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Watch Video Tour Distance/Geography Toorak is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 5 km south-east from Melbournes...

Watch Video Tour Distance/Geography Toorak is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 5 km south-east from Melbournes central business district located on a rise on the south side (or left bank) of a bend in the Yarra River. Its Local Government Area is the City of Stonnington. At the 2006 Census, Toorak had a population of 13,127. In popular Australian culture, the name Toorak has become synonymous with wealth and privilege. The suburb has long had the reputation of being Melbournes most elite, and ranks among the most prestigious in Australia. It has the highest average property values in Melbourne, and is one of the most expensive suburbs in Australia. It is bordered by South Yarra at Williams Road on the west, Malvern at Glenferrie Road on the east, Prahran and Armadale at Malvern Road to the south and the suburbs of Richmond and Hawthorn on the north side of the river. The suburbs main street is considered to be Toorak Road, in which is situated the commercial area of Toorak Village. Housing Toorak has an unusual mix of high, low and medium density housing due intense subdivision of larger lots in the 1880s, 1920s and 1960s. The predominant housing in Toorak (48%) is apartments, particularly walk-up flats. Single-family detached homes are also prevalent (35%). Some of these homes are in the form of traditional mansions or newer McMansions on significant sized estates owned by Melbournes wealthy and social elite. The premier residential streets of Toorak are generally considered by local real estate agents to be St. Georges Road, Lansell Road, Hopetoun Road, Albany Road and Clendon Road. It is not unusual for Toorak houses to have extensive facilities such as swimming pools and tennis courts behind solid gates and high walls to preserve the privacy of the residents.