ville ▁West ▁near ▁F lem ington ▁Road . ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 8 8 0 s , ▁Park ville ▁was ▁a ▁popular ▁area ▁for ▁the ▁middle ▁class ▁bo oming ▁with ▁aff lu ent ▁terra ce ▁housing ▁becoming ▁the ▁norm . ▁ ▁Between ▁the ▁wars ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁One ▁and ▁Two , ▁Royal ▁Park ▁was ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁military ▁enc amp ments . ▁Camp ▁P ell ▁in ▁Royal ▁Park ▁was ▁the ▁temporary ▁military ▁camp ▁for ▁United ▁States ▁forces ▁during ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁post ▁war ▁era , ▁Melbourne ▁Hospital ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁Park ville . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁Park ville ▁became ▁the ▁new , ▁and ▁current ▁home ▁of ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁College ▁of ▁Ph arm acy , ▁on ▁Royal ▁Par ade , ▁which ▁is ▁now ▁a ▁campus ▁of ▁Mon ash ▁University . ▁ ▁The ▁Ath lete ' s ▁Village ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Commonwealth ▁Games ▁was ▁built ▁on ▁the ▁grounds ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁Royal ▁Park ▁Psych iat ric ▁Hospital ▁located ▁in ▁Park ville . ▁The ▁Ath lete ' s ▁Village ▁has ▁since ▁been ▁converted ▁into ▁a ▁resident ial ▁area ▁known ▁as ▁Park ville ▁Gard ens . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Census , ▁there ▁were ▁ 7 , 4 0 9 ▁people ▁in ▁Park ville . ▁ 5 0 . 1 % ▁of ▁people ▁were ▁born ▁in ▁Australia . ▁The ▁next ▁most ▁common ▁countries ▁of ▁birth