Moorabbin, Victoria

Moorabbin
MelbourneVictoria
Moorabbin Town Hall in 2024
Moorabbin is located in Melbourne
Moorabbin
Moorabbin
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Coordinates37°56′28″S 145°03′29″E / 37.941°S 145.058°E / -37.941; 145.058
Population6,287 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)3189
Elevation37 m (121 ft)
Area4.6 km2 (1.8 sq mi)
Location15 km (9 mi) from Melbourne
LGA(s)City of Kingston
State electorate(s)Bentleigh
Federal division(s)Isaacs
Suburbs around Moorabbin:
Bentleigh Bentleigh East Oakleigh South
Hampton East Moorabbin Heatherton
Sandringham Highett Cheltenham

Moorabbin is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 15 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District,[2] located within the City of Kingston local government area. Moorabbin recorded a population of 6,287 at the 2021 census.[3]

Most of the eastern side of Moorabbin has been an industrial area since the first development in the mid-1960s. Major businesses with a presence in the area include Coca-Cola. Moorabbin is also well known locally for its residential area built after World War II.[4]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Moorabbin (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Postcode for Moorabbin, Victoria (Near Melbourne) – Postcodes Australia".
  3. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Moorabbin (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 July 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ^ Sheehy, Tom (1985). Battlers Tamed a Sandbelt. Moorabbin: City of Moorabbin. pp. 113–154.