Crib Point Melbourne, Victoria |
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Coordinates | 38°21′47″S 145°12′07″E / 38.363°S 145.202°ECoordinates: 38°21′47″S 145°12′07″E / 38.363°S 145.202°E | ||||||||||||
Population | 2,839 (2011) | ||||||||||||
• Density | 451/km2 (1,167/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 3919 | ||||||||||||
Area | 6.3 km2 (2.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | Shire of Mornington Peninsula | ||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Hastings | ||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Flinders | ||||||||||||
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Crib Point is a town in, Victoria, Australia, as a part of the urban enclave on Western Port comprising Bittern, Crib Point, Hastings, Tyabb, and Somerville. Its local government area is the Shire of Mornington Peninsula.
Crib Point is served by three railway stations: Morradoo, Crib Point and Stony Point, the latter of which is the terminus of the greater-metropolitan Stony Point line.
Crib Point Post Office opened on 18 July 1890.
The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League.
It is situated near the HMAS Cerberus (naval base).