Black Rock is a pocket-sized 3.7KM2 beachside suburb wedged between Sandringham, Cheltenham and Beaumaris and overlooking Port Phillip Bay. Its 5,800 residents live in comfortable homes most being constructed on medium-sized allotments post WW2. The median price of houses is currently $900,000 nearly 50% higher than the area average. Units, at $500,000, command a 30% premium.
The Nepean Highway provides good access to the city in 40 minutes, some 21KM away. Buses service the suburb’s perimeter.
Two primary schools are located within the suburb boundaries – Black Rock Primary School and St. Joseph’s School and a pre-school centre in Bluff Road.
A conservation and recreational reserve stretching a kilometre south from Half Moon Bay to the Life Saving Club has preserved many of the original indigenous plants. Red Bluff offers an interesting cliff-top walk with views back to Melbourne and popular beaches on either side. A rock breakwater and the sunken warship HMAS Cerberus, provide storm protection for moored yachts of members of Black Rock Yacht Club.
The Sandringham Public Golf course offers most of the healthy benefits of neighbouring Royal Melbourne Golf Club, with fees that most people can afford.
The Black Rock Clock Tower at the intersection of Beach Road and Balcombe Road is a local landmark.