Langwarrin South, Victoria

Langwarrin South is a rural locality in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 47 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Frankston local government area. Langwarrin South recorded a population of 1,346 at the 2021 census.[1]

Langwarrin South
Victoria
Langwarrin South is located in Melbourne
Langwarrin South
Langwarrin South
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Coordinates38°11′20″S 145°11′20″E / 38.189°S 145.189°E / -38.189; 145.189
Population1,346 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3911
Location47 km (29 mi) from Melbourne
LGA(s)City of Frankston
State electorate(s)Hastings
Federal division(s)
Localities around Langwarrin South:
Frankston Langwarrin Pearcedale
Frankston South Langwarrin South Pearcedale
Baxter Baxter Pearcedale

Langwarrin South is bounded in the north by Robinsons Road, in the east by Dandenong-Hastings Road, in the south by Golf Links and Baxter-Tooradin Roads and in the west by the route of the proposed extension of the Mornington Peninsula Freeway.

Mulberry Hill

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Langwarrin South is the location of Mulberry Hill, the former home of Daryl Lindsay and writer Joan Lindsay, author of Picnic at Hanging Rock. Joan Lindsay bequeathed the house to the National Trust of Australia. Situated on Golf Links Road, the house is open to the public.[2]

Schools

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Sport

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Langwarrin South has a soccer club Langwarrin SC competing in the National Premier League which is the third tier of Australian soccer behind the national A-League.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Langwarrin South (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 13 July 2022.  
  2. ^ National Trust