Bittern, Victoria
Town in Victoria, Australia
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Bittern is a town on the Mornington Peninsula in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 61 km (38 mi) south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shire of Mornington Peninsula local government area. Bittern recorded a population of 4,276 at the 2021 census.[1]
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| Coordinates: 38.33858260041506°S 145.17630236521327°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 35.6 km2 (13.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 4,276 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 120.11/km2 (311.1/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 3918 | ||||||||||||
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Bittern is part of an urban enclave on Western Port comprising Bittern, Hastings, Crib Point, Somerville, and Tyabb.
Bittern is named after the shy wetland bird, the Australasian bittern, which reflects the town's location amongst significant areas of native bushland and dense coastal vegetation.[2]
History
Notable buildings
The town has a primary school, Bittern Primary School, and a small basketball and netball stadium known as Graham Myers Sports Stadium or Bittern Memorial Stadium, which features an indoor court used for basketball, netball or floorball and four outside courts used for netball.[5] There is also a small oval located outside the stadium.
Transport
Bittern is served by Bittern railway station on the Stony Point line and by the 782 bus route operated by Ventura Bus Lines between Frankston and Flinders.[6]
See also
- Shire of Hastings – Bittern was previously within this former local government area.
