Portsea, Victoria
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Portsea Melbourne, Victoria |
|||||||||||||
 Portsea Pier |
|||||||||||||
| Population: | 655 (2006)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1850s | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 3944 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 4 km² (1.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Property Value: | AUD $1,115,000 [2] | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 95 km (59 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | Shire of Mornington Peninsula | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Nepean | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Flinders | ||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||
Portsea is a resort town located across Port Phillip from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Mornington Peninsula.
The 3944 postcode is the nation's most affluent, with an average taxable income almost $10,000 higher than Sydney's Darling Point or Point Piper.[3]
Portsea is a popular holiday spot, located near the end of the Mornington Peninsula between the calm waters of Port Phillip Bay and the wild surf of Bass Strait.
Portsea is considered by many to be the hub of Melbourne's recreational scuba diving activities. No less than four scuba related shops operate from in its otherwise modest main street. Dive boats travel to sites both inside Port Phillip and outside Port Phillip Heads, also known as The Rip.
The Portsea Pier is the home to the spectacular leafy sea dragon, as well as many other fish species, including numerous pufferfish. Boating traffic is frequent, and divers should be careful to avoid main boating routes. Portsea Back Beach is a big attraction in Portsea, due to its great surfing conditions and long stretch of sand. Portsea Surf Life Saving Club patrols the popular surf beach, as patrols are always needed during the summer period given the large waves and strong tides that are often present.
OCS Portsea, an army establishment, was located just outside the town. The historic reserve became famous when Harold Holt, a former Prime Minister of Australia, disappeared while swimming inside the facility at Cheviot Beach on 17 December 1967 and was officially presumed dead two days later, although a formal inquest into his death did not take place until 2005.
According to the 2006 Australian Bureau of Statistics Census Portsea had 654 residents.[1]
Prominent residents include Lindsay Fox,Kate Baillieu and Rupert Murdoch's grandson David Calvert Jones
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Portsea (State Suburb). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-10-01.
- ^ Portsea, 15 May 2008
- ^ The Age (15 April 2005). Income tide lifts Portsea.
[edit] External links
- Portsea, Victoria is at coordinates Coordinates:
|
|||||
This article about a place in Melbourne is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.sdmfsdfmfmsdfjksn seifjoisjfos8r w98r w8e7b ery jergwierfgiwev rj 87wqerg qwue qweuhqiuw quweyquiweghqweqwerewrttert ertert4t
