City profile
Bayside is a municipality on Port Phillip Bay in Melbourne's south-east. Its northern boundary, Glen Huntly Road, is about 8 km from the Melbourne CBD. It runs down the coast from Brighton to Beaumaris.
New to these terms? Read them in plain English
- Local Government Area (LGA)
- The official area a council governs.
- Estimated Resident Population (ERP)
- The official population count for an area.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
- The national statistics agency behind population figures.
The area at a glance
- Population (ERP, 30 June 2025)
- 107,164ABS Estimated Resident Population (preliminary), up 1.3% on 2024. The council's own page says 'more than 107,500 residents'.
- Area
- 37.2 km²ABS. The council's page gives 37 km².
- Population density
- About 2,880 people per km²ABS: 2,879.9 per km².
- Wards
- 7, with one councillor each
- Council group (LGPRF)
- Metropolitan
- Traditional Owners
- The Bunurong People of the Kulin NationAs acknowledged by the council.
Suburbs & postcodes
- Beaumaris3193
- Black Rock3193
- Brighton3186
- Brighton East3187
- Cheltenham (part)3192
- Hampton3188
- Hampton East3188
- Highett (part)3190
- Sandringham3191
On the map
The shaded area is the official Local Government Area boundary.
These nine suburbs are the council's own list, and it notes that Cheltenham and Highett are only partly in Bayside. We checked each against the official Vicmap locality boundaries. Postcodes come from the CSA's suburb and postcode table for Bayside. The shaded area on the map is the council boundary from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ASGS 2025) — the same boundary the ABS area and population figures are measured on.
Sources — check it yourself
- ABS — Regional population 2024–25, data cube 32180DS0002 Table 2 (Victoria) · ERP 30 Jun 2025
- ABS — Regional population, latest release · Released Mar 2026
- Bayside City Council — About Bayside · Sep 2026
- Victorian Electoral Commission — Bayside City Council (7 single-councillor wards) · Sep 2026
- Crime Statistics Agency (CSA) — LGA Recorded Offences, Table 03 (suburb and postcode by LGA) · Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
- DataVic — Vicmap Admin locality polygons · Sep 2026
- Local Government Victoria — LGPRF 2020–2025 Full Council Data Set (council group: Metro) · 2024–25
Figures are current as at the dates shown and may change — always confirm with the linked source. See the notice at the bottom of the page for full details and how to report a correction.