HMAS Cerberus (naval base)

HMAS Cerberus
Crib Point, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria in Australia
Ship's badge of HMAS Cerberus
Coordinates	38°22′01″S 145°11′13″E / 38.367°S 145.187°E / -38.367; 145.187
Type	Naval base; Officer and Sailor Training
Area	1,517 hectares (3,750 acres)
Site information
Owner	Department of Defence
Operator	Royal Australian Navy
Website	navy.gov.au/establishments/hmas-cerberus
Site history
In use	Flinders Naval Depot (1911–1921) HMAS Cerberus (1 April 1921 – present)
Garrison information
Current commander	Captain Ainsley Morthorpe, CSM RAN

HMAS Cerberus Melbourne, Victoria
HMAS Cerberus Location in Victoria
Coordinates	38°22′01″S 145°11′13″E / 38.367°S 145.187°E / -38.367; 145.187
Population	1,124 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	3920
LGA(s)	Shire of Mornington Peninsula
State electorate(s)	Hastings
Federal division(s)	Flinders

HMAS Cerberus is a Royal Australian Navy (RAN) base that serves as the primary training establishment for RAN personnel.^[2] The base is located adjacent to Crib Point on the Mornington Peninsula, south of the Melbourne City Centre, Victoria, Australia. The base is also an official bounded locality of the Shire of Mornington Peninsula and is the only naval base to have a specific listing in the Australian census. HMAS Cerberus recorded a population of 1,124 at the 2021 census.^[1] A section of the base centred around the Parade Ground was added to the Australian Commonwealth Heritage List on 22 June 2004, known as the HMAS Cerberus Central Area Group.^[3]