Description
Heathmont is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 24 km east of Melbourne's Central Business District.
Heathmont is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 24 km east of Melbourne's Central Business District. Its local government area is the City of Maroondah. At the 2016 Census, Heathmont had a population of 9,688.
History
Heathmont was originally covered by hedge-to-hedge apple orchards. The name appears to have come from the rising land in the area having heath or low shrub-like vegetation on it. The first shop opened in 1923 in front of a house. The population has grown from 600 people in 1953 to 8,787 people in 2001.
Heathmont Post Office opened on 15 February 1929, some time after the railway station opened in 1926.Heathmont was originally within the municipality of the City of Ringwood, but became part of Maroondah City Council in December 1994.
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Population: 1,001 - 10,000
Time zone: UTC +11:00
Area: 4.462 km2
Elevation: 51 to 200 metres
Town elevation: 137 m
Population number: 9,688
Local Government Area: Maroondah City Council
Attribution
This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Heathmont, Victoria