Spotswood, Victoria
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View of Spotswood from Westgate Bridge | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 37°49′52″S 144°53′13″E / 37.831°S 144.887°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
| City | Melbourne | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 3.1 km2 (1.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 18 m (59 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 2,820 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 910/km2 (2,360/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 3015 | ||||||||||||
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Spotswood is an inner suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 7 km (4.3 mi) south-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Hobsons Bay local government area. Spotswood recorded a population of 2,820 at the 2021 census.
The suburb is bounded by the Newport–Sunshine freight railway line in the west, the West Gate Freeway in the north, the Yarra River in the east and the Burleigh Street in the south.
Spotswood was named after John Stewart Spotswood, who was one of the first farmers who owned much of the area in the 1840s.