About Collingwood
Collingwood is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, 3
km north-east of Melbourne's central business
district. Its local government area is the City of
Yarra. At the 2011 Census, Collingwood had a
population of 6,467.
Collingwood is one of the oldest suburbs in
Melbourne and is bordered by Smith Street,
Alexandra Parade, Hoddle Street and Victoria
Parade.
Collingwood is notable for its historical buildings,
with many nineteenth century dwellings, shops
and factories still in use.