Rye, Victoria

Rye
MelbourneVictoria
Kitesurfing at Rye, Rye pier in background
Rye is located in Melbourne
Rye
Rye
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Coordinates38°22′37″S 144°50′17″E / 38.377°S 144.838°E / -38.377; 144.838
Population9,438 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density642.0/km2 (1,663/sq mi)
Postcode(s)3941
Area14.7 km2 (5.7 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Mornington Peninsula
State electorate(s)Nepean
Federal division(s)Flinders
Suburbs around Rye:
Port Phillip
Blairgowrie Rye Tootgarook
Bass Strait

Rye is a seaside suburb on the Mornington Peninsula in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, approximately 94.5 km (58.7 mi) south of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shire of Mornington Peninsula local government area. Rye recorded a population of 9,438 at the 2021 census.[1]

Rye's beach, on the eastern side of Port Phillip, is popular with swimmers, fishermen, yachtsmen, and kitesurfers. Its ocean beach (which is not patrolled) is also popular with surfers and divers.[2] Rye is in the traditional country of the Boon wurrung (Bunurong) people of the Kulin nation.

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Rye (State)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 July 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Rye Ocean, St Andrews Beach, Beachsafe, Surf Life Saving Australia.