The Basin

The Basin is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 31 km east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Knox local government area. The Basin recorded a population of 4,497 at the 2021 census.

Type: Suburb with 4,500 residents
Description: suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Also known as: “The Basin, Victoria” and “The Basin, Victoria, Australia”
Neighbors: Boronia and Sassafras

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ferntree Gully railway station and Boronia railway station.

Ferntree Gully railway station

Railway station

Photo: Lakeyboy, Public domain.

Ferntree Gully station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Belgrave line, part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Ferntree Gully in Victoria, Australia. Ferntree Gully railway station is situated 3½ km southwest of The Basin.

Boronia railway station

Railway station

Photo: Lakeyboy, Public domain.

Boronia station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Belgrave line, part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Boronia in Victoria, Australia. Boronia railway station is situated 3½ km west of The Basin.

Burnham Beeches

Building

Photo: Chris Phutully, CC BY 2.0.

The Burnham Beeches is a mansion and its associated gardens, located on Sherbrooke Road in Sherbrooke, in the Dandenong Ranges, in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, in Victoria, Australia. Burnham Beeches is situated 4 km southeast of The Basin.