Toorak
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Toorak () is an inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-east of the Melbourne central business district, located within the City of Stonnington local government area. Toorak recorded a population of 12,817 at the 2021 census.
Key facts
- Australian place.state
- vic
- Australian place.name
- Toorak
- Australian place.image
- Brookville_Gardens,_Toorak_with_sign.jpg
- Australian place.caption
- Brookville Gardens, Toorak
- Australian place.type
- suburb
- Australian place.lga
- City of Stonnington
- Australian place.alternative_location_map
- Australia Victoria metropolitan Melbourne
- Australian place.elevation
- 32
- Australian place.area
- 4.3
- Australian place.city
- Melbourne
- Australian place.est
- 1850s
- Australian place.postcode
- 3142
- Australian place.pop
- 12,817
- Australian place.fedgov
- Kooyong
- Australian place.stategov
- Malvern
- Australian place.near nw
- Richmond
- Australian place.near n
- Burnley
- Australian place.near ne
- Hawthorn
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Country
- Australia
- Located in
- City of Stonnington
- Population
- 12817
- Area
- 4.3
- Elevation
- 55
- Shares border with
- South Yarra
- Image
- Edzett Mansion Toorak.jpeg
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- Commons category
- Toorak, Victoria
- postal code
- 3142
- male population
- 5941
- female population
- 6971
- associated electoral district
- Higgins
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Encyclopedic overview
23 sectionsContents
- History
- Toponymy
- Toorak House
- 1880s land boom
- 1890s depression
- Post-war era
- Contemporary Toorak
- Demographics
- Housing
- Heritage listings
- Politics
- Toorak Village
- Places of worship
- Schools
- Sport
- Transport
- Residents
- Celebrities, philanthropists, cultural figures
- Politicians
- Businesspeople
- Sportspeople
- See also
- References
Toorak () is an inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-east of the Melbourne central business district, located within the City of Stonnington local government area. Toorak recorded a population of 12,817 at the 2021 census.
The name Toorak has become synonymous with wealth and privilege, the suburb long having the reputation of being Melbourne's most elite, and ranking among the most prestigious in Australia. It has the highest average property values in Melbourne, and is one of the most expensive suburbs in Australia. It is the nation's fourth highest earning postcode.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Toorak” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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