Sassafras, Victoria

Sassafras
MelbourneVictoria
Sassafras township
Sassafras is located in Melbourne
Sassafras
Sassafras
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Coordinates37°52′12″S 145°21′14″E / 37.87000°S 145.35389°E / -37.87000; 145.35389
Population970 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density294/km2 (761/sq mi)
Postcode(s)3787
Elevation475 m (1,558 ft)
Area3.3 km2 (1.3 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s)
State electorate(s)Monbulk
Federal division(s)
Localities around Sassafras:
The Basin Dandenong Ranges Olinda
Ferny Creek Sassafras Olinda
Ferny Creek Dandenong Ranges Sherbrooke
War memorial and garden

Sassafras (/sæsəfræs/) is a locality and township within Greater Melbourne, beyond the Melbourne metropolitan area Urban Growth Boundary,[2] 43 km east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Knox and Shire of Yarra Ranges local government areas. Sassafras recorded a population of 970 at the 2021 census.[1]

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Sassafras (Vic.) (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 July 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Urban Growth Boundary map Archived 2011-04-05 at the Wayback Machine