Caulfield East Melbourne, Victoria |
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Coordinates | 37°52′34″S 145°02′38″E / 37.876°S 145.044°ECoordinates: 37°52′34″S 145°02′38″E / 37.876°S 145.044°E | ||||||||||||
Population | 1,237 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||
• Density | 950/km2 (2,460/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 3145 | ||||||||||||
Area | 1.3 km2 (0.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
Location | 14 km (9 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||
LGA(s) | City of Glen Eira | ||||||||||||
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Federal Division(s) | Melbourne Ports | ||||||||||||
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Caulfield East is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 10 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its local government area is the City of Glen Eira. As of the 2011 Census, Caulfield East had a population of 1,237.
The suburb contains landmarks such as the Caulfield Racecourse, Caulfield railway station, the Caulfield Campus of Monash University and Glen Eira College. The suburb is bounded by Booran Road and Kambrook Road to the west, Dandenong Road to the north, Grange Road to the east and Neerim Road to the south.
Caulfield East Post Office opened on 6 December 1888, and was known briefly in 1928 and 1929 as Malvern East.