Tootgarook VIC, 3941
Tootgarook Real Estate: Suburb Profile
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Overview Tootgarook is a suburb located on the Mornington Peninsula of Victoria, located within the Shire of Mornington Peninsula local government area and the Boonwurrung County. The suburb measures an area of 3.6 square kilometres and is approximately 81 km from Melbourne’s central business district. A few suburbs share borders with Tootgarook, such as Rye, Rosebud West, Cape Schanck, and Boneo.
Living in Tootgarook The suburb of Tootgarook is a very leafy suburb that is inhabited by families with children with an average household size of 2.4. The median age of the population is 44. Only 1.8% of the people are of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island ancestry. Located within the suburb is the Tootgarook Wetland, which spans 300 hectares in land area. This area is known for its rare and endangered flora and fauna species. There is one primary school located within the boundaries of this suburb. This suburb has its own branches of Coles and Woolworths supermarkets.
History of Tootgarook The name of this suburb was derived from the Tootgarook swamp and is designated by J. Purves. He built a pastoral run in the area located right next to the swamp. The area was officially developed as a suburb in 1956. The name itself literally means “croaking of frogs”.
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