City of Glen Eira
<h2 data-block-key="ptb3u">About the City of Glen Eira</h2><p data-block-key="fui4l"><b>The City of Glen Eira is a highly popular, established, and densely populated residential municipality located in Melbourne’s inner south-east. </b></p><p data-block-key="93h02">It sits approximately 10 kilometres from the Melbourne CBD, offering excellent connectivity via the Nepean Highway and multiple train lines (Frankston/Stony Point and Cranbourne/Pakenham lines).</p><p data-block-key="7256b">Glen Eira provides a high-amenity, diverse, and well-serviced lifestyle. It is renowned for its picture-perfect period homes (Victorian and Edwardian architecture), leafy streets, and exceptional educational options, including high-performing public and private schools (e.g., McKinnon Secondary College). The municipality is a centre of cultural diversity and is particularly noted as the heart of Melbourne's Jewish community. </p><p data-block-key="1g2o3">Key features include vibrant boutique shopping and dining strips in areas like Bentleigh and Elsternwick, major sporting venues like Caulfield Racecourse, and Monash University’s Caulfield campus.</p><p data-block-key="dajo6">The Traditional Owners and true sovereigns of the land now known as Glen Eira are the Boon Wurrung (or Bunurong) People of the Kulin Nation.</p><p data-block-key="bgjck">Glen Eira City Council is the local council for the municipality; <a href="https://www.gleneira.vic.gov.au/">visit the Glen Eira City Council website</a> to learn more about the latest news, extensive community services, and its commitment to liveability and cultural diversity.</p><p data-block-key="3rtaa"><b>Ready to discover what each unique area in the City of Glen Eira has to offer? Explore our suburb profiles below to learn more about each suburb, including median prices for sale and rent.</b></p>