Cemetery #167940
Melbourne General Cemetery
0
documented records
≈ 8.6k–17k
approx. capacity (graves)
0.430 km²
cemetery area
Oct 18, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
Melbourne General Cemetery is a 43-hectare necropolis in Carlton, about 3 km north of central Melbourne. It was established between 1850 and 1853, and it was the first Victorian cemetery designed as a large public park. It holds the remains of more than 300,000 people. It is managed by the Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust.
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 37.789760° S, 144.964640° E Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
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Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- Northcote Cemetery 4.3 km away · Melbourne
- Coburg Pine Ridge Cemetery 5.5 km away · Melbourne
- Boroondara Cemetery Kew 7.2 km away · Melbourne
- St Kilda Cemetery 8.6 km away · Melbourne
- Fawkner Memorial Park 8.7 km away · Melbourne
- Heidelberg (Warringal) Cemetery 9.2 km away · Melbourne
- Footscray General Cemetery 9.6 km away · Melbourne
- Northern Memorial Park 10 km away · Melbourne
- Preston Cemetery 10 km away · Melbourne
- Williamstown Cemetery 10 km away · Melbourne
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How big is Melbourne General Cemetery?
Melbourne General Cemetery covers about 43 hectares (430,000 m²), about the same size as Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris. It is the 6th largest of the 548 cemeteries we list in Victoria.