Hawthorn is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, 6
kilometres (3.7 mi) east of Melbourne's central
business district. Its local government area is
the City of Boroondara. At the 2011 Census,
Hawthorn had a population of 21,177.

Glenferrie Road, Hawthorn, is designated one
of 82 Major Activity centres in the Melbourne
2030 Metropolitan Strategy.

Glenferrie Road is a major shopping strip, with
two supermarkets, all major banks and many
chain and specialty stores. There are also
shopping centres at the corner of Burwood
Road and Power Street, in Church Street, in
Auburn Road (the western side of which is
within the Hawthorn postcode, while the
eastern side is in Hawthorn East), the corner of
Glenferrie Road and Riversdale Road and the
corner of Auburn Road and Riversdale Road.

Hawthorn is particularly noted for the number,
range and quality of its restaurants, many of
which reflect the strong ethnic diversity of the
region. There are also many nightclubs and
hotels in the suburb.

Although mainly noted as a residential region,
there is some industry in the area, particularly
in Burwood Road, between Power Street and
Auburn Road.