Bentleigh East, Victoria

Bentleigh East is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located 14 kilometres from the CBD. Its local government area is the City of Glen Eira. At the 2016 Census, Bentleigh East had a population of 27,635 up from 25,925 in 2011.

Bentleigh East
Melbourne, Victoria
Bentleigh East
Coordinates37.921°S 145.067°E / -37.921; 145.067
Population27,635 (2016)[1]
 • Density3,004/km2 (7,780/sq mi)
Postcode(s)3165
Area9.2 km2 (3.6 sq mi)
Location14 km (9 mi) from Melbourne
LGA(s)City of Glen Eira
State electorate(s)
Federal Division(s)Hotham
Suburbs around Bentleigh East:
Ormond Murrumbeena Oakleigh
McKinnon Bentleigh East Oakleigh South
Bentleigh Moorabbin Heatherton

History

The suburb, like its neighbour Bentleigh, was named after the infamous Victorian politician Thomas Bent. Part of East Bentleigh was inside the original grant of land bought by English farmer and brewer, Henry Dendy, in 1841. He bought 5,120 acres (20.7 km2) which was bounded on the west by Port Phillip Bay, then North Road, East Boundary Road and South Road.[2] East Bentleigh Post Office opened on 9 January 1928 and closed in 1995, although Bentleigh East Delivery Centre remains open. Coatesville Post Office on Mackie Road East Bentleigh opened on 1 April 1955.[3]

East Bentleigh police station closed in the early 1990s and the building remains standing on the corner of East Boundary Road and Omeo Court, near Centre Road (opposite the hotel).

Population

In the 2016 Census, there were 27,635 people in Bentleigh East. 62.5% of people were born in Australia.

Geography

Larger than its namesake Bentleigh (and featuring a completely unrelated postcode), East Bentleigh is 14 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district.[4] Its boundaries form a square shape, which is to the west by Tucker Road, to the north by North Road, to the east by Warrigal Road and to the south by South Road. It is bisected by Centre Road east-west and East Boundary Road north-south. The area around Mackie Road is the locality of Coatesville. East Bentleigh generally enjoys smooth road surfaces.

Education

Government schools within Bentleigh East include Valkstone Primary School, Coatesville Primary School, Tucker Road Primary School and East Bentleigh Primary School.[5]

Government schools closed during the 1990s included East Bentleigh Primary School (in Centre Road), Eastmoor Primary School and Moorleigh High School (now Moorleigh Village) The only Catholic high school in East Benteigh is St James College.

Features

Features of the area include the Glen Eira Sports and Aquatic Centre (GESAC), previously known as the East Bentleigh Swim Centre. Another feature is the Monash Medical Centre (Moorabbin Campus).

Golfers play at the course of The Yarra Yarra Golf Club on Warrigal Road.[6]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bentleigh East (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  2. Bate, Weston (8 March 2008). "Sand, Sea and Money Making: Brighton in the 1840s". Port Phillip Pioneers Group. Archived from the original on 29 October 2009. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
  3. Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 11 April 2008.
  4. http://www.postcodes-australia.com/areas/vic/mulgrave/bentleigh+east
  5. "East Bentleigh Primary School". Steiner Schools in Australia. 1 April 2007. Archived from the original on 13 September 2009. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
  6. Golf Select. "The Yarra Yarra". Retrieved 11 May 2009.
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