Balaclava, Victoria

Balaclava Melbourne, Victoria
Carlisle Street
Balaclava
Coordinates	37°52′23″S 144°59′35″E / 37.873°S 144.993°E / -37.873; 144.993
Population	5,392 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	6,700/km2 (17,500/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	3183
Elevation	12 m (39 ft)
Area	0.8 km2 (0.3 sq mi)
Location	7 km (4 mi) from Melbourne
LGA(s)	City of Port Phillip
State electorate(s)	Caulfield
Federal division(s)	Macnamara
Suburbs around Balaclava: St Kilda St Kilda East St Kilda East Elwood Balaclava St Kilda East Elwood Ripponlea Elsternwick

Balaclava is an inner suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 7 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Port Phillip local government area. Balaclava recorded a population of 5,392 at the 2021 census.^[1]

Balaclava is located in the south-east of the city, in the St Kilda East area and is bounded by Inkerman Street to the north, Chapel Street to the west, Hotham Street to the east and Oak Grove and Los Angeles Court to the south. In terms of its cadastral division, Balaclava is in the parish of Prahran, within the County of Bourke

The suburb was named after the Battle of Balaclava that took place on 25 October 1854, during the Crimean War.

Well known television celebrity Graham Kennedy spent part of his childhood in the Balaclava area. After his death, the local council placed a commemorative plaque on the house in which he lived.

Balaclava is home to much of Melbourne's Orthodox Jewish Community, consisting of both Hasidic and non-Hasidic (Misnagdim or Yeshivish) Jews. Within its confines are a number of kosher restaurants and shops that cater to the local and broader Melbourne Haredi communities.