| Altona Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 Main street of Altona | |||||||||||||||
  Altona | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 37°52′05″S 144°49′48″E / 37.868°S 144.830°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 11,490 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 679.9/km2 (1,761/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3018 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 8 m (26 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 16.9 km2 (6.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 13 km (8 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Hobsons Bay | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Williamstown | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Gellibrand | ||||||||||||||
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Altona is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 13 km (8.1 mi) south-west of Melbourne's Central Business District,[2][3][4] located within the City of Hobsons Bay local government area. Altona recorded a population of 11,490 at the 2021 census.[1]
Altona is a large suburb consisting of low density residential in the south-eastern half and mixed industry in the north-western half. A feature of the suburb is Altona Beach, which is one of only two swimming beaches in the western suburbs (the other being Williamstown Beach).
Altona takes its name from the then-independent German city of Altona[5] which is today a borough of Hamburg.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Altona (Vic.) (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
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- ^ "Altona". totaltravel.com. Archived from the original on 27 March 2009. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
- ^ "Altona, Victoria". Australian Places. Monash University. Archived from the original on 25 August 2006. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
- ^ Kennedy, B: Australian Place Names, page 5. ABC Books, 2006
