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nately double-storey, with a higher density zoning, and buildings are located on the street front.
Anglesea lost most of its early heritage buildings in the fires of 1891, and then later in the Ash
Wednesday fires of 1983, which had the biggest impact on the landscape and the settlement of the
town (Weber & Weber, 2010). As with most of the small towns along this coast, out of character buildings are present, and these are ‘modern’, bulky, boxy in style with large footprints on the land.
11.5.4 Demographics
In summary, the population of Anglesea was 2454 in 2011 (UCL/ Urban Centre Locality); of these,
48.5% were male and 51.5% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.8%
of the population (ABS, 2011). The town is about 110 kilometres from the state of Victoria’s capital
city of Melbourne. Anglesea is in the federal electorate of Corangamite. The median age of people in
Anglesea (UCL) was 48 years. Children aged 0–14 years made up 16% of the population and people
aged 65 years and over made up 23.8%. Of these, 47.3% were employed full-time, 41.4% were
employed part- time, and 3.9% were unemployed (ABS, 2011; DTPLI, 2014). In Anglesea, 33.4% of
private dwellings were occupied and 66.6% were unoccupied (ABS, 2011).
11.5.5 Local Climate
The climate of Anglesea is warm temperate and is considered to be Cfb according to the KöppenGeiger climate classification. Similar to the other towns along the Great Ocean Road, Anglesea has a
significant amount of rainfall during the year. This is true even for the driest month. The temperature
here averages between 13.9 °C and 16.3 °C and the rainfall averages 619.4 mm annually (BOM, 2014).
11.6 Explore Wholeness of Place
Driving down towards Anglesea on the Great Ocean Road, views towards the town give the impression of a settlement within the coastal bushland, embraced by trees and vegetation. This character of
the town is a strong element that influences how the 15 fundamental properties of wholeness connect
and strengthen each other. The setting amongst vegetated hills and valleys and its location next to the
River are the source of its attraction for human settlement, and provide for a ‘sense of stillness’, an
aspect that is strong in the most obvious occurrence of Fundamental Property 13 [The Void] and 14
[Simplicity and Inner Calm]. Additionally, the dense vegetation and coastal bush that embrace the
town result in a feeling of the bush and town merged with each other, representing Property 15 [Not
Separateness]. The coastal bush, setting of houses integrated within the trees, and the River re- occurs
as strong elements in most of the 15 fundamental properties of wholeness - (tsp 15 )
4
for Anglesea.
The wholeness of the location at Anglesea, according to the 15 properties, is summarised in
Table 11.2. Detailed information on the properties is listed in the Wholeness of Place Evaluation
Table, in Appendix 3.
4 This aligns with the (tsp 15 ) component of the ‘notion of regenerative-adaptive patterns’ equation: ‘The transformations
specific to place’.
11.6 Explore Wholeness of Place
nately double-storey, with a higher density zoning, and buildings are located on the street front.
Anglesea lost most of its early heritage buildings in the fires of 1891, and then later in the Ash
Wednesday fires of 1983, which had the biggest impact on the landscape and the settlement of the
town (Weber & Weber, 2010). As with most of the small towns along this coast, out of character buildings are present, and these are ‘modern’, bulky, boxy in style with large footprints on the land.
11.5.4 Demographics
In summary, the population of Anglesea was 2454 in 2011 (UCL/ Urban Centre Locality); of these,
48.5% were male and 51.5% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.8%
of the population (ABS, 2011). The town is about 110 kilometres from the state of Victoria’s capital
city of Melbourne. Anglesea is in the federal electorate of Corangamite. The median age of people in
Anglesea (UCL) was 48 years. Children aged 0–14 years made up 16% of the population and people
aged 65 years and over made up 23.8%. Of these, 47.3% were employed full-time, 41.4% were
employed part- time, and 3.9% were unemployed (ABS, 2011; DTPLI, 2014). In Anglesea, 33.4% of
private dwellings were occupied and 66.6% were unoccupied (ABS, 2011).
11.5.5 Local Climate
The climate of Anglesea is warm temperate and is considered to be Cfb according to the KöppenGeiger climate classification. Similar to the other towns along the Great Ocean Road, Anglesea has a
significant amount of rainfall during the year. This is true even for the driest month. The temperature
here averages between 13.9 °C and 16.3 °C and the rainfall averages 619.4 mm annually (BOM, 2014).
11.6 Explore Wholeness of Place
Driving down towards Anglesea on the Great Ocean Road, views towards the town give the impression of a settlement within the coastal bushland, embraced by trees and vegetation. This character of
the town is a strong element that influences how the 15 fundamental properties of wholeness connect
and strengthen each other. The setting amongst vegetated hills and valleys and its location next to the
River are the source of its attraction for human settlement, and provide for a ‘sense of stillness’, an
aspect that is strong in the most obvious occurrence of Fundamental Property 13 [The Void] and 14
[Simplicity and Inner Calm]. Additionally, the dense vegetation and coastal bush that embrace the
town result in a feeling of the bush and town merged with each other, representing Property 15 [Not
Separateness]. The coastal bush, setting of houses integrated within the trees, and the River re- occurs
as strong elements in most of the 15 fundamental properties of wholeness - (tsp 15 )
4
for Anglesea.
The wholeness of the location at Anglesea, according to the 15 properties, is summarised in
Table 11.2. Detailed information on the properties is listed in the Wholeness of Place Evaluation
Table, in Appendix 3.
4 This aligns with the (tsp 15 ) component of the ‘notion of regenerative-adaptive patterns’ equation: ‘The transformations
specific to place’.
11.6 Explore Wholeness of Place