Belgrave Heights, Victoria

Belgrave Heights
MelbourneVictoria
Belgrave Heights is located in Melbourne
Belgrave Heights
Belgrave Heights
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Coordinates37°55′23″S 145°20′24″E / 37.923°S 145.340°E / -37.923; 145.340
Population1,398 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density822/km2 (2,130/sq mi)
Postcode(s)3160
Area1.7 km2 (0.7 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Yarra Ranges
State electorate(s)Monbulk
Federal division(s)Casey
Suburbs around Belgrave Heights:
Tecoma Belgrave Selby
Lysterfield Belgrave Heights Selby
Lysterfield Belgrave South Belgrave South

Belgrave Heights is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 36 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district, located within the Shire of Yarra Ranges local government area. Belgrave Heights recorded a population of 1,398 at the 2021 census.[1]

Belgrave Heights Post Office opened on 1 August 1938 as settlement began in the area, and closed in 1977.[2]

In February 1983, the Ash Wednesday fires swept through the area, destroying 238 houses and causing 21 deaths.

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Belgrave Heights (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 July 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 19 February 2021.