ] were built soon after in stages between 1990-93, and combined with a new Sunday arts and crafts market, attracted tourists to the area. Further buildings including the ] headquarters were built between 1992 and 1995. In 1987 the ] was closed and converted to light rail, running up Clarendon Street and into the city, freeing up the land of the raised viaduct, and with the State Government combining surrounding land which it already owed, allowed the development along the Yarra River westward, with the ] in 1996 and ] in 1997. | |||
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| From the 1970s, the old Police Barracks had been home to the ], and in the late 1980s an old Malthouse in City Road was converted into the ]. Other institutions have joined since the 2000s to create the ] including award-winning buildings for the ] in 2002, the ], ], and the ] at the ] | |||
| In the early 2000s, a new headquarters for the ] was built in City Road. | |||
| ⚫ | Central Equity was a leader in the development of the area with apartment towers beginning in the mid 1990s, including Riverside Place, The Summit, Sentinel, Victoria Tower, Melbourne Tower and City Tower in the streets behind the waterfront. Central Equity apartments are aimed at both the owner occupier and rental market with management provided by Melbourne Inner City Management (MICM), a fully owned subsidiary of Central Equity. The 91 floor ] was begun in 2002, aimed at being the tallest residential tower in the world and was completed in 2006. As part of the initial construction of Southgate, St Johns Lutheran Church relocated from the land that is now the site of the Herald Sun building a few metres up City Road, to 20 City Road, and serves the Southbank community as a church and spiritual centre. The Church can be accessed either from City Rd or from the Southgate Shopping complex. The Queensbridge Precinct began development in 2005 with ]. A plaza linked to the north bank and ] via a pedestrian and cycle path developed on the Sandridge Bridge. Having been disused since the closure of the railway line in 1987, it was spared from demolition and was opened to the public on 12 March 2006, just in time for the ]. The Northbank promenade was completed later in 2006 linking other promenades on the north side of the river. | ||
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| Despite being dominated by modern apartments and office towers Southbank has a number of significant heritage buildings |
Despite being dominated by modern apartments and office towers Southbank has a number of significant retained heritage buildings. Along St Kilda Road they include the 19th Century ] and the attached former ], the Victorian Arts Centre and ], parts of the Victorian College of the Arts campus. Some individual heritage buildings in the wider Southbank precinct include the 1888 Jones Bond Store (25-43 Southbank Boulevard), the 1888 Tea House on Clarendon Street, the 1885 JH Boyd High School on City Road (now a community centre), and the former Castlemaine Brewery on Queensbridge Street. | ||
| ==Population== | ==Population== | ||
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| The Southbank Promenade, designed by architects Denton Corker Marshall, runs from Princes Bridge along to Queens Bridge Street and Queens Bridge |
The Southbank Promenade, completed in 1990, was designed by architects Denton Corker Marshall, and runs from Princes Bridge along to Queens Bridge Street and Queens Bridge. The Evan Walker Footbridge was also built at this time. The Yarra Promenade further to the west up to the ] was developed along with the Crown Entertainment Complex, completed in 1997, including Queensbridge Square, and running underneath the ]. | ||
| The Southbank art and craft market occurs on the promenade near the Arts Centre every Sunday. The promenade is also home to several buskers and a pavement chalk artists. | The Southbank art and craft market occurs on the promenade near the Arts Centre every Sunday. The promenade is also home to several buskers and a pavement chalk artists. | ||
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Suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
| Southbank Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 The Southbank skyline and Yarra River | |||||||||||||||
  Southbank | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°49′44″S 144°57′25″E / 37.829°S 144.957°E / -37.829; 144.957 | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 18,709 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 11,000/km (28,500/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1990 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3006 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1.7 km (0.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 1 km (1 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||||
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| State electorate(s) | Albert Park | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Macnamara | ||||||||||||||
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Southbank is an inner urban neighbourhood of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1 km south of the Melbourne central business district. Its local government area are the cities of Melbourne and Port Phillip. At the 2016 Census, Southbank had a population of 18,709. Its southernmost area is considered part of the central business district of the city. Southbank is bordered to the north by the Yarra River, and to the east by St Kilda Road. Southbank's southern and western borders are bounded by Dorcas Street, Kings Way, Market Street, Ferrars Street, and a triangle bordered by Gladstone Street, Montague Street, and the West Gate Freeway.
Southbank was formerly a mostly industrial area, and simply part of the locality of South Melbourne, and the City of South Melbourne. It was transformed into a densely populated district of high rise apartment and office buildings beginning in the early 1990s, as part of an urban renewal program. With the exceptions of the cultural precinct along St Kilda Road, few of the older industrial buildings were identified for retention.
Today, Southbank is dominated by high-rise development. It is one of the primary business centres in Greater Melbourne, being the headquarters of Treasury Wine Estates, Crown Limited, Alumina, Incitec Pivot, The Herald & Weekly Times (including the Herald Sun), as well as regional offices of many major corporations, in a cluster of towers with over 340,000 square metres of office space in 2008. It is also one of the most densely populated areas of Melbourne, with a large cluster of apartment towers, including Australia's tallest tower measured to its highest floor, the Australia 108.
Southbank Promenade and Southgate Restaurant and Shopping Precinct, on the southern bank of the Yarra River, extending to Crown Casino, is one of Melbourne's major entertainment precincts. Southgate's landmark Ophelia sculpture by Deborah Halpern has been used to represent Melbourne in tourism campaigns.
History
Before European settlement, the area now called South Melbourne was a series of low lying swamps inhabited by Aboriginal tribes. With the establishment of Melbourne in 1835 on the opposite bank of the river, the area remain undeveloped for some time, though shipping used berths along the river west of what is now the Queens Bridge, and St Kilda Road, connecting to Princes Bridge,was developed as a major thoroughfare on the east side, and City Road to Port Melbourne was established. After the Port Melbourne railway line was built across the area in 1854, the swamps were filled and the land, still much of in government hands, was developed as an industrial area. In 1888 the rail line was rebuilt, including the present Sandridge Bridge. St Kilda Road was soon lined with series of important institutions, with amusements such as circus and dance halls where the Arts Centre is now, the Police Barracks, Prince Henry's Hospital and the Victoria Barracks.
In the 1980s the "give the Yarra a go' campaign was intended to create public awareness of the possibilities of making the south bank of the river a more useful part of the city, rather than the city 'turning its back' on the river. Planning toward this goal began under Planning Minister Evan Walker, and the first projects were the construction of a footbridge, the first such project in the city, now known as the Evan Walker Footbridge, designed by Cocks Carmichael Whitford, and the Southbank Promenade, designed by Denton Corker Marshall, opening in 1990. The two projects together won the RVIA Urban Design Award in 1991.
The Southgate development, which includes a shopping precinct, the Sheraton Towers hotel and new office buildings for The Herald & Weekly Times Ltd and IBM were built soon after in stages between 1990-93, and combined with a new Sunday arts and crafts market, attracted tourists to the area. Further buildings including the Esso headquarters were built between 1992 and 1995. In 1987 the Port Melbourne Railway Line was closed and converted to light rail, running up Clarendon Street and into the city, freeing up the land of the raised viaduct, and with the State Government combining surrounding land which it already owed, allowed the development along the Yarra River westward, with the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre in 1996 and Crown Casino in 1997.
From the 1970s, the old Police Barracks had been home to the Victorian College of the Arts, and in the late 1980s an old Malthouse in City Road was converted into the Malthouse Theatre. Other institutions have joined since the 2000s to create the Melbourne Arts Precinct including award-winning buildings for the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art in 2002, the Southbank Theatre, Melbourne Recital Centre, and the Iwaki Auditorium at the ABC Centre
In the early 2000s, a new headquarters for the State Emergency Service was built in City Road.
Central Equity was a leader in the development of the area with apartment towers beginning in the mid 1990s, including Riverside Place, The Summit, Sentinel, Victoria Tower, Melbourne Tower and City Tower in the streets behind the waterfront. Central Equity apartments are aimed at both the owner occupier and rental market with management provided by Melbourne Inner City Management (MICM), a fully owned subsidiary of Central Equity. The 91 floor Eureka Tower was begun in 2002, aimed at being the tallest residential tower in the world and was completed in 2006. As part of the initial construction of Southgate, St Johns Lutheran Church relocated from the land that is now the site of the Herald Sun building a few metres up City Road, to 20 City Road, and serves the Southbank community as a church and spiritual centre. The Church can be accessed either from City Rd or from the Southgate Shopping complex. The Queensbridge Precinct began development in 2005 with Freshwater Place. A plaza linked to the north bank and Flinders Street railway station via a pedestrian and cycle path developed on the Sandridge Bridge. Having been disused since the closure of the railway line in 1987, it was spared from demolition and was opened to the public on 12 March 2006, just in time for the 2006 Commonwealth Games. The Northbank promenade was completed later in 2006 linking other promenades on the north side of the river.
An increasing number of corporations began opening their offices in Southbank. PricewaterhouseCoopers relocated their office from Spring Street to Freshwater Place in 2005. Other names on the list include Fujitsu, and Foster's Group. In May 2008 the Victorian Government created the new suburb place and name ‘South Wharf’, in the western end of Southbank (now encompassing the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre and the Polly Woodside National Trust museum). South Wharf is home to several large apartment buildings, along with a hotel and a large shopping centre precinct. Southbank and South Wharf share the same postcode (3006).
Heritage
Despite being dominated by modern apartments and office towers Southbank has a number of significant retained heritage buildings. Along St Kilda Road they include the 19th Century Victoria Barracks and the attached former Repatriation Commission Outpatient Clinic, the Victorian Arts Centre and National Gallery of Victoria, parts of the Victorian College of the Arts campus. Some individual heritage buildings in the wider Southbank precinct include the 1888 Jones Bond Store (25-43 Southbank Boulevard), the 1888 Tea House on Clarendon Street, the 1885 JH Boyd High School on City Road (now a community centre), and the former Castlemaine Brewery on Queensbridge Street.
Population
In the 2016 Census, there were 18,709 people in Southbank. 29.5% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were China 13.2%, India 4.6%, Malaysia 4.1%, England 3.2% and New Zealand 3.1%. 41.4% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 15.4%, Cantonese 3.4%, Spanish 2.8%, Indonesian 2.8% and Korean 2.4%. The most common response for religion was No Religion at 41.9%.
Media
Southbank features some radio & television studios owned by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. The studios are serviced by shows like 774 ABC Melbourne, 621 ABC Radio National, ABC Classic FM 105.9, Triple J 107.5, and television programs such as Stateline, ABC News Victoria and also with other programs such as Spicks & Specks, East of Everything, as well as entertainment, arts, documentaries and more, plus international broadcasts Radio Australia and Australia Network. The national headquarters of the Herald Sun newspaper are also located in Southbank. The suburb also has its own local newspaper the Southbank Local News, which circulates monthly.
Promenade and footbridge
The Southbank Promenade, completed in 1990, was designed by architects Denton Corker Marshall, and runs from Princes Bridge along to Queens Bridge Street and Queens Bridge. The Evan Walker Footbridge was also built at this time. The Yarra Promenade further to the west up to the Spencer Street Bridge was developed along with the Crown Entertainment Complex, completed in 1997, including Queensbridge Square, and running underneath the King Street Bridge.
The Southbank art and craft market occurs on the promenade near the Arts Centre every Sunday. The promenade is also home to several buskers and a pavement chalk artists.
Transport
Southbank has a network of major roads running through it and is often heavily congested with traffic and limited mainly to offstreet multi-storey parking. The West Gate Freeway runs along the south border which has numerous interchanges to Southbank's roads. The main north–south arterials leading into the Melbourne City Centre are Kingsway, Clarendon Street and Queensbridge/Moray Street. Secondary internal main roads include Southbank Boulevard, Sturt Street and Power Street. The main east–west arterials are City Road (east–west) and Normanby Road (which curves south into Whiteman Street). Many smaller roads allow one-way traffic only, to limit congestion.
Almost all southbound tramlines run along the St Kilda Road boundary, however the following tram lines run through Southbank;
- Route 1 : Along Sturt Street
- Route 12 : Along Clarendon Street
- Route 58 : Along Queensbridge Street and Kings Way
- Route 96 : Along Clarendon Street and Whiteman Street
- Route 109 : Along Clarendon Street and Normanby Road
Although Southbank promenade forms part of the Capital City Bicycle Trail, the large number of pedestrians in the area means bicycle riding at high speed is hazardous; 10 km/h speed restrictions affecting cyclists are in place, with Victoria Police enforcing the speed limit.
See also
- City of South Melbourne - the former local government area of which Southbank was a part
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Southbank (Vic) (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- The City of Melbourne: Map of Southbank and South Wharf Archived 25 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- The City of Melbourne: Suburb profiles: Southbank
- Australia Post
- Jefferson, Andrew; Collelouri, Cesira (28 January 2015). "Southbank rumble strips to slow speeding cyclists". Herald Sun. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- "Police target cyclists on Southbank Promenade". News.com.au. 29 October 2007. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
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