Point Leo

Demographic figures from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Point Leo is a town on the shore of Western Port bay on the eastern side of the Mornington Peninsula in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 67 km (42 mi) south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shire of Mornington Peninsula local government area. Point Leo recorded a population of 178 at the 2021 census.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

J

John Holland

Australian engineer and construction magnate

E

Ed Buckley

Australian rules footballer (1889-1932)

Herbert Robinson

member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia (1876-1919)

S

Samuel Rocke

Australian politician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Victoria

• Merricks
  2.1 mi away · pop. 53
• Flinders
  4.8 mi away · pop. 811
• Ventnor
  6.3 mi away · pop. 826
• Arthurs Seat
  8 mi away · pop. 414
• Tuerong
  8.5 mi away
• Wimbledon Heights
  9.6 mi away · pop. 421
• Cape Schanck
  10.1 mi away · pop. 503
• Smiths Beach
  11.4 mi away · pop. 315
• Fingal
  12.1 mi away
• Surf Beach
  13.8 mi away · pop. 981
• Newhaven
  16.8 mi away · pop. 455
• Cannons Creek
  19.2 mi away · pop. 617

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Point Leo

The Strand Magazine

Various · 1891

American Film

American Film Institute · 1975

History of Christianity in Asia, Africa, and Latin America, 1450-1990

2007

Know this

John Brockman · 2017

The Story of The Committee of 300

John Coleman · 2000

A History Of Penance, Being A Study Of Authorities

Oscar D. Watkins · 1920

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Love Creeper

Comesperma volubile

Seen 2026-09-21

French broom

Genista monspessulana

Seen 2026-09-21

Prickly moses

Acacia verticillata

Seen 2026-09-21

Australian Indigo

Indigofera australis

Seen 2026-09-21

Caper White

Belenois java

Seen 2026-09-21

Inkweed

Phytolacca octandra

Seen 2026-09-21

Giant Sugar Ant

Camponotus intrepidus

Seen 2026-09-20

Furze Hakea

Hakea ulicina

Seen 2026-09-20

Weeping Acacia

Acacia floribunda

Seen 2026-09-20

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers