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Balaclava
Melbourne, Victoria

Lady of St Kilda mural on the railway overpass over the main shopping strip on Carlisle Street

Population:

5035 (2006 Census)

Postcode:

3183

Area:

0.8 km² (0.3 sq mi)

Property Value:

AUD $560,000 ^[1]

Location:

8 km (5 mi) from Melbourne

LGA:

City of Port Phillip

State District:

Caulfield, Prahran

Federal Division:

Melbourne Ports

Suburbs around Balaclava:
St Kilda	St Kilda East	St Kilda East
Elwood	Balaclava	St Kilda East
Elwood	Ripponlea	Elsternwick

Balaclava is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, in Australia. It is situated in the south-east of the city in the St Kilda East area and is bounded by Inkerman street to the north, Chapel street to the west, Hotham Street to the east and Oak Grove and Los Angeles Streets to the South. In terms of its cadastral division, Balaclava is in the parish of Prahran within the County of Bourke. The suburb was named after the Battle of Balaclava that took place on 25 October 1854 during the Crimean War. The well known television celebrity, Graham Kennedy, spent part of his childhood in the Balaclava area. After his death, the local council erected a plaque commemorating him on the house he lived in. Balaclava is home to much of Melbourne's Hasidic Jewish Community.

1 Streets
2 Local Landmarks
- 2.1 Residential architecture
- 2.2 Places of Worship
3 Notable Residents
4 Transport
5 References
6 External links

Streets

Many streets in Balaclava and its vicinity are named after famous Crimean War battles; e.g., the Battle of Balaclava (Balaclava Road), the Battle of Inkerman (Inkerman Road), the Siege of Sevastopol (Sebastapol Street), the Battle of the Alma River (Alma Road), the Battle of Malakoff (Malakoff Street). One street, Crimea Street, is named after the war itself. Other streets in the district are named after people connected with the Crimean War; e.g., Lord Raglan (Raglan Street), Lord Cardigan (Cardigan Street), Florence Nightingale (Nightingale Street), François Certain Canrobert (Canrobert Street), Lord Lucan (Lucan Street).

Local Landmarks

Caulfield Campus of Caulfield Grammar School - the suburb's largest school.
St Colman's School Hall, Carlisle Street (1938-39) - designed to complement the church next door (now King David School's Carlisle campus, soon to be CBC St Kilda Yr 9 Campus)

Lady of St Kilda mural, Carlisle Street

Main shopping strip. Carlisle Street

St Colman's School Hall, Carlisle Street

Residential architecture

Late 1870s Terrace housing in Inkerman Street

Combinations of Victorian terraces and late Edwardian duplexes and a variety of sub-tropical palms

Places of Worship

There are many churches in St Kilda East, many of the modern places of worship serve the Jewish Faith, but many of the older buildings have at some point served various Christian religions. Many of the church buildings in St Kilda East are historic and heritage registered and form various religious precincts. Historic church buildings include:

St Colman's Church, Carlisle Street (1913, designed by Watts " Sons)
St George's Presbyterian Church, Chapel Street. Built in 1877-80 to the design of Albert Purchas. Listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.
Former Balaclava Corps Hall

St Colman's Church, Carlisle Street. Twin decorative towers were removed in the 1960s.

Notable Residents

Jimmy Gunderson - Discoverer of the Norwegian Forrest Cat
Graham Kennedy

Transport

Balaclava is served by several forms of public transport. The main railway station, Balaclava is on the Sandringham railway line. Major tram routes operate on Chapel Street, Balaclava Road, Carlisle Street, Dandenong Road and St Kilda Road. Hotham Street operates as a major bus way. A main taxi rank operates on Carlisle Street outside of Coles Supermarkets.