Eastern Hill, Melbourne
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East Melbourne Melbourne, Victoria |
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Queen Bess Row
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 East Melbourne
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| Coordinates | 37°48′47″S 144°59′06″E / 37.813°S 144.985°ECoordinates: 37°48′47″S 144°59′06″E / 37.813°S 144.985°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 4,714 (2011) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 2,480/km2 (6,430/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1840 | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3002 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 1.9 km2 (0.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Location | 2 km (1 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Melbourne | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Melbourne | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Melbourne | ||||||||||||
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East Melbourne is an inner suburb of Melbourne, Australia, 2 km east of Melbourne's Central Business District. Its local government area is the City of Melbourne. At the 2011 Census, East Melbourne had a population of 4,714.
East Melbourne is a small area of inner Melbourne, located between Richmond and the Melbourne Central Business District. Broadly, it is bounded by Spring Street, Victoria Parade, Punt Road/Hoddle Street and Brunton Avenue.
One of Melbourne's earliest suburbs, East Melbourne has long been home to many significant government, health and religious institutions, including the Parliament of Victoria and offices of the Government of Victoria in the Parliamentary and Cathedral precincts, which are located on a gentle hill at the edge of the Melbourne's Hoddle Grid, known as Eastern Hill. The world-famous Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) is located in Yarra Park, in the East Melbourne locality of Jolimont. East Melbourne has been affluent since its first establishment and contains some of the oldest Victorian homes and terrace houses and parks and gardens in Melbourne.
The Parliamentary and Cathedral precincts are located on a gentle hill, known as Eastern Hill. Jolimont railway station is at the top of a ridge, which extends towards Bridge Road in Richmond, from which Jolimont slopes downwards towards the Yarra River and the residential section to the north slopes gradually towards the flatter areas of Fitzroy and Collingwood to the north and Richmond to the south.
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