Cockatoo, Victoria

Cockatoo
MelbourneVictoria
McBride Street
Cockatoo is located in Melbourne
Cockatoo
Cockatoo
Location in metropolitan Melbourne
Map
Coordinates37°56′06″S 145°29′31″E / 37.935°S 145.492°E / -37.935; 145.492
Population4,408 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3781
Elevation158 m (518 ft)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Cardinia
State electorate(s)Monbulk
Federal division(s)La Trobe
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
29.43 °C
85 °F
14.7 °C
58 °F
658 mm
25.9 in
Localities around Cockatoo:
Avonsleigh Macclesfield Nangana
Emerald Cockatoo Gembrook
Dewhurst Mount Burnett Mount Burnett
Sign along Pakenham Road

Cockatoo is a town in Victoria, Australia, 48 km south-east of Melbourne's central business district, located within the Shire of Cardinia local government area. Cockatoo recorded a population of 4,408 at the 2021 census.[1]

Cockatoo is named after Cockatoo Creek, which runs through the town, and which the town was previously named.

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cockatoo (Vic.) (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 July 2022. Edit this at Wikidata