Belgrave (Victoria)

Belgrave
State :  Australia State : Victoria City : Melbourne Founded : 1851
Coordinates : 37 ° 55 ′  S , 145 ° 21 ′  E Coordinates: 37 ° 55 ′  S , 145 ° 21 ′  E Height : 200  m Area : 4.1  km²
Residents : 3,929 (2016) Population density : 958 inhabitants per km²
Time zone : AEST (UTC + 10) Postal code : 3160 LGA : Yarra Ranges Shire
Belgrave

Belgrave is a district in the southeast of the Australian metropolis Melbourne . It is located approx. 35 km from the city center and had a population of just under 4,000 in 2016. It was named after a chapel in Leeds, England .

The district borders the Dandenong Ranges National Park to the east . Another tourist attraction is the Puffing Billy Railway , a museum railway set up in 1962.

Main Street

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Australian Bureau of Statistics : Belgrave ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
2. ^ Origin of the name "Belgrave". In: The Argus. (Melbourne daily newspaper) of May 1, 1929 ( online )