Tootgarook, Victoria

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Tootgarook
MelbourneVictoria
Population: 2318 (2006)[1]
Postcode: 3941
Area: 3.6 km² (1.4 sq mi)
Property Value: AUD $254,500 [2]
Location:
LGA: Shire of Mornington Peninsula
State District: Nepean
Federal Division: Flinders
Suburbs around Tootgarook:
Port Phillip
Rye Tootgarook Rosebud West
Cape Schanck Boneo

Tootgarook is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Mornington Peninsula.

In the same suburb, but extending to neighbouring suburbs, is the Tootgarook Wetland. This wetland is about 300 hectares in size and supports many rare and endangered species of flora and fauna. Most of the wetland is in private ownership and some is vulnerable to development.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Tootgarook (State Suburb). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-10-01.
  2. ^ Tootgarook, accessed 9 August 2007

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