Glen Iris, Victoria

Glen Iris
MelbourneVictoria
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Glen Iris is located in Melbourne
Glen Iris
Glen Iris
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Coordinates37°51′22″S 145°03′32″E / 37.856°S 145.059°E / -37.856; 145.059
Population26,131 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)3146
Elevation30 m (98 ft)
Area7.1 km2 (2.7 sq mi)
Location10 km (6 mi) from Melbourne
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State electorate(s)
Federal division(s)
Suburbs around Glen Iris:
Hawthorn East Camberwell Camberwell
Malvern Glen Iris Burwood
Malvern Malvern East Ashburton

Glen Iris is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Cities of Boroondara and Stonnington local government areas. Glen Iris recorded a population of 26,131 at the 2021 census.[2]

Glen Iris had been Melbourne's geographical centre of population from the 1990s to the 2020s,[3][4] with urban sprawl seeing Melbourne's centre of population shifting to Camberwell in the 2020s.[5]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Glen Iris (Vic.) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Glen Iris (Vic.) (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 July 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ "Glen Iris still at the heart of city's urban sprawl". The Age. Melbourne. 5 August 2002. Retrieved 1 March 2008.
  4. ^ "Life is sweet in the new population centre of Victoria". The Age. 30 March 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  5. ^ Sirianos, Athos. "Indian restaurant Tandoori Den Camberwell named as centre of Melbourne". Herald Sun. News Corp. Retrieved 7 August 2024.