Mont Albert is a suburb in Melbourne

Melbourne

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, Victoria

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, Australia

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, 12 km east from Melbourne's central business district

Melbourne city centre

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. Its Local Government Area are the Cities of Whitehorse

City of Whitehorse

The City of Whitehorse is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. It is located in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. It has an area of and has a estimated population of 155,725 people....

 and Boroondara

City of Boroondara

The City of Boroondara is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. It is located in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne.This area was originally occupied by the Wurundjeri, Indigenous Australians of the Kulin nation....

. At the 2006 Census, Mont Albert had a population of 4419.

The main shopping centre of Mont Albert is Hamilton Street, a small street

Street

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 lined with shops. The suburb has its own railway station.

History

Mont Albert Post Office opened on 1 August 1914. A Mont Albert North Post Office opened in 1957 and closed in 1993.

See also

• City of Box Hill
  City of Box Hill
  The City of Box Hill was a Local Government Area located about east of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1927 until 1994.-History:...
  
  - the former local government area of which Mont Albert was a part.

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