Blackburn, Victoria
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Blackburn is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) east of Melbourne's Central Business District,[2] located within the City of Whitehorse local government area. Blackburn recorded a population of 14,478 at the 2021 census.[1]
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Blackburn Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 37.826°S 145.151°E / -37.826; 145.151 | ||||||||||||||
Population | 14,478 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 2,496/km2 (6,470/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 3130 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 5.8 km2 (2.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Location | 16 km (10 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | City of Whitehorse | ||||||||||||||
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The origin of the name Blackburn is not certain, but may have been after an early settler or James Blackburn, who designed Yan Yean Reservoir.
Blackburn is bounded in the west by Middleborough Road, in the north by Springfield Road, in the east by an irregular line along streets to the east of Blackburn Lake Sanctuary - known as the Bellbird area - and in the south by Canterbury Road.