Windsor, Victoria

Windsor Melbourne, Victoria
Tram on Chapel Street stopping at Windsor railway station
Windsor
Coordinates	37°51′14″S 144°59′17″E / 37.854°S 144.988°E / -37.854; 144.988Coordinates: 37°51′14″S 144°59′17″E / 37.854°S 144.988°E / -37.854; 144.988
Population	7,069 (2011 census)
• Density	7,000/km2 (18,000/sq mi)
Established	1860s
Postcode(s)	3181
Area	1 km2 (0.4 sq mi)
Location	7 km (4 mi) from Melbourne
LGA(s)	City of Port Phillip City of Stonnington
State electorate(s)	Prahran
Federal Division(s)	Higgins Melbourne Ports
Suburbs around Windsor: South Yarra Prahran Prahran Albert Park Windsor Prahran St Kilda St Kilda East St Kilda East

Windsor is an inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 5 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District. Its local government areas are the Cities of Port Phillip and Stonnington. At the 2011 census, Windsor had a population of 7,069.

Windsor is bounded by Dandenong Road, St Kilda Road, Williams Road and High Street.

It is often incorrectly referred to as Prahran, Windsor's northern neighbour. In the past, Windsor was within the City of Prahran's boundaries and many institutions still refer to this.

Windsor was named after Windsor, Berkshire.

Known at first as Prahran South, its name was changed to Windsor in 1891.

A Windsor Post Office opened in 1856, but was renamed St Kilda in 1858. The Windsor Post Office in the area opened in 1886.

Although Stonnington's smallest suburb, Windsor has its own bank, supermarket and historic pubs, along with a growing number of independent clothing stores, restaurants, bars, lounges and cafés.

Windsor contains a diverse mix of housing, including medium density apartments, Victorian terrace housing and a high-rise public housing tower.

The Prahran campus of Swinburne University used to be located just south of High Street in Windsor, but this is now Melbourne Polytechnic - Prahran Campus, although it is actually in Windsor. The National Institute of Circus Arts, officially opened by the former Australian Government Treasurer and Federal Member for Higgins, The Hon Peter Costello, is in Green Street Windsor.