Crib Point, Victoria

Crib Point Melbourne, Victoria
Entering Crib Point
Crib Point
Population:	2744 (2006)[1]
Postcode:	3919
Area:	6.3 km² (2.4 sq mi)
Location:	68 km (42 mi) from Melbourne 7 km (4 mi) from Hastings
LGA:	Shire of Mornington Peninsula
State District:	Hastings
Federal Division:	Flinders
Suburbs around Crib Point: Bittern Bittern Crib Point Western Port HMAS Cerberus

Crib Point is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, as a part of the urban enclave on Western Port comprising Bittern, Crib Point, Hastings, Tyabb, and Somerville. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Mornington Peninsula.

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.^[2]

The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League.

References

1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Crib Point (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC21201&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2007-10-01. 
2. ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=, retrieved 2008-04-11 

Coordinates: 38°21′47″S 145°12′07″E / 38.363°S 145.202°E / -38.363; 145.202