Hampton East is a suburb in
Melbourne
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Victoria
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Australia
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, 14 km south-east of Melbourne's
Central Business District
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located within the
City of Bayside
The City of Bayside is a local government area in Victoria, Australia. It is within the southern suburbs of Melbourne. It has an area of 36 square kilometres and in 2018 had a population of 105,718 people.
History
City of Brighton
In 1858, ...
local government area
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. Hampton East recorded a population of 5,069 at the
2021 census.
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History
Hampton East is a residential suburb mainly developed during the 1950s. The Post Office opened on 1 September 1947, closed in 1950 and reopened in 1956.
See also
* City of Moorabbin
The City of Moorabbin was a local government area about southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1862 until 1994.
History
Moorabbin was first incorporated as a road dis ...
– Hampton East was previously within this former local government area.
Notable People
* JS - Professional GR Player
References
External links
Bayside City Council Website
Suburbs of Melbourne
Suburbs of the City of Bayside
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