Description
Belgrave South is an area and a suburb of Greater Melbourne mainly beyond the Melbourne metropolitan area Urban Growth Boundary, 37 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district.
Belgrave South is an area and a suburb of Greater Melbourne mainly beyond the Melbourne metropolitan area Urban Growth Boundary, 37 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district.Its local government area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges. At the 2016 census, Belgrave South had a population of 1,645. It is positioned at the foothills of the Dandenong Ranges and bordered by the suburbs of Belgrave, Belgrave Heights, Lysterfield and the localities of Narre Warren East and Selby.
History
The Post Office opened on 20 September 1920 as South Belgrave, becoming Belgrave South in 1923. It closed 27 May 1977.In February 1983, the Ash Wednesday fires swept through the area, destroying 238 houses and killing 21 people within the Belgrave South and Heights and Upper Beaconsfield area.
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Population: 1,001 - 10,000
Time zone: UTC +11:00
Area: 12.698 km2
Elevation: 51 to 200 metres
Town elevation: 195 m
Population number: 1,645
Local Government Area: Yarra Ranges Shire Council