Cheltenham Structure Plan 2010
The Cheltenham Structure Plan is a draft Structure Plan for the Cheltenham Major Activity Centre to provide an integrated response to the change envisaged for this centre during the coming two decades.
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Cheltenham is a highly sought-after Melbourne Bayside suburb. Located 19 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District (CBD), its local government area is the City of Kingston.
The suburb is well-serviced by public transport and hosts the large Westfield Southland shopping and cinema complex. Cheltenham is close to the beach and features a number of quality schools, facilities, restaurants, parkland and two golf clubs.
People
Cheltenham’s population is dominated by established and older families. The suburb is home to an increasingly affluent population.
Lifestyle
Cheltenham’s population is drawn to the suburb’s Bayside location, great shopping and good transport links.
Homes
Detached houses are the main dwelling type. However increased development, driven by the suburb’s popularity, has seen an increase in the number of townhouses in the local area.
Population
The nature and size of the local population, both now and in the future, is a key driver of property demand. Better understanding the local population can assist property buyers to make better decisions.People
Total Population
Female
Male
Median Age
Family Composition
Families
Children per family
Occupation
Total Employed
Top Occupation
Top Occupation % Share
Income $/week
Personal
Family
Household
Family composition
Couple without Children
Couple with Children
One Parent Family
Age
Top age group
Top age number
Top age group % share
Industry of employment
Top Industry
Total Workers (in top industry)
Share of Employment
Building approvals - New Houses
Total Number
Value ('000)
% Share
* These statistics are financial year to date
Building approvals - Other
Total Number
Value ('000)
% Share
* These statistics are financial year to date
Dwelling Type (number)
Detached houses
Semi-detached houses
Flats, units or apartments
Dwelling tenure (number)
Owned outright
Owned with a mortgage
Rented
Location & Convenience
The Cheltenham Structure Plan is a draft Structure Plan for the Cheltenham Major Activity Centre to provide an integrated response to the change envisaged for this centre during the coming two decades.
Roads & Public transport
Bus
811 - Dandenong - Brighton via Heatherton Road, Springvale
812 - Dandenong - Brighton via Parkmore Shopping Centre
922 - Southland Shopping Centre - St Kilda Station
923 - Southland Shopping Centre - St Kilda Station
822 - Chadstone - Sandringham via Murrumbeena & Southland
Tram
Train
Cheltenham Railway Station
Roads
Nepean Highway
Victorian data sourced from Public Transport Victoria (PTV) and VicRoads
Queensland data sourced from Queensland Government and TransLink
Employment Centres
The predominant industries in Cheltenham are manufacturing and wholesale and retail trade, reflecting the influence the Moorabbin Airport industrial precinct and the Southland Shopping Centre have on employment in the area.
Plan Melbourne, the metropolitan planning strategy, establishes five new sub-regions to achieve a better balance between jobs and population growth across the city. Cheltenham is located in Melbourne's southern sub-region.
Places of state significance in the southern sub-region with significant implications for employment include:
National employment cluster – Dandenong South
Metropolitan activity centres – Dandenong, Frankston, Fountain Gate/Narre Warren
State-significant industrial precincts – Southern, Port of Hastings, and identified future industrial precinct
Transport gateways – Port of Hastings, Moorabbin Airport
Health and/or education precincts – Frankston Hospital and Monash University (Frankston), Casey Hospital and Monash University (Berwick), Dandenong Hospital, Monash University (Caulfield).
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) 2011.