Norlane, Victoria
Encyclopedia
Norlane is a northern suburb
of Geelong, Victoria
, Australia
. Norlane is located approximately 7 km from the Geelong central business district and approximately 70 km from the state capital, Melbourne
. Situated 1 km from the Port Phillip Bay, Corio Bay, North Shore Beach.
from the district who died working on the Burma Thai Railway
in 1943, after being captured in Singapore
.
The Post Office opened on 17 December 1945 as development of the suburb began. Later, the Post Office of Norlane West opened on 13 October 1958.
With the enormous pressure on housing in the early 1950s, residents resorted to small dwellings, tents and partially completed buildings. The Housing Commission of Victoria
provided accommodation for families unable to rent or to afford the purchase of their own home.
In 1947 the government Housing Commission began its house-building program in Norlane, and by 1976 when its program was completed there were 2,464 commission houses available for low income renters. Much of the housing was for employees at the nearby Ford Motor Company
, International Harvester
, Shell, Pilkington Glass, Hendersons and Pivot Phosphate
factories.
As workers hungry for employment (among them wartime migrants building new lives) flocked to Geelong to take up jobs the Victorian Government responded through its Housing Commission by buying up broad acres north of the Ford plant and building homes by the hundreds. Norlane was quickly transformed from paddocks to busy working class suburbia in a decade. By 1960, the urban landscape of streets, roads, crescents, courts and boulevards which we know today had extended as far as Corio Village. For Geelong, it was an amazing and exciting time.
Many of the houses built in Norlane were prefabricated units imported from the Netherlands and France. Today many of the original prefabricated houses are being demolished to make way for newer government funded brick units and private development, due to the rapid growth and rapid development of Norlane the dominate issue of the area is state funded and controlled re-development of Norlane into a more modern suburb utilizing contemporary planning methodologies and a higher levels of private housing ownership as Melbourne real estate swelters and people look for more affordable and alternative lifestyle options.
Census of Population and Housing, the population of the Norlane census area was 8,628 people, in an area of 5.1 square kilometres. Females outnumbered males, with 4,436 females and 4,192 males as of 2001. Some 24% of the population of Norlane were born outside of Australia. The predominant age group in Norlane is 40 – 49 years.
The three most common forms of dwelling were (in decreasing order): a separate house, a flat or apartment and a semi-detached house. Residents enjoy generous land parcels, ample backyards with single story weatherboard housing built during the 1960s on 600 to 800 square metres blocks, progressively brick based sud-division buildings and double story dwellings on approximately 300 square metre lots are beginning to become more common, with higher rise especially where views of the peninsula from a higher rise viewpoint are applicable. In August 2010 the median sale price of houses in the area is $184,500 up 15% from the previous year but generally raising by a modest 10% per year on average. 2002 saw a 38.9% growth in real estate value. Demand for renting a home in Norlane is good with an expected rental return of $180 to $220 per week for a 3 bedroom house in comparing the price of property it is a reason why some choose to invest in Norlane.
A majority of residents of are employed (in decreasing order) in Engineering (6.83%), Management and Commerce (2.2%) and Food, Hospitality and Personal Services industries (1.5%).
The five strongest religious affiliations in the area in 2001 were (in descending order): Catholic
, Anglican, Orthodox
, Presbyterian and Uniting
.
nasium, two water slide
s, diving
pool and children's pools, Water World is located at Cox Road on the northern border of the suburb. Labuan Square shopping centre opened in 1954. but has since been largely superseded by the Corio Shopping Centre. Labuan Square, and other smaller shopping precincts around Norlane provide residents convenience within walking distance. Norlane Hotel on the Princes Hwy is also the largest local gambling venue and it's bistro offers reasonably priced food. Additionally, there is the Norlane RSL Sub-Branch situated at 29 Rose Ave. More recently large areas of land along the Princess Hwy have to been allocated for commercial development and have seen the large multi-national franchises operate in the area such as all the major fast food chains and the large thrifty stores. Norlane's has many churches the majority of which are of British origin. There are also several boat ramps, Corio Bay Boat Club, Grammar School Lagoon Boat Ramp and St Helens Boat Ramp. There are 7 parks covering nearly 9% of the total area with varying facilities such as ovals, skating and ball games facilities.
, located in Station Street, provides two-hourly rail transport to both Melbourne
and Geelong from Norlane.]]
Cars are the preferred method of transport in Norlane, followed by walking
and bicycles.
North Shore railway station is located in Station Street, Norlane on the south eastern border of the suburb, with V/Line
providing two-hourly rail transport on the Geelong line to both Melbourne
and Geelong central business districts. The train between Geelong and Melbourne stops at the station in the south-east corner of the suburb.
Several highways provide convenient and speedy transport with the Princess highway being the main arterial from Melbourne to Norlane or from Norlane to Geelong city centre. The new Geelong Ring Road providing a Geelong city centre and greater Geelong bypass for faster access to coastal areas including the popular surfing and holiday destination, Torquay and other coastal towns along the south west of Victoria such as Lorne and Apollo Bay. The Midland Highway provides direct route to Ballarat and to northern Victoria and Bacchus Marsh Geelong Road as the name suggests. There is also a ferry from Queenscliff to Portsea twice daily.
Suburb
The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...
of Geelong, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. Norlane is located approximately 7 km from the Geelong central business district and approximately 70 km from the state capital, Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
. Situated 1 km from the Port Phillip Bay, Corio Bay, North Shore Beach.
History
The suburb of Norlane was named after Norman Lane, a local servicemanSoldier
A soldier is a member of the land component of national armed forces; whereas a soldier hired for service in a foreign army would be termed a mercenary...
from the district who died working on the Burma Thai Railway
Death Railway
The Burma Railway, also known as the Death Railway, the Thailand–Burma Railway and similar names, was a railway between Bangkok, Thailand, and Rangoon, Burma , built by the Empire of Japan during World War II, to support its forces in the Burma campaign.Forced labour was used in its construction...
in 1943, after being captured in Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
.
The Post Office opened on 17 December 1945 as development of the suburb began. Later, the Post Office of Norlane West opened on 13 October 1958.
With the enormous pressure on housing in the early 1950s, residents resorted to small dwellings, tents and partially completed buildings. The Housing Commission of Victoria
Housing Commission of Victoria
The Housing Commission of Victoria was a State Government body responsible for public housing in Victoria, Australia...
provided accommodation for families unable to rent or to afford the purchase of their own home.
In 1947 the government Housing Commission began its house-building program in Norlane, and by 1976 when its program was completed there were 2,464 commission houses available for low income renters. Much of the housing was for employees at the nearby Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company is an American multinational automaker based in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The automaker was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. In addition to the Ford and Lincoln brands, Ford also owns a small stake in Mazda in Japan and Aston Martin in the UK...
, International Harvester
International Harvester
International Harvester Company was a United States agricultural machinery, construction equipment, vehicle, commercial truck, and household and commercial products manufacturer. In 1902, J.P...
, Shell, Pilkington Glass, Hendersons and Pivot Phosphate
Phosphate
A phosphate, an inorganic chemical, is a salt of phosphoric acid. In organic chemistry, a phosphate, or organophosphate, is an ester of phosphoric acid. Organic phosphates are important in biochemistry and biogeochemistry or ecology. Inorganic phosphates are mined to obtain phosphorus for use in...
factories.
As workers hungry for employment (among them wartime migrants building new lives) flocked to Geelong to take up jobs the Victorian Government responded through its Housing Commission by buying up broad acres north of the Ford plant and building homes by the hundreds. Norlane was quickly transformed from paddocks to busy working class suburbia in a decade. By 1960, the urban landscape of streets, roads, crescents, courts and boulevards which we know today had extended as far as Corio Village. For Geelong, it was an amazing and exciting time.
Many of the houses built in Norlane were prefabricated units imported from the Netherlands and France. Today many of the original prefabricated houses are being demolished to make way for newer government funded brick units and private development, due to the rapid growth and rapid development of Norlane the dominate issue of the area is state funded and controlled re-development of Norlane into a more modern suburb utilizing contemporary planning methodologies and a higher levels of private housing ownership as Melbourne real estate swelters and people look for more affordable and alternative lifestyle options.
Demographics
In the 2001 Australian Bureau of StatisticsAustralian Bureau of Statistics
The Australian Bureau of Statistics is Australia's national statistical agency. It was created as the Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics on 8 December 1905, when the Census and Statistics Act 1905 was given Royal assent. It had its beginnings in section 51 of the Constitution of Australia...
Census of Population and Housing, the population of the Norlane census area was 8,628 people, in an area of 5.1 square kilometres. Females outnumbered males, with 4,436 females and 4,192 males as of 2001. Some 24% of the population of Norlane were born outside of Australia. The predominant age group in Norlane is 40 – 49 years.
The three most common forms of dwelling were (in decreasing order): a separate house, a flat or apartment and a semi-detached house. Residents enjoy generous land parcels, ample backyards with single story weatherboard housing built during the 1960s on 600 to 800 square metres blocks, progressively brick based sud-division buildings and double story dwellings on approximately 300 square metre lots are beginning to become more common, with higher rise especially where views of the peninsula from a higher rise viewpoint are applicable. In August 2010 the median sale price of houses in the area is $184,500 up 15% from the previous year but generally raising by a modest 10% per year on average. 2002 saw a 38.9% growth in real estate value. Demand for renting a home in Norlane is good with an expected rental return of $180 to $220 per week for a 3 bedroom house in comparing the price of property it is a reason why some choose to invest in Norlane.
A majority of residents of are employed (in decreasing order) in Engineering (6.83%), Management and Commerce (2.2%) and Food, Hospitality and Personal Services industries (1.5%).
The five strongest religious affiliations in the area in 2001 were (in descending order): Catholic
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
, Anglican, Orthodox
Orthodox Christianity
The term Orthodox Christianity may refer to:* the Eastern Orthodox Church and its various geographical subdivisions...
, Presbyterian and Uniting
Uniting Church in Australia
The Uniting Church in Australia was formed on 22 June 1977 when many congregations of the Methodist Church of Australasia, the Presbyterian Church of Australia and the Congregational Union of Australia came together under the Basis of Union....
.
Facilities
Affordable housing close to shopping, transport and Geelong's largest employers make Norlane a popular suburb. Norlane boasts an olympic sized indoor heated swimming pool, gymGym
The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, that mean a locality for both physical and intellectual education of young men...
nasium, two water slide
Water slide
A water slide is a type of slide designed for warm-weather or indoor recreational use at water parks. Water slides differ in their riding method and therefore size...
s, diving
Diving
Diving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, sometimes while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally-recognized sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-competitive diving is a recreational pastime.Diving is one...
pool and children's pools, Water World is located at Cox Road on the northern border of the suburb. Labuan Square shopping centre opened in 1954. but has since been largely superseded by the Corio Shopping Centre. Labuan Square, and other smaller shopping precincts around Norlane provide residents convenience within walking distance. Norlane Hotel on the Princes Hwy is also the largest local gambling venue and it's bistro offers reasonably priced food. Additionally, there is the Norlane RSL Sub-Branch situated at 29 Rose Ave. More recently large areas of land along the Princess Hwy have to been allocated for commercial development and have seen the large multi-national franchises operate in the area such as all the major fast food chains and the large thrifty stores. Norlane's has many churches the majority of which are of British origin. There are also several boat ramps, Corio Bay Boat Club, Grammar School Lagoon Boat Ramp and St Helens Boat Ramp. There are 7 parks covering nearly 9% of the total area with varying facilities such as ovals, skating and ball games facilities.
Schools
Primary schools in Norlane were opened in 1955 and 1962, and a high school in 1959. The Norlane Primary School closed during the 1990s and is now a private college, Isik College. North Shore Primary School and also the Norlane High School remain open as of 2007. Other schools include Norlane West Primary School, St Thomas Aquinas Primary School and Geelong Kindergarten Association.Transport
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
and Geelong from Norlane.]]
Cars are the preferred method of transport in Norlane, followed by walking
Walking
Walking is one of the main gaits of locomotion among legged animals, and is typically slower than running and other gaits. Walking is defined by an 'inverted pendulum' gait in which the body vaults over the stiff limb or limbs with each step...
and bicycles.
North Shore railway station is located in Station Street, Norlane on the south eastern border of the suburb, with V/Line
V/Line
V/Line is a not for profit regional passenger train and coach service in Victoria, Australia. It was created after the split-up of VicRail in 1983. V/Line is owned by the V/Line Corporation which is a Victorian State Government statutory authority...
providing two-hourly rail transport on the Geelong line to both Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
and Geelong central business districts. The train between Geelong and Melbourne stops at the station in the south-east corner of the suburb.
Several highways provide convenient and speedy transport with the Princess highway being the main arterial from Melbourne to Norlane or from Norlane to Geelong city centre. The new Geelong Ring Road providing a Geelong city centre and greater Geelong bypass for faster access to coastal areas including the popular surfing and holiday destination, Torquay and other coastal towns along the south west of Victoria such as Lorne and Apollo Bay. The Midland Highway provides direct route to Ballarat and to northern Victoria and Bacchus Marsh Geelong Road as the name suggests. There is also a ferry from Queenscliff to Portsea twice daily.
Census populations
- 1947 - 347
- 1971 - 12,098
- 2001 - 8,616
- 2001 - 8,945 Norlane and North Shore combined
- 2006 - 7,935
- 2006 - 8,254 Norlane and North Shore combined
External links
- Show Houses For Sale In Norlane
- Property Data for Norlane
- Norlane Redevelopment Precincts
- Corio Norlane Development Advisory Board
- Norlane Regeneration Project
- Redfern makeover plan for Corio and Norlane
- Guide To Boat Ramps In The City Of Greater Geelong
- Commercial Property For Sale In Norlane
- Commercial Property For Lease In Norlane
- Business For Sale In Norlane
- The Sphinx Hotel
- Norlane Hotel