  clifton hill is a suburb of melbourne, victoria, australia, 4&nbsp;km north-east of melbourne's central business district. its local government area is the city of yarra. at the 2011 census, clifton hill had a population of 5,790. described in the 1880s as the "toorak of collingwood",collingwood mercury, 29 october 1886 clifton hill fell out of favour, along with much of inner melbourne by the mid 20th century. later becoming a centre of melbourne's bohemianism, the suburb has undergone rapid gentrification in recent years, and is now considered one of melbourne's most liveable suburbs.the age 24 november 2011 clifton hill is located immediately adjacent to fitzroy north, with which it shares the same postcode. the border between clifton hill and fitzroy north is queens parade and smith street. merri creek defines the eastern border of clifton hill. ==history== ===foundation of east collingwood=== in the mid-1850s, east collingwood was known as an unsanitary flood-prone polluted flat. it was 'melbourne's multi-problem suburb', described as "an ideal case study in the origins of pollution. the residents were soon wading in (their) own muck ... collingwood became a cesspool for refuse." the area was "akin to a swamp and the few who ventured forth were looked upon after their return as people who had performed a somewhat perilous journey."city of yarra heritage review the municipality of [[city of col
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