| Kallista Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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  Kallista | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 37°52′59″S 145°22′19″E / 37.883°S 145.372°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 1,418 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 116.2/km2 (301.0/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3791 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 12.2 km2 (4.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Yarra Ranges | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Monbulk | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Casey | ||||||||||||||
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Kallista is a locality within Greater Melbourne beyond the Melbourne metropolitan area Urban Growth Boundary,[2] 36 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district, located within the Shire of Yarra Ranges local government area. Kallista recorded a population of 1,418 at the 2021 census.[1]
Kallista, along with the other towns of the Dandenong Ranges is celebrated for its picturesque natural setting, wealth of heritage and luxury houses and gardens, and country atmosphere all within commuting distance to inner Melbourne.
Today, the town is closely associated with the work of Thomas William Roberts, the English-born Australian artist and leading member of the Heidelberg School art movement, also known as Australian impressionism, who lived and worked in Kallista between 1893 and 1931.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kallista (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- ^ Urban Growth Boundary map Archived 2011-04-05 at the Wayback Machine
