26 Selbourne Street, Hawthorn VIC 3122, Australia
Alternate search: Unit 3, 26 Selbourne Street.
Hawthorn is located about 6 kilometres (approximately 3.7 miles) east of Melbourne’s CBD.
The area is served by two railway stations – Hawthorn and Glenferrie – and by tram routes 16, 48, 70, 72, 75 and 109.
Key landmarks include the Hawthorn Arts Centre (formerly the Hawthorn Town Hall) and the historic Governor Hotham Hotel, which has operated since 1855.
Glenferrie Road offers a major shopping strip with supermarkets, banks, specialty stores and a wide range of restaurants reflecting the suburb’s ethnic diversity.
Residents can enjoy facilities such as the Grace Park Tennis Club, the Hawthorn Football Club, and several parks and gardens that were originally former brick‑making sites.
The 2021 census recorded a population of 22,322 people in Hawthorn, with a median age of 34 years.
The name is thought to have originated from a remark by Charles La Trobe comparing the native shrubs to flowering Hawthorn bushes, though an alternative theory links it to a bluestone house called ‘The Hawthorns’ built in 1845.
