St Kilda West Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 37°51′37″S 144°58′24″E / 37.8604°S 144.9732°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 2,951 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 6,150/km2 (15,920/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 3182 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 11 m (36 ft) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 0.48 km2 (0.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Location | 5 km (3 mi) from Melbourne CBD | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | City of Port Phillip | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Albert Park | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Macnamara | ||||||||||||||
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St Kilda West is an inner suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 5 km south of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Port Phillip local government area. St Kilda West recorded a population of 2,951 at the 2021 census.[1]
St Kilda West is bounded by Albert Park and Canterbury Road in the north-east and south-east, West Beach Road, Scoops Lane and Beaconsfield Parade in the south-west, Port Phillip Bay in the west, and Fraser Street in the north and north-west. Fraser Street was the western boundary of the former City of St Kilda, now part of the City of Port Phillip.
It is an almost exclusively residential area characterised by a mix of Victorian terraces, modest Edwardian villas, interwar and post war walk-up flats, as well as some 1960s-70s hi-rise towers facing Port Phillip bay. The suburb's community and commercial facilities (including schools and shops) are located in nearby suburbs, and it is well served by public transport.