Black Rock is a suburb of Melbourne which lies on the shoreline of Port Phillip Bay about 18km south east of the CBD, and is located in the heart of the City of Bayside local government area. At the 2006 census, Black Rock had a population of 5796. This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre (also known as The CBD). ... VIC redirects here. ... Australian postcodes have four digits; envelopes for posting from Australia reflect this. ... This article is about the physical quantity. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... ISO 4217 Code AUD User(s) Australia 6 countries and territories Kiribati Nauru Tuvalu Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Norfolk Island Inflation 4. ... “km” redirects here. ... “Miles” redirects here. ... This article is about the area with the postcodes 3000 and 3004 in Victoria, Australia known as Melbourne. ... Municipalities of Greater Melbourne City of Banyule City of Bayside City of Boroondara City of Brimbank Shire of Cardinia City of Casey City of Darebin City of Frankston City of Glen Eira City of Greater Dandenong City of Hobsons Bay City of Hume City of Kingston City of Knox City... The City of Bayside is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ... State Electoral District is a term used to refer to a voting area within Australian states. ... The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. ... The Division of Goldstein is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. ... This is a list of Municipalities and their suburbs and townships in the greater metropolitan area of Melbourne, in the State of Victoria, Australia. ... Sandringham is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Cheltenham is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Landsat 7 composite imagery of the bay. ... Beaumaris is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Landsat 7 composite imagery of the bay. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre (also known as The CBD). ... There is also Local Government Area called the City of Port Phillip. ... The Hoddle Grid is the layout of the streets of the central business district of Melbourne, Australia. ... The City of Bayside is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ... Local Government Area (abbreviated LGA) is a term used in Australia (and especially by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) to refer to areas controlled by each individual Local Government. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The suburb was named after Black Rock House, a grand residence built by Charles Hotson Ebden in 1856, who had taken the name from Black Rock, Dublin. Ebden was an early Port Phillip pastoralist as well as being a businessman and parliamentarian representing the seat of Brighton in the Victorian Parliament. Black Rock House is on the Register of the National Estate. “Suburbia” redirects here. ... For other uses, see Dublin (disambiguation). ... Pastoralists are people whose main source of livelihood is livestock with which they move seasonally in search of fresh pasture and water. ... A businessman (sometimes businesswoman, female; or businessperson, gender neutral) is a generic term for a wide range of people engaged in profit-oriented enterprises, generally the management of a company. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... Brighton is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 12 km southeast of the city. ... The Parliament of Victoria is a bicameral, or two-house, legislature. ...

One of the notable characteristics of the Black Rock shoreline is Red Bluff. The bluff's name comes from the oxidised iron in the cliffs which gives off a burnt orange colour. Either side of Red Bluff are many popular beaches and seaside destinations, including Half Moon Bay. Half Moon Bay had been setting for yachting since the 1890s, and a branch of the Brighton Yacht Club formed the Black Rock Yacht Club in 1919. A rock breakwater was constructed and in 1926 the hull of the colonial naval vessel HMVS Cerberus was added to further protect the boat haven. Half Moon Bay is located along the shoreline of Port Phillip Bay, south east of Melbourne. ... Yachting is a physical activity involving boats. ... Breakwaters create safe harbors, but can also trap sediment moving along the coast. ... HMVS Cerberus was an ironclad warship launched in 1868 to defend the Australian colony of Victoria. ...

In 1888, the year after the railway was extended to Sandringham, a horse tram was provided between Sandringham and Black Rock, running on to Beaumaris. The service, which lasted until 1914, was replaced by a tram service in 1919. In 1910 a State primary school was opened in Black Rock which continues to operate to this day. Sandringham is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Beaumaris is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

Like many neighbouring suburbs, the residential development in Black Rock dates partly in the postwar period and due to active conservation movements for the protection of native plants beside roads and on heathlands, Black Rock boasts beautiful surrounds. There are many recreational reserves located throughout the shoreline and near the town centre. The major shopping centre in Black Rock, located at the intersection of Bluff, Beach and Balcombe Roads is home to the prominent Black Rock Clock Tower.

Median house prices in Black Rock during 1987-96 were between 100% and 140% higher than the median prices for metropolitan Melbourne. The postcode for Black Rock is 3193.

Landmarks

• The HMVS Cerberus - A breakwater in Half Moon Bay formed by the sunken wreck of Australia's first ironclad warship, HMVS Cerberus
• Black Rock Clock Tower - A large four sided public clock mounted on a tall brick structure in the middle of a roundabout at the intersection of Beach Road and Balcombe Road. A popular starting point for cycle rides along Beach Road including the (in)famous "Hell Ride".
• Black Rock House - a grand residence built by Charles Hotson Ebden in 1856.
• 'The Rock' - fine Edwardian residence on Beach Rd near the clock tower. Famous for its balcony with sublime bay views and fantastic bar, often considered to be the best private bar in victoria.

Breakwaters create safe harbors, but can also trap sediment moving along the coast. ... Half Moon Bay is located along the shoreline of Port Phillip Bay, south east of Melbourne. ... HMVS Cerberus was an ironclad warship launched in 1868 to defend the Australian colony of Victoria. ... The Hell Ride is an informal training ride that follows the coastline of Port Phillip Bay through the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

Parks and Gardens

• Black Rock Gardens and Playgrounds
  Location: Opposite Clock Tower, Beach Road
• F.G. Tricks Reserve
  Location: Cnr Bluff Road & Fern Street

Notable former residents

• Alan Marshall, Australian writer, story teller and social documentor.
• Kirstie Marshall, Australian aerial skier and Victorian state politician.
• Edward Bertram Johnston, politician.
• Mary Vale, artist.
• Shane Warne, former Australian cricketing legend.

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References

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External links

• Black Rock, Victoria is at coordinates 37°58′37″S 145°01′34″E / -37.977, 145.026 (Black Rock, Victoria)Coordinates: 37°58′37″S 145°01′34″E / -37.977, 145.026 (Black Rock, Victoria)
• Australian Places - Black Rock