Newport, Victoria

Newport Melbourne, Victoria
Paine Reserve, central Newport
Newport
Coordinates	37°50′31″S 144°53′02″E / 37.842°S 144.884°E / -37.842; 144.884Coordinates: 37°50′31″S 144°53′02″E / 37.842°S 144.884°E / -37.842; 144.884
Population	11,987 (2011 census)
• Density	2,350/km2 (6,090/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	3015
Area	5.1 km2 (2.0 sq mi)
Location	7.5 km (5 mi) from Melbourne
LGA(s)	City of Hobsons Bay
State electorate(s)	Williamstown
Federal Division(s)	Gellibrand
Suburbs around Newport: Altona North South Kingsville Spotswood Altona North Newport Port Melbourne Altona Williamstown North Williamstown

Newport is an inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 7 km south-west of Melbourne's CBD. Its local government area is the City of Hobsons Bay. At the 2011 Census, Newport had a population of 11,987.

Newport is approximately 10 minutes by car from Melbourne via the West Gate Freeway or a 20-minute train journey from Flinders Street Station.

The Yalukit-willam people of the Boon-wurrung Country are the traditional owners of land known as Newport, with a well researched connection to the area beyond 30,000 years. First contact came with European sealers (1803–1834) and followed a pattern of violence typical across Australia at the time. In 1835 the arrival of John Batman saw a treaty established and a period of relative peace. However, despite this the plight of the Australian Aborigines was dire, as they were increasingly denied ownership and access to their lands.

European settlement began in Newport at what was then called Williamstown Junction around 1862, with a Telegraph Office and Post Office by 1869. It was renamed Newport in 1881. The Newport Railway Workshops played a key role in the development of the suburb, formerly the main workshops of the Victorian Railways. The workshops are just south of the Newport railway station. The Newport Power Station is another feature of the suburb, the chimney of which remains one of the tallest towers in Melbourne at 183 metres. The original coal-fired generators were replaced in 1981 with a single 500MW gas-fired generator and operates during peak-load periods.