| Ashwood Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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  Ashwood | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 37°52′01″S 145°06′11″E / 37.867°S 145.103°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 7,154 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3147 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 47 m (154 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 2.6 km2 (1.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 14 km (9 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Monash | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Ashwood | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Chisholm | ||||||||||||||
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Ashwood is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 14 km south east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Monash local government area. Ashwood recorded a population of 7,154 at the 2021 census.[2]
Ashwood was named after the suburbs of Burwood and Ashburton, because it is located between the two. It has the postcode of 3147, which it shares with the neighbouring suburb of Ashburton.
Ashwood is bounded by Huntingdale Road to the east, the Glen Waverley railway line to the south, Warrigal Road to the west and a wandering alignment to the north that approximately follows Carlyle Street, Zodiac Street, Gardiners Creek, Ashwood Drive, Montpellier Road and Arthur Street.[3]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Ashwood (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Ashwood (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ Map 60. Melway Publishing. 2008.
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