Crib Point, Victoria
Crib Point is a town on the Mornington Peninsula in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 64 km (40 mi) south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shire of Mornington Peninsula local government area. Crib Point recorded a population of 3,343 at the 2021 census.
| Crib Point Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 38.363°S 145.202°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 3,343 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 531/km2 (1,374/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3919 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 6.3 km2 (2.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Mornington Peninsula | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Hastings | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Flinders | ||||||||||||||
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The town is part of an urban enclave on Western Port comprising Bittern, Crib Point, Hastings, Tyabb, and Somerville.
Crib Point is served by three railway stations: Morradoo, Crib Point and Stony Point, the latter of which is the terminus of the greater-metropolitan Stony Point line.
Crib Point Post Office opened on 18 July 1890.
The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League.
It is situated near the HMAS Cerberus naval base.
It is opposite a park that has a long stretch of mangroves.
The Victorian Maritime Centre is temporarily located at Crib Point. It has a future permanent site announced at Hastings. The museum houses many artefacts of both the Royal Australian Navy and the Merchant Navy.