Hastings, Victoria

Hastings
Victoria
Main street of Hastings
Hastings
Hastings
Coordinates38°18′22″S 145°11′20″E / 38.306°S 145.189°E / -38.306; 145.189
Population10,369 (2021 census)
 • Density249.25/km2 (645.6/sq mi)
Postcode(s)3915
Area41.6 km2 (16.1 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Mornington Peninsula
State electorate(s)Hastings
Federal division(s)Flinders
Localities around Hastings:
Moorooduc Tyabb Western Port
Tuerong Hastings Western Port
Balnarring Bittern Western Port

Hastings (Parre Eurruc-Eurruc in Boonwurrung) is a town on the Mornington Peninsula in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 58 km (36 mi) south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shire of Mornington Peninsula local government area. Hastings recorded a population of 10,369 at the 2021 census.

Hastings is part of an urban enclave on Western Port comprising Hastings, Bittern, Crib Point, Tyabb, and Somerville. It is served by Hastings railway station on the Stony Point greater-metropolitan line.

Hastings is situated on an inlet on Western Port, a major port and important environmental area. Hastings has multiple marinas and is home to many recreational boating activities.