Hampton East, Victoria

Hampton East
Melbourne, Victoria
Hampton East
Population: 4233 (2006) [1]
Postcode: 3188
Area: 1.4 km² (0.5 sq mi)
Location: 15 km (9 mi) from Melbourne
LGA: City of Bayside
State District: Brighton
Federal Division: Goldstein
Suburbs around Hampton East:
Brighton East Brighton East Bentleigh
Hampton Hampton East Moorabbin
Hampton Highett Highett

Hampton East is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 15 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district.[2] Its Local Government Area is the City of Bayside. At the 2006 Census, Hampton East had a population of 4233.

History

Hampton East is a residential suburb mainly developed during the 1950s. The Post Office opened on 1 September 1947, closed in 1950 and reopened in 1956.[3]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Hampton East (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC21317&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2008-03-28. 
  2. ^ http://www.postcodes-australia.com/areas/vic/dandenong/hampton+east
  3. ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=, retrieved 2008-04-11 

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