Chadstone is located 14 km south-east of the CBD. With Scotchmans Creek in the south and the Glen Waverley Railway Line in the north Chadstone is a principally residential area in Melbourne's southeastern suburbs. Like a number of suburbs in this part of Melbourne the population has decreased and aged significantly over the 1981-1996 period. Chadstone features part of the Oakleigh Municipal Public Golf Course the Batesford and Jordan Reserves and the Central Gippsland College of TAFE - Chadstone Campus.