| Rye Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 Kitesurfing at Rye, Rye pier in background | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 38°22′37″S 144°50′17″E / 38.377°S 144.838°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 9,438 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 642.0/km2 (1,663/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3941 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 14.7 km2 (5.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Mornington Peninsula | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Nepean | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Flinders | ||||||||||||||
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Rye is a seaside suburb on the Mornington Peninsula in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, approximately 94.5 km (58.7 mi) south of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shire of Mornington Peninsula local government area. Rye recorded a population of 9,438 at the 2021 census.[1]
Rye's beach, on the eastern side of Port Phillip, is popular with swimmers, fishermen, yachtsmen, and kitesurfers. Its ocean beach (which is not patrolled) is also popular with surfers and divers.[2] Rye is in the traditional country of the Boon wurrung (Bunurong) people of the Kulin nation.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Rye (State)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ Rye Ocean, St Andrews Beach, Beachsafe, Surf Life Saving Australia.
