| 词条 | Armadale, Victoria |
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| type = suburb | name = Armadale | city = Melbourne | state = vic | image = ArmadaleTrainStation.jpg | caption = Armadale railway station | lga = City of Stonnington | alternative_location_map = Australia Victoria metropolitan Melbourne | coordinates = {{coord|37.857|S|145.021|E|display=inline,title}} | pushpin_map_caption = Location in metropolitan Melbourne | postcode = 3143 | pop = 9054 | pop_year = 2016 | pop_footnotes = [1] | area = 2.2 | est = | stategov = Malvern | fedgov = Higgins | dist1 = 7 | location1= Melbourne | near-nw = South Yarra | near-n = Toorak | near-ne = Malvern | near-w = Prahran | near-e = Malvern | near-sw = St Kilda East | near-s = Caulfield North | near-se = Caulfield North }} Armadale is an inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 7 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Stonnington local government area. Armadale recorded a population of 9,054 at the 2016 Census. The suburb has its own railway station, as well as Toorak railway station, which is also in Armadale. 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. HistoryArmadale is named after Armadale, Sutherland in Scotland.{{Citation needed|date=April 2010}} 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.[2] DemographicsIn the 2016 Census, there were 9,054 people in Armadale. 64.5% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were England 3.3%, India 3.0%, China 2.2%, New Zealand 2.0% and Greece 1.2%. 73.5% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Greek 2.7%, Mandarin 2.4% and Gujarati 1.1%. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 33.5%, Catholic 18.8% and Anglican 14.2%.[1] TodayThe suburb, which borders Toorak, long regarded Melbourne's top suburb, is considered one of Melbourne's premier blue chip areas, with High Street, its main thoroughfare, containing many antique high fashion shops and top hair salons like TONI&GUY. Glenferrie Road, a divider between Armadale and neighbouring suburb Malvern, is well known for its shopping and restaurants. Armadale contains and is in close proximity to a number of Melbourne's leading 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 the Union Street Gardens. Notable citizens
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References1. ^1 {{Census 2016 AUS | id = SSC20065 | name = Armadale (State Suburb) | accessdate = 21 September 2017 | quick = on}} 2. ^{{Cite web| last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country= | accessdate = 11 April 2008| postscript = }} 3. ^{{cite news|last=Ovenden |first=Rebecca |title=Missy Higgins |newspaper=The Gold Coast Bulletin |publisher=News Corporation |date=17 November 2007 |url=http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2007/11/17/5173_more-gossip-news.html |accessdate=19 January 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100111200929/http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2007/11/17/5173_more-gossip-news.html |archivedate=11 January 2010 |deadurl=yes |df=dmy }} External links
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