The City of Glen Eira is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. It is located in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne. It has an area of 38.4 square kilometres and has an estimated population of 136,354 people. It was formed in 1994 from the merger of the City of Caulfield and parts of the City of Moorabbin.
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