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Drumcondra is a wealthy residential bayside suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia, overlooking Corio Bay.
Drumcondra is a wealthy residential bayside suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia, overlooking Corio Bay. It is the smallest suburb in Geelong and one of the smallest in Victoria. It was named after Drumcondra in Ireland. At the 2016 census, Drumcondra had a population of 560.Its boundaries are the Melbourne Road, Glenleith Avenue, The Esplanade and Bell Parade. It is classified as a "block" with its main road being Beach Parade, with only 9 streets in total and around 200 houses. Some of Geelong's most-prized and valuable real estate is located along here.The area was established with the first house built on the site of 5 Glenleith Avenue in April 1912. The houses then were continued to be built on that street in that year, making 2012 their 100th anniversary.
The mansion Lunan House is located in the suburb, built of Barrabool sandstonefor wool merchant James Strahan in 1849. In later years it became a teachers college, before being converted back to a private house. The house is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.
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Population: 101-1000
Time zone: UTC +11:00
Area: 0.258 km2
Elevation: 11-50 metres
Town elevation: 22 m
Population number: 560
Local Government Area: City of Greater Geelong
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This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Drumcondra, Victoria