Caulfield East, Victoria

Caulfield East
Melbourne, Victoria

Monash University, Caulfield campus
Caulfield East
Population: 1242 (2006)[1]
Postcode: 3145
Area: 1.3 km² (0.5 sq mi)
Location: 14 km (9 mi) from Melbourne
LGA: City of Glen Eira
State District: Caulfield, Oakleigh
Federal Division: Melbourne Ports
Suburbs around Caulfield East:
Caulfield North Malvern East
Caulfield East
Caulfield Glen Huntly Carnegie

Caulfield East is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 10 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Glen Eira. At the 2006 Census, Caulfield East had a population of 1242.

The suburb contains landmarks such as the Caulfield Racecourse, Caulfield railway station, the Caulfield Campus of Monash University and Glen Eira College. The suburb is bounded by Booran Road and Kambrook Road to the west, Dandenong Road to the north, Grange Road to the east and Neerim Road to the south.

History

Caulfield East Post Office opened on 6 December 1888, and was known briefly in 1928 and 1929 as Malvern East.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Caulfield East (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC21155&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2007-09-26. 
  2. ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=, retrieved 2008-04-11