Around 2600 people per square kilometre in Canterbury means predictable sites and predictable access. Sitting at about 70 metres, Canterbury has assets with workable access and predictable outage planning.
Canterbury sits 10 kilometres from the city. Getting plant to the substation room can be the hardest part of the job. Canterbury is in Boroondara. High voltage work is governed by the electrical safety regime and the distributor's requirements, not by council. Access permits for work on public land are the exception.
Canterbury is bracketed by Balwyn and Camberwell, both of which we are in regularly, so scheduling here is rarely the hard part. Canterbury covers about 3 square kilometres of Boroondara. The 2021 census put the population at 7800, and the postcode is 3126.
Some background on the place: == History ==
The railway station is in many ways responsible for the suburb's existence: before the opening of the railway to the City in 1882, the area was a semi-rural area. Development era predicts the age of the asset and whether any maintenance history exists for it. Our coverage around Canterbury takes in Balwyn, Camberwell, Hawthorn East and Kew East, which is why a job here rarely waits long for a slot.
Boronia is our base, roughly 18.7 kilometres west of Canterbury. Short distances like that are why we can commit to a time and keep it. On the older parts of the area: The first subdivision in the area came in 1885, when Michael Logan created the 'Claremont Park Estate' within the area of Canterbury Road, Bryson Street, Prospect Hill Road and Logan Street.
On the older parts of the area: In 1900 Snowden's estate was subdivided and sold off to form what is now Monomeath Avenue and residents such as notable architect Percey Kernot and prominent citizen George Coghill moved in.