| Crib Point Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 38°21′47″S 145°12′07″E / 38.363°S 145.202°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 3,343 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 531/km2 (1,374/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3919 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 6.3 km2 (2.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Mornington Peninsula | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Hastings | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Flinders | ||||||||||||||
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Crib Point is a town on the Mornington Peninsula in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 64 km (40 mi) south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shire of Mornington Peninsula local government area. Crib Point recorded a population of 3,343 at the 2021 census.[1]
The town is part of an urban enclave on Western Port comprising Bittern, Crib Point, Hastings, Tyabb, and Somerville.
Crib Point is served by three railway stations: Morradoo, Crib Point and Stony Point, the latter of which is the terminus of the greater-metropolitan Stony Point line.
Crib Point Post Office opened on 18 July 1890.[2]
The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League.
It is situated near the HMAS Cerberus naval base.
It is opposite a park that has a long stretch of mangroves.
The Victorian Maritime Centre is temporarily located at Crib Point. It has a future permanent site announced at Hastings. The museum houses many artefacts of both the Royal Australian Navy and the Merchant Navy.[3]
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Crib Point (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 13 March 2021
- ^ "Victorian Maritime Centre". Victorian Maritime Centre. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
