Chelsea Heights, Victoria Explained

Type:suburb
Chelsea Heights
City:Melbourne
State:vic
Lga:City of Kingston
Alternative Location Map:Australia Victoria metropolitan Melbourne
Coordinates:-38.047°N 145.137°W
Postcode:3196
Pop:5,393
Area:3.2
Stategov:Mordialloc
Fedgov:Isaacs
Dist1:32
Location1:Melbourne
Near-Nw:Edithvale
Native Name:Karrum Karrum (Boonwurrung)
Near-N:Aspendale Gardens
Near-Ne:Braeside
Near-W:Chelsea
Near-E:Bangholme
Near-Sw:Bonbeach
Near-S:Patterson Lakes
Near-Se:Bangholme
Local Map:yes
Zoom:12

Chelsea Heights is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 30 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Kingston local government area. Chelsea Heights recorded a population of 5,393 at the .

The suburb is home to Chelsea Heights Primary School, The Chelsea Heights Cricket & Football Club and the Bonbeach Blue Jays Baseball Club.

On the border of Chelsea Heights and Chelsea is the Bayside Trail bicycle track, which begins in Seaford and continues north for approximately 43 km to Port Melbourne.

History

Prior to the 1870s, Chelsea Heights was known as the Isles of Wannarkladdin, being the only high land of the Carrum Carrum Swamp.[1]

Popular reference

The aerial photography at the beginning of the Network 7 show Kath & Kim shows the central portion of Chelsea Heights.

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Notes and References

  1. http://localhistory.kingston.vic.gov.au/htm/article/191.htm Carrum Carrum Swamp: Swamped with History