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SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium
Melbourne's premier aquarium on the Yarra River featuring Antarctic ice displays and an oceanarium with sharks and rays.
5 km · about 10 min drive
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Yarraville
Victoria, Australia · Oceania
About Yarraville
Yarraville works well as a base: 5 minutes from City of Port Phillip, 5km from SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium.
Yarraville is in Victoria, Australia, with about 16,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is City of Port Phillip, about 4 km away.
Yarraville is an inner suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 6 km (3.7 mi) west of Melbourne's central business district, located within the City of Maribyrnong local government area. Yarraville recorded a population of 15,636 at the 2021 census.
Yarraville is bordered on the east by the junction of theRead more
Maribyrnong and the Yarra Rivers, and its southern boundary is the West Gate Freeway.
In 2020, Yarraville was named Australia's best suburb and fifth in the world. The suburb lies immediately north of the West Gate Bridge, and immediately west of its namesake, the Yarra River. Features of Yarraville include C.J. Cruickshank Park, Yarraville Oval, Beaton Reserve, Yarraville Gardens, and Stony Creek.
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What is there to see near Yarraville?
Within an hour or so of Yarraville: SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium (5 km), Petrol Circus (6 km), Melbourne Zoo (6 km), Pellegrini's Espresso Bar (6 km).
Where is Yarraville?
Yarraville is in Victoria, Australia, about 4 km from City of Port Phillip.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 15,636
- Continent
- Oceania
- Country
- Australia
- Region
- Victoria
- Timezone
- Australia/Melbourne
- Coordinates
- -37.8167, 144.9000
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Worth the detour from Yarraville
7 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Petrol Circus
Melbourne's automotive culture and lifestyle brand hosting regular car meets, rides, and community events across the city.
6 km · about 10 min drive
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Melbourne Zoo
Australia's oldest zoo established in 1862, home to over 320 animal species in the heart of Melbourne.
6 km · about 10 min drive
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Pellegrini's Espresso Bar
Melbourne's oldest espresso bar, opened in 1954 on Bourke Street with the city's first commercial espresso machine and an unchanged Formica bar. Order at the counter and eat standing or in the back kitchen.
6 km · about 10 min drive
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Albert Park Circuit
Melbourne's lakeside street circuit, traditional F1 season opener
7 km · about 15 min drive
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Luna Park Melbourne
Historic St Kilda amusement park opened in 1912 with its iconic laughing face entrance on the waterfront.
9 km · about 15 min drive
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Sandown Raceway
A fast, flat 3.1km circuit inside a Melbourne horse racing course, running since 1962 and one of the last surviving old-school Australian touring car venues.
28 km · about 30 min drive
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