| Balwyn Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 Knutsford Street, Balwyn | |||||||||||||||
  Balwyn | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 37°48′32″S 145°4′44″E / 37.80889°S 145.07889°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 13,495 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3103 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 84 m (276 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 5.6 km2 (2.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 10 km (6 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Boroondara | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Kew | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Kooyong | ||||||||||||||
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Balwyn (/ˈbɔːlwən/ ) is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 10 km east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Boroondara local government area. Balwyn recorded a population of 13,495 at the 2021 census.[2]
The suburb's post-European settlement character was initially agricultural with several large estates built around a small village centre. Since the early 20th century, farms and mansions gave way to suburban development as the population of Melbourne rapidly grew.[3] Today Balwyn is almost entirely residential and one of Victoria's most exclusive and affluent suburbs,[4] regularly ranking in the state's top 10 most expensive suburbs.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Balwyn (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "2021 Census QuickStats: Balwyn". censusdata.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Balwyn's Beginnings". Balwyn Historical Society. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ "10 Most Expensive Suburbs in Melbourne 2021". Metropole Property Strategists. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
