Eastern suburbs (Melbourne)
The eastern suburbs is the metropolitan area directly to the east, of the Melbourne central business district in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Municipalities
There are a number of municipalities (councils, cities or shires) in Eastern Melbourne. These are:
- City of Yarra
- City of Stonnington
- City of Glen Eira
- City of Boroondara
- City of Monash
- City of Manningham
- City of Greater Dandenong
- City of Maroondah
- City of Knox
- Shire of Yarra Ranges
- City of Casey
City of Whitehorse
Major suburbs, satellite cities and commercial areas
The Eastern suburbs of Melbourne contain a vast majority of Melbourne's business, especially in the Cities of Monash, Greater Dandenong, Maroondah, Knox and Yarra Ranges. Major suburbs are:
Satellite cities:
Major suburbs:
- Belgrave
- Oakleigh
- Ferntree Gully
- Chadstone
- Mount Waverley
- Glen Waverley
- Scoresby
- Rowville
- Emerald
- Burwood
- Nunawading
- Olinda
- Upwey
- Forest Hill
- Mulgrave
- Clayton
- Wantirna South
- Bayswater
- Vermont
- Montrose
- Croydon
Road setup
The Eastern suburbs of Melbourne are the heart of Melbourne's famous grid system, with the Hoddle grid in the Melbourne CBD, and many of the main roads in the eastern suburbs conforming to a one-mile grid. The most major roads are:
- Burwood Highway (City to Belgrave)
- Maroondah Highway (Whitehorse Rd) (City to Lilydale)
- Princes Highway (Dandenong Rd) (City to Pakenham)
- Warrigal Road (Burwood to Brighton)
- Blackburn Road
- Springvale Road
- EastLink
- Monash Freeway
- Stud Road (Dandenong Valley Highway)
- Scoresby Road/Bayswater Road/Croydon Road
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