Elwood (Victoria)

Elwood
Elwood Beach
State :  Australia State : Victoria City : Melbourne Founded : 1900s
Coordinates : 37 ° 53 ′  S , 144 ° 59 ′  E Coordinates: 37 ° 53 ′  S , 144 ° 59 ′  E Area : 2.6  km²
Residents : 15,543 (2016) Population density : 5978 inhabitants per km²
Time zone : AEST (UTC + 10) Telephone code : (+61) 3 Postal code : 3184 LGA : City of Port Phillip
Elwood

Elwood is a district of Port Phillip City in Greater Melbourne , Australia , about 7 km southeast of the Central Business District. Elwood is a popular destination during the summer months due to its beaches.

Parks and green spaces

Despite the density of buildings, Elwood is a very green district. The most popular and largest green spaces are on the water, including Elwood Beach , Elwood Canal, and Point Ormond Reserve .

However, Elwood is not free from environmental problems. The beach and canal are often polluted by rubbish, and the canal often has a distinctive smell due to the backflow of seaweed. However, the local administration has developed strategies to solve these problems.

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  Elwood Beach and Melbourne's Skyline

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  Point Ormond

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  Elsternwick Park

Street names

South of Ormond Road, many streets are named for things related to the beach: for example Beach Avenue, Spray Street, Wave Street (wave), Tide Street (tide), and Foam Street (foam). North of Ormond Road, the streets bear the names of famous writers and poets such as Shakespeare Grove, Dickens Street, Milton Street, Wordsworth Street, Byron Street, Keats Street, Tennyson Street, Ruskin Street and Shelley Street.

Web links

Commons : Elwood, Victoria  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics : Elwood ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved April 20, 2020.