Place:Doncaster, Victoria, Australia

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NameDoncaster
TypeSuburb
Coordinates37.783°S 145.133°E
Located inVictoria, Australia
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Doncaster is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 16 km north-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Manningham local government area. Doncaster recorded a population of 25,020 at the 2021 census.[1]

The suburb, which is situated on 8.9 km2 of land, around the top of the 120 m high Doncaster Hill. The suburb consists of a central area along the top of Doncaster Hill, which includes several historical buildings along Doncaster Road, the Westfield Doncaster Shopping Centre and surrounding high-rise apartments, while the rest of the suburb is typical of many of Melbourne's eastern suburbs, with extensive low-density housing.

It has lots of schools and there is a planned railway station for Doncaster. Currently residents need to travel to Eltham or Blackburn to get on the train towards the city.

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