HMAS Cerberus (naval base)
| HMAS Cerberus | |
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| Crib Point, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria in Australia | |
Ship's badge of HMAS Cerberus | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Naval base; Officer and Sailor Training |
| Owner | Department of Defence |
| Operator | Royal Australian Navy |
| Website | navy |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 38°22′01″S 145°11′13″E / 38.367°S 145.187°E |
| Area | 1,517 hectares (3,750 acres) |
| Site history | |
| In use | Flinders Naval Depot (1911–1921) HMAS Cerberus (1 April 1921 – present) |
| Garrison information | |
| Current commander | Captain Ainsley Morthorpe, CSM RAN |
| HMAS Cerberus Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||
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Location in Victoria | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°22′01″S 145°11′13″E / 38.367°S 145.187°E | ||||||||
| Population | 1,124 (2021 census) | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3920 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 13 m (43 ft) | ||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Mornington Peninsula | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Hastings | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Flinders | ||||||||
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HMAS Cerberus is a Royal Australian Navy (RAN) base that serves as the primary training establishment for RAN personnel. The base is located adjacent to Crib Point on the Mornington Peninsula, south of the Melbourne City Centre, Victoria, Australia. The base is also an official bounded locality of the Shire of Mornington Peninsula and is the only naval base to have a specific listing in the Australian census. HMAS Cerberus recorded a population of 1,124 at the 2021 census. A section of the base centred around the Parade Ground was added to the Australian Commonwealth Heritage List on 22 June 2004, known as the HMAS Cerberus Central Area Group.