:City of Monash
{{Use Australian English|date=April 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2014}}
{{distinguish|Division of Monash}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = lga
| name = City of Monash
| state = vic
| image = MelbLGA-Monash.gif
| caption = Location of Monash within the Melbourne metropolitan area.
| local_map = yes
| zoom = 10
| pop = 190,397
| pop_year = 2021
| pop_footnotes = {{cite web|title=3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018 |url=http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/3218.02017-18|website=Australian Bureau of Statistics|publisher=Australian Bureau of Statistics|date=27 March 2019|access-date=25 October 2019}} Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
| poprank = 29th
| area = 81.5
| est = 1994
| seat = Glen Waverley
|region=Greater Melbourne| mayor = Nicky Luo
| logo = Monash_city_logo.svg
| url = [https://www.monash.vic.gov.au/Home]
| stategov = Ashwood
| stategov2 = Glen Waverley
| stategov3 = Mulgrave
| stategov4 = Oakleigh
| fedgov = Bruce
| fedgov2 = Chisholm
| fedgov3 = Hotham
| near-nw = Boroondara
| near-n = Whitehorse
| near-ne = Maroondah
| near-w = Stonnington
| near-e = Knox
| near-sw = Glen Eira
| near-s = Kingston
| near-se = 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 81.5 square kilometres and a population of 200,077 people in 2016.
History
{{main|History of the City of Monash}}
The City of Monash was once hunting grounds for two groups of First Nations peoples, the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung in the north and the Bunurong people in the south. The City of Monash, named after World War I commander Sir John Monash{{cite web |title=Sir John Monash |url=https://www.monash.vic.gov.au/About-Us/Monash-Heritage/Sir-John-Monash |website=City of Monash |access-date=13 May 2020}} and the local Monash University (established 1958), was created on 15 December 1994 when the state 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.{{cite web |title=Monash City |url=https://www.victorianplaces.com.au/monash-city |website=Victorian Places |access-date=13 May 2020}}
Townships and localities
At the 2021 census, the city had a population of 190,397 up from 182,618 at the 2016 census.{{cite web |title=Census {{!}} Australian Bureau of Statistics |url=https://www.abs.gov.au/census |website=www.abs.gov.au |language=en |date=11 January 2023}}
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" | ||
colspan="3" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold" | Population | ||
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style="text-align:center; background: font-weight:bold" | Locality | style="text-align:center; background: font-weight:bold" | 2016 | style="text-align:center; background: font-weight:bold" | 2021 |
{{VICcity|Ashwood}} | 6,886 | 7,154 |
{{VICcity|Burwood}}^ | 15,019 | 15,147 |
{{VICcity|Chadstone}} | 8,641 | 9,552 |
{{VICcity|Clayton}} | 19,358 | 18,988 |
{{VICcity|Glen Waverley}} | 40,327 | 42,642 |
{{VICcity|Hughesdale}} | 7,556 | 7,563 |
{{VICcity|Huntingdale}} | 1,862 | 1,949 |
{{VICcity|Mount Waverley}} | 33,611 | 35,340 |
{{VICcity|Mulgrave}} | 19,368 | 19,889 |
{{VICcity|Notting Hill}} | 3,050 | 2,895 |
{{VICcity|Oakleigh}} | 7,893 | 8,442 |
{{VICcity|Oakleigh East}} | 6,444 | 6,804 |
{{VICcity|Oakleigh South}}^ | 9,261 | 9,851 |
{{VICcity|Wheelers Hill}} | 19,753 | 20,652 |
^ - Territory divided with another LGA
Council
=Current composition=
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colspan="2"|Party | Councillors |
---|---|
{{Australian party style|Independent Labor}}|
| align=right | 7 | |
{{Australian party style|Independent}} |
| align="right" | 4 | |
colspan="2"| Total
| align=right | 11 |
The current council, elected in October 2024, is:
=Mayors=
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!Mayor!!Term !# |
Peter Vlahos
| 1997–1998 |1 |
Gill Clare
| 1998–1999 |2 |
Peter Holdsworth
| 1999–2000 |3 |
Matthew Evans
| 2000–2001 |4 |
Tom Morrissey
| 2001–2002 |5 |
rowspan="2" | Geoff Lake
| 2002–2003 |6 |
2003–2004
| |
Joy Banerji
| 2004{{efn|From 1996 until 2004, the annual election of the mayor for the following 12 months occurred in March. New legislation effective from 2004 onwards changed the date of the election of the mayor to November or December. There was a truncated transitional term of office from March to November 2004.}} |7 |
Steve Dimopoulos
| 2004–2005 |8 |
Joy Banerji
| 2005–2006 | |
Tom Morrissey
| 2006–2007 | |
rowspan="2" | Paul Klisaris
| 2007–2008 |9 |
2008–2009
| |
Charlotte Baines
| 2009–2010 |10 |
Greg Male
| 2010–2011 |11 |
Stefanie Perri
| 2011–2012 |12 |
Micaela Drieberg
| 2012–2013 |13 |
Geoff Lake
| 2013–2014 | |
Paul Klisaris
| 2014–2015 | |
Stefanie Perri
| 2015–2016 | |
Geoff Lake
| 2016{{efn|Lake served as mayor from April until October in 2016 to take over from Stefanie Perri, who resigned to contest Chisholm at the 2016 federal election.}} | |
Rebecca Paterson
| 2016–2017 |14 |
Paul Klisaris
| 2017–2018 | |
Shane McCluskey
| 2018–2019 |15 |
Stuart James
| 2019–2020 |16 |
Brian Little
| 2020–2021 |17 |
Stuart James
| 2021–2022 | |
Tina Samardzija
| 2022–2023 |18 |
Nicky Luo
| 2023-2024 |19 |
Paul Klisaris
| 2024-2025 | |
Past councillors
=Single-member wards (1997−2005)=
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rowspan="2"|Year
! style="color:crimson"; colspan="2"|Central ! style="color:crimson"; colspan="2"|Damper ! style="color:crimson"; colspan="2"|Huntingdale ! style="color:crimson"; colspan="2"|Jell ! style="color:crimson"; colspan="2"|Napier ! style="color:crimson"; colspan="2"|University ! style="color:crimson"; colspan="2"|Warrigal ! style="color:crimson"; colspan="2"|Wellington |
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colspan="2"|Councillor
! colspan="2"|Councillor ! colspan="2"|Councillor ! colspan="2"|Councillor ! colspan="2"|Councillor ! colspan="2"|Councillor ! colspan="2"|Councillor ! colspan="2"|Councillor |
1997
| rowspan="2" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Independent}}| | rowspan="2"; align="center" | Matthew Evans (Independent) | rowspan="2" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Independent}}| | rowspan="2"; align="center" | Tom Morrissey (Independent) | rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Independent}}| | rowspan="1"; align="center" | Nick Gregory (Independent) | rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Independent}}| | rowspan="1"; align="center" | Gill Clare (Independent) | rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Independent}}| | rowspan="1"; align="center" | Peter Holdsworth (Independent) | rowspan="2" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Liberal}}| | rowspan="2"; align="center" | Peter Vlahos (Liberal) | rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Independent}}| | rowspan="1"; align="center" | Jack Davis (Independent) | rowspan="2" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Independent}}| | rowspan="2"; align="center" | Kathy Magee (Independent) |
2000
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Independent}}| | rowspan="1"; align="center" | Felicity Smith (Independent) | rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Independent}}| | rowspan="1"; align="center" | Peter Holdsworth (Independent) | rowspan="2" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | rowspan="2"; align="center" | Geoff Lake (Labor) | rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | rowspan="1"; align="center" | Paul Klisaris (Labor) |
2003
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Independent}}| | rowspan="1"; align="center" | Ross Smith (Independent) | rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | rowspan="1"; align="center" | Joy Banerji (Labor) | rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | rowspan="1"; align="center" | Steve Dimopoulos (Labor) | rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Independent}}| | rowspan="1"; align="center" | Peter McCall (Independent) | rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | rowspan="1"; align="center" | Brian Little (Labor) | rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Independent}}| | rowspan="1"; align="center" | Vicki Bouziotis (Independent) | rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Independent}}| | rowspan="1"; align="center" | Jeanne Solity (Independent) |
=Multi-member wards (2005−2024) =
==Glen Waverley Ward==
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|+ |
Year
! colspan="2"|Councillor ! Party ! colspan="2"|Councillor ! Party |
---|
2005
| rowspan="6" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | rowspan="6"|Geoff Lake | rowspan="6"|Labor | rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|independent}}| | rowspan="1"|Dane Manzie | rowspan="1"|Independent |
2008
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|independent}}| | rowspan="1"|Greg Male | rowspan="1"|Independent |
2012
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|independent}}| | rowspan="1"|Katrina Nolan | rowspan="1"|Independent |
2016
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|independent}}| | rowspan="2"|Lynette Saloumi | rowspan="1"|Independent |
2018
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|sustainable australia}}| | rowspan="1"|Sustainable Australia |
2020
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|labor}}| | rowspan="2"|Nicky Luo | rowspan="1"|Labor |
==Mount Waverley Ward==
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|+ |
Year
! colspan="2"|Councillor ! Party ! colspan="2"|Councillor ! Party ! colspan="2"|Councillor ! Party |
---|
2005
| rowspan="2" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | rowspan="2"|Joy Banerji | rowspan="2"|Labor | rowspan="3" width="1px" {{Australian party style|independent}}| | rowspan="3"|Tom Morrissey | rowspan="3"|Independent | rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|independent}}| | rowspan="1"|Ryan Brown | rowspan="1"|Independent |
2008
| rowspan="3" width="1px" {{Australian party style|independent}}| | rowspan="3"|Jieh-Yung Lo | rowspan="3"|Independent |
2012
| rowspan="5" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | rowspan="5"|Brian Little | rowspan="5"|Labor |
2013
| rowspan="4" width="1px" {{Australian party style|independent}}| | rowspan="4"|Rebecca Paterson | rowspan="4"|Independent |
2016
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|liberal}}| | rowspan="1"|MT Pang Tsoi | rowspan="1"|Liberal |
2020
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|greens}}| | rowspan="2"|Anjalee de Silva | rowspan="1"|Greens |
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|independent}}|
| rowspan="1"|Independent |
==Mulgrave Ward==
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|+ |
Year
! colspan="2"|Councillor ! Party ! colspan="2"|Councillor ! Party ! colspan="2"|Councillor ! Party |
---|
2005
| rowspan="3" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | rowspan="3"|Paul Klisaris | rowspan="3"|Labor | rowspan="2" width="1px" {{Australian party style|independent}}| | rowspan="2"|Charlotte Baines | rowspan="2"|Independent | rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|independent}}| | rowspan="1"|Craig Shiell | rowspan="1"|Independent |
2008
| rowspan="3" width="1px" {{Australian party style|independent}}| | rowspan="3"|Micaela Drieberg | rowspan="3"|Independent |
2012
| rowspan="3" width="1px" {{Australian party style|liberal}}| | rowspan="3"|Robert Davies | rowspan="3"|Liberal |
2016
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|independent}}| | rowspan="1"|John Sharkey | rowspan="1"|Independent |
2016
| rowspan="3" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | rowspan="3"|Paul Klisaris | rowspan="3"|Labor | rowspan="2" width="1px" {{Australian party style|independent}}| | rowspan="2"|Shane McCluskey | rowspan="2"|Independent |
2020
| rowspan="3" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | rowspan="3"|Tina Samardzija | rowspan="3"|Labor |
==Oakleigh Ward==
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|+ |
Year
! colspan="2"|Councillor ! Party ! colspan="2"|Councillor ! Party ! colspan="2"|Councillor ! Party |
---|
2005
| rowspan="3" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | rowspan="3"|Steve Dimopoulos | rowspan="3"|Labor | rowspan="2" width="1px" {{Australian party style|liberal}}| | rowspan="2"|Denise McGill | rowspan="2"|Liberal | rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|independent}}| | rowspan="1"|Gerry Kottek | rowspan="1"|Independent |
2008
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | rowspan="1"|Stefanie Perri | rowspan="1"|Labor |
2012
| rowspan="6" width="1px" {{Australian party style|liberal}}| | rowspan="6"|Theo Zographos | rowspan="6"|Liberal | rowspan="3" width="1px" {{Australian party style|independent}}| | rowspan="3"|Bill Pontikis | rowspan="3"|Independent |
2014
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | rowspan="1"|Stefanie Perri | rowspan="1"|Labor |
2016
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | rowspan="1"|Nga Hosking | rowspan="1"|Labor |
2016
| rowspan="3" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Labor}}| | rowspan="3"|Stuart James | rowspan="3"|Labor | rowspan="2" width="1px" {{Australian party style|greens}}| | rowspan="3"|Josh Fergeus | rowspan="2"|Greens |
2020 |
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|independent}}|
| rowspan="1"|Independent |
Election results
=2024=
{{excerpt|Results of the 2024 Victorian local elections in Eastern Melbourne|section=Monash results}}
=2020=
{{excerpt|Results of the 2020 Victorian local elections in Eastern Melbourne|section=Monash}}
Demographics
Monash has a diverse population, with 45.1% of its residents born overseas (compared to 29.0% across Melbourne),{{cite web|url=http://www.id.com.au/profile/Default.aspx?id=102&pg=103&gid=10&type=enum|title=Community profile - City of Monash - profile.id|access-date=12 December 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090423005425/http://www.id.com.au/profile/Default.aspx?id=102&pg=103&gid=10&type=enum|archive-date=23 April 2009|url-status=dead}} coming from more than 30 countries,{{cite web |url=http://www.monash.vic.gov.au/city/profile.htm |title=Profile - City of Monash |website=www.monash.vic.gov.au |access-date=22 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070430142316/http://www.monash.vic.gov.au/city/profile.htm |archive-date=30 April 2007 |url-status=dead}} with significant Chinese, UK, Greek, Indian, Malaysian and Sri Lankan populations. 42.4% of residents own their own home outright, compared to 33.1% in Melbourne,{{cite web|url=http://www.id.com.au/profile/Default.aspx?id=102&pg=119&gid=10&type=enum|title=Community profile - City of Monash - profile.id|access-date=12 December 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090423005430/http://www.id.com.au/profile/Default.aspx?id=102&pg=119&gid=10&type=enum|archive-date=23 April 2009|url-status=dead}} and 37.3% across Australia.{{cite web|url=http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/4130.0.55.0012005-06?OpenDocument|title=4130.0.55.001 - Housing Occupancy and Costs, Australia, 2005-06|date=31 October 2007 }} The city is well educated, with 25.1% having a bachelor or higher degree (compared to 19.6% across Melbourne).{{cite web|url=http://www.id.com.au/profile/Default.aspx?id=102&pg=108&gid=10&type=enum|title=Community profile - City of Monash - profile.id|access-date=12 December 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090423005420/http://www.id.com.au/profile/Default.aspx?id=102&pg=108&gid=10&type=enum|archive-date=23 April 2009|url-status=dead}}
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|+ ! colspan="5" |Selected historical census data for City of Monash Council local government area |
colspan="2" |Census Year
|2006 |
rowspan="3" |Population
|Estimated residents on census night | |169,280 |182,618 |
% of Victoria population
| | |3.08% |
% of Australian population
| | |0.8% |
colspan="5" |Cultural and language diversity |
rowspan="5" |Ancestry, top responses
|Chinese | | |19.6% |
English
| | |14.7% |
Australian
| | |12.7% |
Greek
| | |5.7% |
Indian
| | |5.5% |
rowspan="5" |Language, top responses (other than English)
|Mandarin | | |14.7% |
Greek
| | |5.7% |
Cantonese
| | |4.8% |
Sinhalese
| | |2.5% |
Italian
| | |2.1% |
colspan="5" |Religious affiliation |
rowspan="5" |Religious affiliation, top responses
|No religion, so described | | |31.4% |
Catholic
| | |18.9% |
Not stated
| | |8.2% |
Eastern Orthodox
| | |7.3% |
Buddhism
| | |6.8% |
colspan="5" |Median weekly incomes |
rowspan="2" |Personal income
|Median weekly personal income | | |A$569 |
% of Australian median income
| | |85.95% |
rowspan="2" |Family income
|Median weekly family income | | |A$1,809 |
% of Australian median income
| | |104.33% |
rowspan="2" |Household income
|Median weekly household income | | |A$1,512 |
% of Australian median income
| | |105.15% |
Schools
=== State ===
There are 27 primary and 9 secondary state-based schools in the city of Monash.{{cite web |url=http://monash.vic.gov.au/cominfo/schools.htm |title=State Schools - City of Monash |access-date=2008-11-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081206160501/http://www.monash.vic.gov.au/cominfo/schools.htm |archive-date=6 December 2008 |df=dmy-all }}
=Private=
- Avila College
- Caulfield Grammar School (Wheelers Hill Campus)
- Huntingtower School
- Mazenod College
- Oakleigh Grammar
- Sacred Heart Girls' College
- Salesian College
- Wesley College (Glen Waverley Campus)
Museum of Australian Photography (MAPh)
The Museum of Australian Photography (MAPh) whose collection had over 3,800 photographs reflecting the history and development of Australian photographic practice from the 19th century to today. The collection is diverse and includes many iconic images and the work of photographers recognised as nationally significant.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mga.org.au/collection/about|title=About our collection|website=www.mga.org.au|language=en|access-date=2017-09-15}}
Speak the Wind, an exhibition of photographs by Hoda Afshar, took place from 29 April to 22 May 2022, as one of a series of official exhibitions of PHOTO 2022: International Festival of Photography, taking place in Melbourne and regional Victoria.{{cite web | title=Speak the Wind | website=MGA: the Australian home of photography | date=11 February 2022 | url=https://www.mga.org.au/exhibition/view/exhibition/277 | access-date=14 February 2022}} Afshar published a book of the same name in 2021, which includes an essay by Michael Taussig{{cite book| title=Speak the Wind|publisher= Mack|place= London| date= 2021|first1= Hoda| last1= Afshar| first2= Michael |last2= Taussig| author-link2=Michael Taussig| others=Photographs by Hoda Afhsar; essay by Michael Taussig| isbn= 978-1-913620-18-9}} and documents the landscapes and people of the islands of Hormuz, Qeshm, and Hengam, in the Persian Gulf off the south coast of Iran.{{cite web | last2=Afshar | first2=Hoda | title=Speak the Wind - Book review| first1=Daniel |last1= Boetker-Smith | website=LensCulture | url=https://www.lensculture.com/articles/hoda-afshar-speak-the-wind | access-date=14 February 2022| others= Photographs by Hoda Afshar}}{{cite web | last=Colberg | first=Jörg | title=Speak The Wind | website=Conscientious Photography Magazine | date=16 August 2021 | url=https://cphmag.com/speak-the-wind/ | access-date=14 February 2022}}{{cite web | last=Grieve | first=Michael | title=Hoda Afshar captures the wind and rituals of the islands in the Strait of Hormuz | website=1854 Photography | date=19 July 2021 | url=https://www.1854.photography/2021/07/hoda-afshar-speak-the-wind/ | access-date=14 February 2022}}
Sporting Teams
= Soccer =
- Oakleigh Cannons
- Monash City FC
- Mount Waverley Soccer Club
- Eastern Lions SC
- Brandon Park SC
- Glen Waverley SC
= Australian Rules =
- Oakleigh Chargers
- Chadstone Football Club
- Monash University Football Club
- Waverley Blues
- Waverley Park Hawks JFC
- Ajax Football Club
= Netball =
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.{{cn|date=August 2023}}
Notes
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References
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External links
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- [http://www.monash.vic.gov.au/ Monash City Council]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20041215022634/http://www.mav.asn.au/guide.nsf/Council/Monash+City+Council?OpenDocument Victorian Councils Guide entry for the City of Monash]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080907165149/http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/location/view/33 Metlink local public transport map]
- [http://services.land.vic.gov.au/landchannel/jsp/map/InteractiveMapIntro.jsp Link to Land Victoria interactive maps] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324211834/http://services.land.vic.gov.au/landchannel/jsp/map/InteractiveMapIntro.jsp |date=24 March 2022 }}
- [http://www.waverleyhc.org.au/ Waverley Hockey Club]
- [https://www.portraitofmonash.mga.org.au/ Monash Gallery of Art]
- [http://www.monlib.vic.gov.au/ Monash Public Library Service]
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