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Petrol Circus
Melbourne's automotive culture and lifestyle brand hosting regular car meets, rides, and community events across the city.
10 km · about 20 min drive
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Eaglemont
Victoria, Australia · Oceania
About Eaglemont
Eaglemont works well as a base: 10km from Petrol Circus.
Eaglemont is in Victoria, Australia, with about 3,800 people. You drive on the left here.
Eaglemont is a residential suburb located 10 km north-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, within the City of Banyule local government area. At the 2021 census, Eaglemont recorded a population of 3,960.
Originally part of the Mount Eagle Estate, Eaglemont is situated between Ivanhoe East and Heidelberg. TheRead more
area holds notable cultural and architectural significance, particularly for its association with the Heidelberg School of Australian Impressionism. In the late 1880s, artists such as Arthur Streeton, Tom Roberts, and Charles Conder painted while living at a camp on the Mount Eagle hillside. Streeton's Golden Summer, Eaglemont (1889) was painted here.
In 1915–16, American architects Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin designed both the Mount Eagle and Glenard Estates using garden suburb principles, including curved streets, native planting, and internal parklands. Their urban design remains largely intact and was added to the Victorian Heritage Register.
Eaglemont is within walking distance of independent schools, the Yarra River, parks, and four nearby shopping precincts: Eaglemont Village, Ivanhoe Village, Ivanhoe East Village, and the Burgundy Street retail strip in Heidelberg. It also borders Yarra Bend Park and includes access to the Yarra Bend public golf course.
As of 2025, Homes in Eaglemont were tightly held, with few properties listed for sale. As of 2025, its median house prices were among the highest in Melbourne, and recent data shows Eaglemont ranked fourth for median price growth among Melbourne's prestige suburbs with a median above $2 million in the five years to March 2025, and increased 24.5 per cent to $2,428,250. The suburb's strong performance has been attributed to its exclusivity, low property turnover, and enduring appeal to affluent families, including many medical professionals drawn to its proximity to Austin Hospital.
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Within an hour or so of Eaglemont: Petrol Circus (10 km), Melbourne Zoo (10 km), Pellegrini's Espresso Bar (10 km), SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium (11 km).
Where is Eaglemont?
Eaglemont is in Victoria, Australia.
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- Population
- 3,811
- Continent
- Oceania
- Country
- Australia
- Region
- Victoria
- Timezone
- Australia/Melbourne
- Coordinates
- -37.7638, 145.0638
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Worth the detour from Eaglemont
7 notable places within an hour's 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.
10 km · about 20 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.
10 km · about 20 min drive
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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.
11 km · about 20 min drive
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Albert Park Circuit
Melbourne's lakeside street circuit, traditional F1 season opener
13 km · about 25 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.
14 km · about 25 min drive
racetrack
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.
23 km · about 25 min drive
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