Glen Waverley is located 20 km south-east of the CBD. Located in Melbourne's east Glen Waverley is primarily residential in nature with significant areas of commercial centred around the Glen Waverley railway terminus. The suburb features large houses with a high proportion containing three and four bedrooms. The suburb also features The Glen Shopping Centre and Waverley Football Ground. Like a number of suburbs in this part of Melbourne the population has decreased and aged significantly over the 1981-1996 period.