Altona, Victoria
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| Coordinates: 37°52′05″S 144°49′48″E / 37.868°S 144.830°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
| City | Melbourne | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 16.9 km2 (6.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 8 m (26 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 11,490 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 679.9/km2 (1,761/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 3018 | ||||||||||||
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Altona is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 13 km (8.1 mi) south-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Hobsons Bay local government area. Altona recorded a population of 11,490 at the 2021 census.
Altona is a large suburb consisting of low density residential in the south-eastern half and mixed industry in the north-western half. A feature of the suburb is Altona Beach, which is one of only two swimming beaches in the western suburbs (the other being Williamstown Beach).
Altona takes its name from the then-independent German city of Altona which is today a borough of Hamburg.