Area: 4.58 km2
2001 population: 10,477
1996 population: 7,930
Average annual growth rate (1996-2001): 32.1%

(Source: ABS National Census. 1996 and 2001)

Description

Port Melbourne, a residential and industrial suburb, is 4km south-west of Melbourne. It is bounded on its north and west by the Yarra River, on the south by Hobsons Bay and on the east by South Melbourne. The residential area of Port Melbourne adjoins South Melbourne.

Characteristics

Port Melbourne is one of the oldest neighbourhoods in the City of Port Phillip. Housing stock generally dates from the Victorian and Edwardian eras, with major exceptions being the Garden City estate, developed in the 1930s and 1940s and the current Beacon Cove development adjacent to Station Pier.

The Beacon Cove estate and redevelopment of some industrial sites has provided significant numbers of new dwellings in recent years and is largely responsible for the neighbourhood's large growth rate.

The neighbourhood is well served by the Bay Street shopping area and the Port Melbourne light rail line.

Other notable physical features include the foreshore, Port Melbourne Town Hall, the Port Melbourne Industrial Estate, North Port Oval and Station and Princes Piers.

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