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Watch Video Tour Distance/Geography Elwood is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 8 km south from Melbournes cent...

Watch Video Tour Distance/Geography Elwood is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 8 km south from Melbournes central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Port Phillip. At the 2006 Census, Elwood had a population of 13,785. Residential Elwood is known for its mix of Victorian mansions, Edwardian cottages, Interwar apartment buildings. Infill development in recent decades has changed the character of the suburb, however some examples still remain. Street Names Many of the streets in Elwood are named after things related to the beach. These streets include Beach Avenue, Spray Street, Wave Street, Tide Street and Foam Street. Other streets in the area are named after famous writers, essayists and poets, such as Shakespeare Grove, Dickens Street, Milton Street, Wordsworth Street, Byron Street, Keats Street, Tennyson Street, Ruskin Street and Shelley Street. Landmarks • Elwood Beach • Point Ormond • Elsternwick Park • Elwood Village • St Columbas Church