Heidelberg West is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 10 km north-east from Melbourne’s central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Banyule. At the 2006 Census, Heidelberg West had a population of 5097.
Situated on the eastern side of Darebin Creek, Heidelberg West is primarily a residential suburb located in Melbourne's north-east. The suburb was primarily developed in the 1950s to form the athlete's village for the 1956 Olympic Games. Afterwards the village was converted into public housing, which has resulted in a low socio-economic profile. The northern parts of the suburb form a small industrial precinct.
The Heidelberg West Post Office opened on 14 May 1923, and was renamed Heidelberg Heights around 1950. The current office on Oriel Road opened in 1952. The Heidelberg Military Hospital office opened in 1941 and was renamed to Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital in 1947.
In 1956, Heidelberg West became the site of the Summer Olympics athlete’s village. The village was converted into a Housing Commission of Victoria estate following the conclusion of the games, and in recent years has had properties sold into private hands. In 2006 the suburb was selected for urban renewal by the State Government because of its low socio-economic profile.
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