Blackburn, Victoria

Blackburn Melbourne, Victoria
Blackburn Lake Sanctuary
Blackburn
Coordinates	37°49′34″S 145°09′04″E / 37.826°S 145.151°E / -37.826; 145.151
Population	14,478 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	2,496/km2 (6,470/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	3130
Area	5.8 km2 (2.2 sq mi)
Location	16 km (10 mi) from Melbourne
LGA(s)	City of Whitehorse
State electorate(s)	Box Hill Ringwood
Federal division(s)	Chisholm Deakin Menzies
Suburbs around Blackburn: Box Hill North Blackburn North Nunawading Box Hill Blackburn Nunawading Box Hill South Blackburn South Forest Hill

Blackburn is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) east of Melbourne's Central Business District,^[2] located within the City of Whitehorse local government area. Blackburn recorded a population of 14,478 at the 2021 census.^[1]

The origin of the name Blackburn is not certain, but may have been after an early settler or James Blackburn, who designed Yan Yean Reservoir.

Blackburn is bounded in the west by Middleborough Road, in the north by Springfield Road, in the east by an irregular line along streets to the east of Blackburn Lake Sanctuary - known as the Bellbird area - and in the south by Canterbury Road.