East Geelong
suburb
CityGeelong
Statevic
Zoom12
Coordinates38.1620°S 144.3802°E
LgaCity of Greater Geelong
Postcode3219
Pop3,862
Area3.1
StategovGeelong
FedgovCorio
Near-nwCorio Bay
Near-nCorio Bay
Near-neCorio Bay
Near-wGeelong CBD
Near-eNewcomb
Near-swSouth Geelong
Near-sThomson
Near-seNewcomb

East Geelong is a residential suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. At the , East Geelong had a population of 3,862.[1]

The post office opened on 6 June 1921. An earlier Post Office dating from 1871 was later renamed Moolap West.[2]

The 81-hectare Eastern Park is located in East Geelong. It is Geelong's premier regional park and an important recreation focus for central Geelong. The Geelong Botanic Gardens are located at its centre.[3]

East Geelong has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Geelong & District Football League. Golfers play at the course of the East Geelong Golf Club at Eastern Gardens.[4]

Heritage listed sites

East Geelong contains a number of heritage listed sites, including:

Population

In the 2016 Census, there were 3,862 people in East Geelong. 82.4% of people were born in Australia. The next most common country of birth was England at 2.9%. 87.4% of people spoke only English at home. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 35.9%, Catholic 28.7% and Anglican 9.5%.[1]

References

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  2. ^ Phoenix Auctions History, "Post Office List", retrieved 4 March 2021
  3. ^ "Geelong Botanic Gardens and Eastern Park". rushwright associates. Retrieved 2014-11-06.
  4. ^ Golf Select, "East Geelong", retrieved 2009-05-11
  5. ^ "Eastern Cemetery Gatehouse (H1170)". Victorian Heritage Register. Heritage Victoria. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  6. ^ "Eastern Park & Geelong Botanic Gardens (H2095)". Victorian Heritage Register. Heritage Victoria. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  7. ^ "First Customs House (H0185)". Victorian Heritage Register. Heritage Victoria. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  8. ^ "Lime Kiln Complex (H1288)". Victorian Heritage Register. Heritage Victoria. Retrieved 4 July 2014.