Kew East, Victoria
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| Coordinates: 37°47′49″S 145°3′25″E / 37.79694°S 145.05694°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
| City | Melbourne | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 4 km2 (1.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 40 m (130 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 6,620 (SAL 2021) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 3102 | ||||||||||||
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Kew East, also known as East Kew, is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 8 km (5.0 mi) east from the Melbourne central business district, located within the City of Boroondara local government area. Kew East recorded a population of 6,620 at the 2021 census.
The suburb was developed as a series of small farming estates and communities. It expanded rapidly with the development of tramways and railways, including the now-closed Outer Circle railway line which had a station in Kew East. Today it is a mostly residential suburb with some small remnants of its agricultural past.