Bentleigh Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 37°55′19″S 145°02′10″E / 37.922°S 145.036°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 17,921 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 3204 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 35 m (115 ft) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 4.7 km2 (1.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Location | 13 km (8 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | City of Glen Eira | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Bentleigh | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Goldstein | ||||||||||||||
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Bentleigh is a suburb in Melbourne, Australia, 13 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District,[2] located within the City of Glen Eira local government area. Bentleigh recorded a population of 17,921 at the 2021 census.[3] Within Bentleigh is the unbounded locality of Patterson. Neighbouring suburbs include Bentleigh East, Brighton East, Moorabbin and McKinnon.