Healesville

Healesville
Victoria
The Grand Hotel at Healesville
Healesville is located in Melbourne
Healesville
Healesville
Location in metropolitan Melbourne
Map
Coordinates37°39′22″S 145°30′50″E / 37.65611°S 145.51389°E / -37.65611; 145.51389
Population7,589 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density53.406/km2 (138.32/sq mi)
Established1864
Postcode(s)3777
Elevation97 m (318 ft)
Area142.1 km2 (54.9 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Yarra Ranges
State electorate(s)Eildon
Federal division(s)Casey
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
19.2 °C
67 °F
8 °C
46 °F
1,020.1 mm
40.2 in
Localities around Healesville:
Chum Creek Toolangi Fernshaw
Dixons Creek Tarrawarra Healesville McMahons Creek
Coldstream Gruyere Badger Creek Woori Yallock Don Valley Warburton

Healesville is a town in Victoria, Australia, 64 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district, located within the Shire of Yarra Ranges local government area. Healesville recorded a population of 7,589 in the 2021 census.[1]

Healesville is situated on the Watts River, a tributary of the Yarra River.

The outskirts of Healesville is home to a wildlife sanctuary, called Healesville Sanctuary.[citation needed]

  1. ^ a b "2021 Census QuickStats Healesville". Australian Bureau if Statistics. Retrieved 9 July 2022.