Around 2410 people per square kilometre in Balwyn means a straightforward install with the fan on its own switched circuit. Balwyn sits low at about 84 metres, where a high water table and slow runoff keep the ground under older homes damp.
At 10 kilometres out, Balwyn is inner-east. Period homes here have original vents that renovations have frequently covered over. For Balwyn, Boroondara has no role in subfloor ventilation. The wiring rules govern it, not a planning scheme.
We work across Balwyn North, Canterbury and Deepdene on the same trip, and Balwyn sits in the middle of that loop. By the numbers: 13495 people, roughly 5.6 square kilometres, postcode 3103, inside Boroondara. That is Balwyn as of the 2021 census.
Some background on the place: The Outer Circle railway line, with a station at Deepdene, opened in 1891, was closed in 1893, re-opened in 1900 then finally closed to passenger traffic in 1927. Build era decides whether the house has a suspended floor at all, which is the whole question here. We are in and out of Balwyn and its neighbours constantly. That run includes Balwyn North, Canterbury, Deepdene and Kew.
At roughly 12976.6 kilometres north-west of Boronia, Balwyn is inside the area we cover every week rather than on its edge. It is also worth knowing that === 19th century ===
Following the Foundation of Melbourne, Balwyn was part of Henry Elgar's Special Survey of 8 square miles (21 km2) in 1841, which was subdivided into small farms and grazing runs.