Seaholme is a suburb in
Melbourne
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,
Victoria,
Australia
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, south-west of Melbourne's
Central Business District
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, located within the
City of Hobsons Bay
The City of Hobsons Bay is a local government area in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It comprises the south-western suburbs between 6 and 20 km from the Melbourne city centre.
It was founded on 22 June 1994 during the amalgamation of l ...
local government area
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. Seaholme recorded a population of 2,067 at the
2021 census.
[
The suburb is a bayside enclave within the larger suburb of Altona, bounded in the west by Millers Road and in the north by the ]Altona Coastal Park
Altona Coastal Park, a 70 hectares intertidal and salt marsh area located 11 km from Melbourne CBD in the western suburb of Altona, is an important recreational and nature conservation area, providing habitats for a large biodiversity of fl ...
.
Seaholme Post Office opened on 2 July 1951 and closed in 1971.
Transport
Train
* Seaholme is home to Seaholme station, which is serviced by trains on the Werribee railway line.
Bus
* Route 411-412: Laverton to Footscray
* Route 944: City to Point Cook ( Night Bus Service)
See also
* City of Altona – Seaholme was previously within this former local government area.
References
External links
Cr Tony Briffa, Councillor for Altona and SeaholmeHobsons Bay Community Online Forum
Suburbs of Melbourne
Suburbs of the City of Hobsons Bay
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