Glenroy is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 13 km north of Melbourne's central business district. Its local government area is the City of Moreland. At the 2011 Census, Glenroy had a population of 19,664.
Glenroy is located in the northwest of the City of Moreland, and is bounded by the Western Ring Road in the north, the Moonee Ponds Creek in the west, New Road, Victoria Street and Rhodes Parade in the south and West Street, Hilton Street, Box Forest Road and the Upfield railway line in the east.
Prominent features include the private Northern Golf Club, a major retail district centred on the Glenroy railway station and the Northern Memorial Park extension to the Fawkner General Cemetery .
History
The area was originally home to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, before British colonisation and settlement of the Melbourne area started in 1835.
The Glenroy Estate bounded by the Moonee Ponds Creek, Camp Rd, the Northern Golf Club (inclusively) and Rhodes Parade, was purchased in Sydney in 1838 by speculators, Hughes and Hosking. The Camerons may have owned it as part of a Run before survey or just leased it from the speculators, and are credited with giving Glenroy its name,however Donald Angus Kennedy who bought the estate in the mid 1840s according to BROADMEADOWS A FORGOTTEN HISTORY bestowed the name according to his 1864 obituary in The Argus. Kennedy's mother was Grace (née Cameron.) (SOURCE:http://www.familytreecircles.com/a-lot-of-bull-about-glenroy-melbourne-victoria-australia-62285.html)
Initial development in the area started with a small settlement around the North East railway line at the end of the 19th Century, with the Glenroy Post Office opening on 22 October 1888.
After World War II significant development occurred when organisations such as Australian National Airways, the War Services Homes Commission and the Housing Commission of Victoria developed large areas of Glenroy. Residential development continued rapidly through the 1950s, and a Glenroy East Post Office opened in 1958 (closing in 1977).
People
According to 2006 Census data, 18,870 people live in Glenroy. Traditionally, Glenroy had a high proportion of Australian-born residents, however, the proportion of overseas born residents has increased dramatically.
Historical census data
The station of Glenroy on the Craigieburn railway line provides public transport to the Melbourne CBD.
Buses operated by Dyson's Bus Services operate towards Eltham and Merlynston.
The Moonee Ponds Creek Trail and the Western Ring Road Trail provide facilities for recreational and commuting cyclists.
Sport
Glenroy Football Club, an Australian rules football team, competes in the Essendon District Football League. The club was founded in 1946.
Golfers play at the course of the Northern Golf Club on Glenroy Road.
Glenroy is home to the Glenroy Cricket Club, who compete in the VTCA. The club shares their home ground with the Glenroy Football Club and is located on the north-east corner of the Northern Golf Club, on Glenroy Road.
Glenroy is home to professional track star Mina Eskander.