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Tecoma, Victoria

Field	Value
name	Tecoma
city	Melbourne
state	vic
image	File:2023-05-07 Tecoma Shops.jpg
caption	Tecoma shops on Burwood Highway
lga	Shire of Yarra Ranges
alternative_location_map	Australia Victoria metropolitan Melbourne
coordinates
pushpin_map_caption	Location in metropolitan Melbourne
postcode	3160
pop	2,064
pop_year
pop_footnotes
area	1.8
elevation	220
stategov	Monbulk
fedgov	Casey
dist1	33
location1	Melbourne
dist2	2
location2	Belgrave
near-nw	Ferny Creek
near-n	Ferny Creek
near-ne	Sherbrooke
near-w	Upwey
near-e	Belgrave
near-sw	Lysterfield
near-s	Belgrave Heights
near-se	Belgrave Heights
local_map	yes
zoom	12

Tecoma ( ) is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 35 km east from Melbourne's central business district and 1 km west of Belgrave, located within the Shire of Yarra Ranges local government area. Tecoma recorded a population of 2,064 at the 2021 census.

The suburb is named after the shrub Tecoma that grew in the area when the need was identified for a railway station for the timber mill that occupied the site where Tecoma Primary School now stands. The Post Office opened on 7 January 1929, closing in 1976.

Tecoma is a small suburb, nestled between Belgrave and Upwey, adjoining Sherbrooke Forest to the north. It is historically recognised as a foothill township of the Dandenong Ranges, an area of cultural significance and biodiversity.

Demographics

In the 2016 census the population of Tecoma was 2,082, 50.2% female and 49.8% male. The median age was 41.

79.4% of people living in Tecoma were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 6.7%, New Zealand 1.5%, South Africa 0.9%, Netherlands 0.6% and United States of America 0.6%.

92.0% of people living in Tecoma only spoke English at home. The other top languages spoken at home were German 0.5%, Russian 0.5%, Dutch 0.3%, Italian 0.3% and Mandarin 0.3%.

History

Until 1925 Tecoma did not have a separate name, only known as part of Upper Ferntree Gully, Upwey or as Lower Belgrave. The name arose when the residents of 'Lower Belgrave' persuaded the Victorian Railways to build a railway station there, which got named Tecoma after a plant which grew in the locality.

McDonald's controversy

In 2011 a plan by the multinational fast food chain McDonald's to build a 24-hour takeaway restaurant in the main street of Tecoma was met with strong community opposition. The original application for planning approval was rejected by Yarra Ranges Shire Council however McDonald's launched a successful appeal to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal and was granted planning approval in October 2012. Construction began in July 2013 and subsequent community opposition and protest led to widespread media attention. Protests and media attention peaked in the final months of construction leading to the April 2014 opening of the store and included Victoria Police action against the protesters during construction and a large police presence on the opening day of the store.

Gallery

File:Sandells Road Tecoma.jpg|Olden Sandells Road File:Tecoma1.jpg|Tecoma railway station

References

{{Census 2021 AUS
"Tecoma {{!}} Victorian Places".
Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List".
"Dandenong Ranges National Park - Education Centre | Sustainable Schools". Sustainability.ceres.org.au.
"2016 Census QuickStats: Tecoma".

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