East Geelong, Victoria Explained

Type:suburb
East Geelong
City:Geelong
State:vic
Use Lga Map:yes
Local Map:yes
Zoom:12
Coordinates:-38.162°N 144.3802°W
Lga:City of Greater Geelong
Postcode:3219
Pop:3,862
Area:3.1
Stategov:Geelong
Fedgov:Corio
Near-Nw:Corio Bay
Near-N:Corio Bay
Near-Ne:Corio Bay
Near-W:Geelong CBD
Near-E:Newcomb
Near-Sw:South Geelong
Near-S:Thomson
Near-Se:Newcomb

East Geelong is a residential suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. At the, East Geelong had a population of 3,862. The post office opened on 6 June 1921. An earlier Post Office dating from 1871 was later renamed Moolap West.

The 81-hectare Eastern Park is located in East Geelong. It is Geelong's premier regional park and an important recreation focus for central Geelong. The Geelong Botanic Gardens are located at its centre.[1]

East Geelong has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Geelong & District Football League. Golfers play at the course of the East Geelong Golf Club at Eastern Gardens.

Heritage listed sites

East Geelong contains a number of heritage listed sites, including:

Population

In the 2016 Census, there were 3,862 people in East Geelong. 82.4% of people were born in Australia. The next most common country of birth was England at 2.9%. 87.4% of people spoke only English at home. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 35.9%, Catholic 28.7% and Anglican 9.5%.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Geelong Botanic Gardens and Eastern Park. rushwright associates. 2014-11-06.
  2. Web site: Eastern Cemetery Gatehouse (H1170) . . . 4 July 2014.
  3. Web site: Eastern Park & Geelong Botanic Gardens (H2095) . . . 4 July 2014.
  4. Web site: First Customs House (H0185) . . . 4 July 2014.
  5. Web site: Lime Kiln Complex (H1288) . . . 4 July 2014.