Deepdene, Victoria

Deepdene is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 9 kilometres (5.6 miles) east from Melbourne's central business district, located within the City of Boroondara local government area. Deepdene recorded a population of 2,101 at the 2021 census.^[1]

Deepdene Melbourne, Victoria
Outer Circle Trail, Deepdene
Deepdene
Coordinates	37°48′47″S 145°4′04″E
Population	2,101 (2021 census)[1]
Established	April 2010
Postcode(s)	3103
Location	9 km (6 mi) from Melbourne
LGA(s)	City of Boroondara
State electorate(s)	Kew
Federal division(s)	Kooyong
Suburbs around Deepdene: Kew Balwyn Balwyn Kew Deepdene Balwyn Canterbury Canterbury Canterbury

Formerly a neighbourhood within the suburb of Balwyn, Lachlan Williams, former Councillor for Cotham Ward, took the idea of having Deepdene gazetted as a suburb to the 2004 Boroondara Council Elections. As Councillor he obtained budget approval in 2006 for local consultation on gazetting and boundaries. After a positive community response, Council sought formalisation and the Office of Geographic Names officially gazetted the proposal in the Victoria Government Gazette on 4 December 2008 and recognised Deepdene as a bounded locality in April 2010.^[2] A proposal to extend the suburb boundaries east to Balwyn Road and north to Belmore Road was voted down by Boroondara Council in April 2014.^[3]

History

Deepdene Post Office, on Whitehorse Road, opened on 14 July 1913.^[4]

Deepdene railway station was on the Outer Circle railway line, which opened on 24 March 1891 and closed to the public on 9 October 1927 due to lack of passengers. The train which ran on the line was known by locals as the "Deepdene Dasher". A documentary called Melbourne's Forgotten Railway - The Outer Circle, which details the history of the line, was released in 2014.^[5]

The railway has been converted into the Outer Circle Railway Anniversary Trail, a walking and cycling path,^[6] which includes informative signs detailing the history of the line.

Shops in the period 1959 to 1966 included Mrs Gebbie's haberdashery, Lanyon's grocery store (Lanyon obtained a liquor licence in this historically dry area), a Kevin Dennis car yard, a classic corner milk bar, a hardware store, a garden landscaping supply business, and a commercial bakery.^{[citation needed]}

Education

• Our Lady of Good Counsel^[7]
• Deepdene Primary School^[8]
• Bambini Early Learning Centre

Sport

Deepdene Uniting Cricket Club^[9] (known as the "Deeners") and Deepdene Bears Cricket Club are both based in Deepdene. The suburb is also home to the Deepdene Tennis Club.