City of Monash

City of Monash
Victoria

Location of Monash within the Melbourne metropolitan area.
Population 176,069 (2009)[1]
 • Density 2,160.4/km2 (5,595/sq mi)
Established 1994
Area 81.5 km2 (31.5 sq mi)
Mayor Paul Klisaris
Council seat Glen Waverley
State electorate(s)
Federal Division(s)
Website [ City of Monash]
LGAs around City of Monash:
Boroondara Whitehorse Maroondah
Stonnington City of Monash Knox
Glen Eira Kingston Dandenong

The City of Monash is a local government area in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne with an area of 81.0 square kilometres and an estimated population of 176,069 people. From November 2014, the mayor of the City of Monash is Cr Paul Klisaris.[2]

Demographics

Monash has a diverse population, with 39.8% of its residents born overseas (compared to 29.0% across Melbourne),[3] coming from more than 30 countries,[4] with significant Chinese, UK, Greek, Indian, Malaysian and Sri Lankan populations.[3] 42.4% of residents own their own home outright, compared to 33.1% in Melbourne,[5] and 37.3% across Australia.[6] The city is well educated, with 25.1% having a bachelor or higher degree (compared to 19.6% across Melbourne.[7]

History

The City of Monash was once hunting grounds for the Bunurong people. The City of Monash, named after World War I commander Sir John Monash and the local Monash University (established 1958), was created on 15 December 1994 when the Kennett Liberal government amalgamated local councils all over Victoria, merging a substantial portion of the former City of Oakleigh with the whole of the former City of Waverley.

Suburbs

Councillors

Current

Ward Party Councillor[2] Elected
Glen Waverley   Labor[8] Geoff Lake 2000
Katrina Nolan 2012
Mt Waverley Brian Little 2003
  Labor[9] Jieh-Yung Lo 2008
Rebecca Paterson 2013
Mulgrave   Liberal[10] Robert Davies 2012
Micaela Drieberg 2008
  Labor[11] Paul Klisaris 2000
Oakleigh   Labor[12] Stefanie Perri 2008
Bill Pontikis 2012
  Liberal[13] Theo Zographos

2005

2008

2012

Schools

State

There are 27 primary and 9 secondary state-based schools in the city of Monash.[14]

Private

Monash Gallery of Art

The city operates the Monash Gallery of Art, located at 860 Ferntree Gully, Wheelers Hill. The gallery's photography collections feature over 2000 works illustrating the development and evolution of the photographic medium in Australia. There are about 20 exhibitions a year in such media as photography, fine art, craft and design.

Public Libraries

References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (30 March 2010). "Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2008–09". Retrieved 4 June 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Councillors - City of Monash". www.monash.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
  3. 1 2 "Community profile - City of Monash - profile.id".
  4. ↑ http://www.monash.vic.gov.au/city/profile.htm
  5. ↑ "Community profile - City of Monash - profile.id".
  6. ↑ "4130.0.55.001 - Housing Occupancy and Costs, Australia, 2005-06".
  7. ↑ "Community profile - City of Monash - profile.id".
  8. ↑ "Dumped Labor candidate Geoff Lake". ABC News. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
  9. ↑ "On the campaign trail: the Asian-Australian story". Retrieved 2015-04-25.
  10. ↑ "Councillor Robert Davies - City of Monash". www.monash.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
  11. ↑ "Election dummy spit for Monash - Council - News | Waverley Leader". 2009-04-19. Archived from the original on 19 April 2009. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
  12. ↑ "Box Hill - Victorian Election 2014 - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". ABC News. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
  13. ↑ "Theo Zographos for Oakleigh". Facebook. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
  14. ↑ http://monash.vic.gov.au/cominfo/schools.htm

External links

Coordinates: 37°53′S 145°10′E / 37.883°S 145.167°E / -37.883; 145.167

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