Mount Eliza, Victoria

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Mount Eliza
Melbourne, Victoria

Population:

16106 (2001 census)

Postcode:

3930

Area:

22.4 km²

Property Value:

AUD $460,000 ^[1]

Location:

48 km from Melbourne
7 km from Frankston

LGA:

Shire of Mornington Peninsula

State District:

Mornington

Federal Division:

Dunkley, Flinders

Suburbs around Mount Eliza
		Frankston South
	Mount Eliza	Baxter
Mornington	Mornington	Moorooduc

Mount Eliza is a quiet residential suburb in outer bayside Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is in the Local Government Area of the Shire of Mornington Peninsula. Its postcode is 3930.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Mount Eliza Village
4 Schools
5 Transport
6 External links

[edit] History

Mount Eliza was named in 1836 by Captain William Hobson after Elizabeth Callaghan, the wife of John Batman.

Prior to large scale subdivision, Mount Eliza was mainly a location for holiday homes. This began to change in the early half of the 20th century when many old estates were subdivided. One such subdivision was Ranelagh Estate, designed by Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin in 1924 in tandem with the surveyors Tuxen and Miller. [1]

[edit] Geography

The suburb is bordered by Kackeraboite Creek, Humphries Road, Moorooduc Highway, Wooralla Drive, the Mornington railway line, Oakbank Road, Manmangur Creek and Port Phillip bay.

[edit] Mount Eliza Village

The town centre is known as Mount Eliza Village, and is the main shopping area for the suburb. Situated at the corner of Canadian Bay Road and Mount Eliza Way, the village is a bustling centre of activity and is well served by many businesses, including all four major banks.

Two major supermarkets, Ritchies and Safeway can be found along with many speciality shops.

Some good restaurants can also be found, Licciardo's is especially popular with a world class chef formerly of the three michelin star rated Waterside Inn, in the UK.

[edit] Schools

There is a good range of schools in Mt. Eliza, including Kunyung Primary School, The Peninsula School, Toorak College, Mt. Eliza Secondary College, Mt. Eliza Primary School, Mt. Eliza North Primary School, and St.Thomas More Catholic Primary School. Also the Mt. Eliza / Melbourne Business School.

[edit] Transport

Mount Eliza is served by two major roadways, the Nepean Highway and Moorooduc Highway. The bus routes 781, 784, 785 and 788 pass through the main shopping strip of the suburb. The bus routes 772 and 773 pass through the area known locally as Eliza Heights.