Chelsea, Victoria
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| Chelsea Melbourne, Victoria |
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| Population: | 6694 (2006) [1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 3196 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 2.6 km² (1.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Property Value: | AUD $370,000 [2] | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 31 km (19 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Kingston | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Carrum | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Isaacs | ||||||||||||
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Chelsea is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is in the Local Government Area of the City of Kingston. Chelsea is located on Port Philip Bay about 30 kilometres from Melbourne's central business district and is the most important bayside suburban centre between Mentone and Frankston. Chelsea is very popular with beachgoers during summer, with fishing available from Chelsea Pier.
While there are older homes in the area, most of Chelsea was developed post-WWII. Many houses were demolished to make way for single storey units in the 1960s and 1970s. Chelsea has smaller households, fewer families with children and more old people than most other Melbourne suburbs.
A large shopping strip is located along Nepean Highway. The largest shop is a Safeway Supermarket that has recently received approval for it to be redeveloped. Chelsea is also home to many community and sporting organisations.
Chelsea has its own railway station on the Frankston line. Its main bus route (888/889) operates to Springvale, Glen Waverley and Nunawading, with a limited service (route 857) operating to Dandenong.
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Chelsea (State Suburb). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2008-03-28.
- ^ Chelsea, accessed 8 March 2008
[edit] External links
- Chelsea, Victoria is at coordinates Coordinates:
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