Langwarrin, Victoria
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Langwarrin Melbourne, Victoria |
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| Coordinates | 38°09′04″S 145°10′52″E / 38.151°S 145.181°ECoordinates: 38°09′04″S 145°10′52″E / 38.151°S 145.181°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 21,371 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 901.7/km2 (2,335/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3910 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 23.7 km2 (9.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | City of Frankston | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Hastings | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Dunkley | ||||||||||||
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Langwarrin is a semi rural suburb on the urban fringe of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 42 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its local government area is Frankston City. At the 2011 census, Langwarrin had a population of 21,371.
Langwarrin is bounded in the north generally by Valley Road, in the east by Dandenong-Hastings Road, in the south by Robinsons Road and in the west by the route of the proposed extension of the Mornington Peninsula Freeway and by McClelland Drive to the north of the suburb.
Langwarrin had two post offices opening after the arrival of the Stony Point railway in 1889, Langwarrin Railway Station on 9 September 1889 and Langwarrin away from the railway on 26 September 1889. Langwarrin closed in 1893 and Langwarrin Railway Station was renamed Langwarrin in 1913.
It has good access to the City via The Western Port Highway, South Gippsland Highway and Monash Freeway. Cranbourne-Frankston Road which runs east-to-west through Langwarrin is a two-lane-each-direction carriageway, recently widened to cater for this growing population, in part helped by a number of housing developments.
Until December 1994 Langwarrin was part of the City of Cranbourne, formerly the Shire of Cranbourne. At this time the suburb was moved into City of Frankston as part of statewide reform of local government.
Langwarrin's most prominent landscape feature is its large Flora and Fauna reserve (formerly the Langwarrin Military Reserve). The nature reserve has many walking tracks and is an ideal place for quiet recreation activities such as walking, nature study and photography.
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