Electorate profile: Southern Metropolitan Region
Map of the Southern Metropolitan Region. The map shows the suburbs of Balwyn North, Kew, Port Melbourne, Southbank, South Yarra, Camberwell, Burwood, Armadale, St Kilda, Caulfield, Chadstone, Brighton, Bentleigh East, Moorabbin, Sandringham, and Black Rock.
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Features of the Region
| Area: | 216 square kilometres |
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| Districts: | Albert Park, Bentleigh, Brighton, Burwood, Caulfield, Hawthorn, Kew, Malvern, Oakleigh, Prahran and Sandringham |
| Suburbs: | Ashburton, Balwyn, Beaumaris, Bentleigh, Brighton, Burwood, Caulfield, Carnegie, Glen Iris, Hampton, Hawthorn, Kew, Malvern, Oakleigh, Sandringham, South Melbourne, South Yarra and St Kilda |
| Features: | Southern Metropolitan Region is a metropolitan residential electorate. Features include the Royal Botanic Gardens and Government House, Albert Park Lake and the Grand Prix Racing Circuit, Rippon Lea mansion, the Caulfield Racecourse, Como Park, and Fishermans Bend industrial area as well as a number of commercial and shopping districts. |
| Members: | Andrea Coote |
| David Davis | |
| John Lenders | |
| Susan Pennicuik | |
| Evan Thornley |
Statistical profile from the 2001 Census.