High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Prahran (pronounced "pruh-RAN"), also known colloquially as "Pran", is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 5 km south-east from Melbourne`s central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Stonnington. At the 2006 Census, Prahran had a population of 10,651. It is a part of Melbourne with many shops, restaurants and cafes. The area of Prahran centred along Commercial Road is one of Melbourne`s gay villages.