Lower Plenty, Victoria
Lower Plenty is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 16 km north-east from Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Banyule local government area. Lower Plenty recorded a population of 3,962 at the 2021 census.
| Lower Plenty Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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Aerial view of Odyssey House at Lower Plenty along the Yarra Main Trail | |||||||||||||||
Lower Plenty | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37.734°S 145.116°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 3,962 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 574/km2 (1,487/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3093 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 6.9 km2 (2.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 21 km (13 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Banyule | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Eltham | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Jagajaga | ||||||||||||||
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Lower Plenty, in earlier times part of Eltham, almost certainly got its name from the Lower Plenty Toll Bridge, built in 1860 to collect tolls across the Plenty River. This bluestone bridge still stands as part of the Lower Plenty Trail. A report of a court case, in The Argus newspaper, dated 1 May 1879, reveals two lads, Corkhill and Hodgson, "broke the windows of the old tollhouse, Lower Plenty bridge", some 19 years after the bridge was built.
The suburb is bounded by the Plenty River in the west until it joins the Yarra River, which forms the southern boundary. Fitzsimons Lane forms the eastern boundary and Airlie Road north of Main Road (a continuation of Lower Plenty Road from the west) forms the northern boundary.