Chelsea Heights, Victoria

Chelsea Heights Melbourne, Victoria
Wells Road - Springvale Road intersection view from the Chelsea Heights fast food outlets car park
Chelsea Heights
Coordinates	38°02′49″S 145°08′13″E / 38.047°S 145.137°E / -38.047; 145.137Coordinates: 38°02′49″S 145°08′13″E / 38.047°S 145.137°E / -38.047; 145.137
Population	5,186 (2011 census)[1]
• Density	1,621/km2 (4,200/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	3196
Area	3.2 km2 (1.2 sq mi)
Location	32 km (20 mi) from Melbourne
LGA(s)	City of Kingston
State electorate(s)	Mordialloc
Federal Division(s)	Isaacs
Suburbs around Chelsea Heights: Edithvale Aspendale Gardens Braeside Chelsea Chelsea Heights Bangholme Bonbeach Patterson Lakes Bangholme

Chelsea Heights is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 30 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its local government area is the City of Kingston. At the 2011 Census, Chelsea Heights had a population of approximately 5,186.

The suburb is home to Chelsea Heights Primary School, The Chelsea Heights Cricket & Football Club, Bonbeach Blue Jays Baseball Club.

On the border of Chelsea Heights and Chelsea is the Bayside Trail bicycle track, which begins in Seaford and continues north for approximately 43 km to Port Melbourne.

History

Prior to the 1870s, Chelsea Heights was known as the Isles of Wannarkladdin, being the only high land of the Carrum Carrum Swamp.^[2]

Popular reference

The aerial photography at the beginning of the Network 7 show Kath & Kim shows the central portion of Chelsea Heights. It is also the home of the famous "Bike Riding With King Browns".^[3]

See also

• City of Springvale - the former local government area of which Chelsea Heights was a part.

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chelsea Heights, Victoria.

• Australian Places: Chelsea Heights