
Balwyn:
Population: | 15,312 (2006) | ||||||||||||
Postcode: | 3103 | ||||||||||||
Area: | 5.6 km (2.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
Location: | 10 km (6 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||
Local Government Area: | City of Boroondara | ||||||||||||
State District: | Kew, Box Hill | ||||||||||||
Federal Division: | Kooyong | ||||||||||||
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Balwyn is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 10 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Boroondara. At the 2006 Census, Balwyn had a population of 15,312.
The south west part of the suburb was excised as the suburb of Deepdene in 2010.
Balwyn in the north is separated from Balwyn North by Belmore Road, is bounded in the west by Burke Road, in the south by an irregular line along Mont Albert Road, Northcote Avenue and Whitehorse Road, and in the east by a line some distance to the east of Union Road.
Whitehorse Road runs east-west along the ridgeline through the centre of Balwyn. Balwyn Road runs north-south from Koonung Creek Reserve to Canterbury Road. The main shopping precinct is near the intersection of these roads.
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