City of Monash
City of Monash Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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![]() Location of Monash within the Melbourne metropolitan area. | |||||||||||||||
Population | 187,286 (2015)[1] (29th) | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 2,298.0/km2 (5,952/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1994 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 81.5 km2 (31.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Rebecca Paterson | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Mount Waverley | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | |||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | |||||||||||||||
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Website | [[1] City of Monash] | ||||||||||||||
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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. On 3 November 2016, Cr Rebecca Paterson was elected Mayor of Monash.[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 | |
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Glen Waverley | Labor[8] | Geoff Lake (Mayor) | 2000 | |
Katrina Nolan | 2012 | |||
Mt Waverley | Brian Little | 2003 | ||
Labor[9] | Jieh-Yung Lo | 2008 | ||
Rebecca Paterson (Deputy Mayor) | 2013 | |||
Mulgrave | Liberal[10] | Robert Davies | 2012 | |
Micaela Drieberg | 2008 | |||
John Sharkey | 2016 | |||
Oakleigh | Bill Pontikis | 2012 | ||
Liberal[11] | Theo Zographos | 2012 | ||
Nga Hosking[12] | 2016 |
Council election results
Single-member wards, 2000-2005
Ward | 2000-2003 | 2003-2005 |
---|---|---|
Central | Matthew Evans | Ross Smith |
Damper | Tom Morrissey | Joy Banerji |
Huntingdale | Felicity Smith | Stephen Dimopoulos |
Jell | Peter Holdsworth | Peter McCall |
Napier | Geoff Lake | Geoff Lake |
University | Peter Vlahos | Brian Little |
Warrigal | Paul Klisaris | Vicki Bouziotis |
Wellington | Kathy Magee | Jeanne Solity |
Multi-member wards, 2005-2016
Ward | 2005-2008[13] | 2008-2012[14] | 2012-2016 [15] | ||
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Glen Waverley | Geoff Lake | Geoff Lake | Geoff Lake (Mayor 2013) | ||
Dane Manzie | Greg Male (Mayor 2010) | Katrina Nolan | |||
Mount Waverley | Joy Banerji | Joy Banerji | Brian Little | ||
Tom Morrissey | Tom Morrissey | Tom Morrissey | Rebecca Paterson (2013 countback) [16] | ||
Ryan Brown | Jieh-Yung Lo | Jieh-Yung Lo (Deputy Mayor 2012) | |||
Mulgrave | Paul Klisaris (Mayor) | Paul Klisaris (Mayor 2008) | Paul Klisaris | John Sharkey (2016 countback) [17] | |
Charlotte Baines | Charlotte Baines (Mayor 2009) | Robert Davies | |||
Craig Shiell | Micaela Drieberg | Micaela Drieberg (Mayor 2012) | |||
Oakleigh | Stephen Dimopoulos | Stephen Dimopoulos | Stephen Dimopoulos
(Deputy Mayor 2013) |
Stefanie Perri
(2014 countback) [18] |
Nga Hosking
(2016 countback) [19] |
Denise McGill | Denise McGill | Bill Pontikis | |||
Gerry Kottek | Stefanie Perri (Mayor 2011) | Theo Zographos |
Schools
State
There are 27 primary and 9 secondary state-based schools in the city of Monash.[20]
- Ashwood Secondary College
- Brentwood Secondary College
- Glen Waverley Secondary College
- Highvale Secondary College
- John Monash Science School
- Mount Waverley Secondary College
- South Oakleigh Secondary College
- Wellington Secondary College
- Wheelers Hill Secondary College
Private
- Avila College
- Caulfield Grammar School - Wheelers Hill Campus
- Emmaus College - Year 9 Campus
- Huntingtower School
- Mazenod College
- Mount Scopus Memorial College - Gandel Campus
- Oakleigh Grammar
- Presbyterian Ladies' College
- Sacred Heart Girls' College
- Salesian College
- Wesley College - Glen Waverley Campus
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
- Monash Public Library Service provides library service through six branch libraries: Clayton, Glen Waverley, Mount Waverley, Mulgrave, Oakleigh and Wheelers Hill, as well as a Home Library Service.
References
- ^ "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2014–15". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^ a b "Councillors - City of Monash". www.monash.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Community profile - City of Monash - profile.id".
- ^ http://www.monash.vic.gov.au/city/profile.htm
- ^ "Community profile - City of Monash - profile.id".
- ^ "4130.0.55.001 - Housing Occupancy and Costs, Australia, 2005-06".
- ^ "Community profile - City of Monash - profile.id".
- ^ "Dumped Labor candidate Geoff Lake". ABC News. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ "On the campaign trail: the Asian-Australian story". Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ "Councillor Robert Davies - City of Monash". www.monash.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ "Theo Zographos for Oakleigh". Facebook. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ "Cr Nga Hosking". www.monash.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ "Monash City Council election results 2005 - Victorian Electoral Commission". www.vec.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- ^ "Monash City Council election results 2008 - Victorian Electoral Commission". www.vec.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- ^ "Monash City Council election results 2012 - Victorian Electoral Commission". www.vec.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- ^ "Results for 2013 Monash City Council countback, Mount Waverley Ward - Victorian Electoral Commission". www.vec.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- ^ "Results for 2016 Monash City Council countback, Mulgrave Ward - Victorian Electoral Commission". www.vec.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- ^ "Results for 2014 Monash City Council countback, Oakleigh Ward - Victorian Electoral Commission". www.vec.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- ^ "Results for 2016 Monash City Council countback, Oakleigh Ward - Victorian Electoral Commission". www.vec.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- ^ http://monash.vic.gov.au/cominfo/schools.htm