Armadale Trivia

Armadale Post Office on High Street opened on 2 October 1884. Armadale North Post Office, near Toorak station opened in 1940

The suburb which borders Toorak, long regarded Melbourne's top suburb, is considered one of Melbourne's premier blue chip areas with High Street its main thoroughfare containing many antique and high fashion shops.
Glenferrie Road, one divider between Armadale and a neighbouring suburb Malvern, is well known for its shopping and restaurants. Armadale contains and is in close proximity to a number of Melbourne's leading private schools including Lauriston Girls' School and the King David School. Armadale also contains a number of parks including Toorak Park, Victory Square Reserve, Armadale Reserve and the Union Street Gardens.