What to know about Hawthorn
- Hawthorn had 22,322 residents at the 2021 Census and a median age of 34.Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 Census QuickStats (Hawthorn (Vic.))
- 38.3% of Hawthorn households were lone-person households at the 2021 Census, against 25.9% across Victoria.Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 Census QuickStats (Hawthorn (Vic.))
- Flats or apartments made up 59.1% of Hawthorn's occupied private dwellings, nearly five times the Victorian share of 12.1%.Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 Census QuickStats (Hawthorn (Vic.))
- In the City of Boroondara, fitness training is limited to council sportsgrounds and is not permitted in parks, gardens or open space areas.Source: City of Boroondara
- Boroondara asks fitness groups of five or more to book the sportsground, allows weights and kettlebells only up to 10 kg, permits one small portable speaker and bans combat or fighting training.Source: City of Boroondara
- Hawthorn Aquatic and Leisure Centre at 1 Grace Street is owned by the council and has an outdoor 50m heated pool, an indoor 20m warm water pool, a gym and group fitness rooms.Source: City of Boroondara
- Grace Park in Hawthorn has basketball and squash half courts, a rebound wall and tennis courts.Source: City of Boroondara
Sportsgrounds only
The City of Boroondara's outdoor fitness training guidelines keep trainers off its parks, gardens and open space altogether: training happens on council sportsgrounds, and on the wings of them rather than the goal squares, centre corridors and entry points that wear out first. Groups of five or more submit a casual sportsground booking; a trainer with fewer than five clients does not need one. Either way the trainer holds public liability insurance.
What a session can include
The guidelines allow organised aerobic work, circuits and free weights, and portable gear such as mats, exercise balls, medicine balls and kettlebells up to 10 kg. Heavier weights, heavy gym equipment and combat or fighting training are out, as are playgrounds, outdoor fitness stations and picnic areas. One small portable speaker is allowed; whistles, megaphones and sound systems are not. So a Hawthorn session is quiet, mobile and moderate in load, which suits most people starting out.
Pools and courts
Council-owned Hawthorn Aquatic and Leisure Centre on Grace Street has an outdoor 50m heated pool, an indoor 20m warm water pool, a gym, a cycle studio and group fitness rooms, and its indoor pool has a hoist for people with a disability. Next door, Grace Park has basketball and squash half courts, a rebound wall and tennis courts, while Yarra Bank Reserve offers the river. Some trainers work from the centre, others from the grounds; ask which before you compare.
Hawthorn's households
Hawthorn counted 22,322 residents at the 2021 Census with a median age of 34. 38.3% of households were one person and 59.1% of dwellings were flats, nearly five times the state share, so a trainer who can work in an apartment or a building gym is a common request here. Say in your enquiry whether you have space at home.
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Hawthorn questions
Can my trainer and I use a Hawthorn park?
Not a park or garden. Boroondara limits fitness training to its sportsgrounds, so the session will be on the wing of an oval.
Do two of us need a booking?
No. Boroondara asks for a casual sportsground booking only when a group has five or more participants.