City of Nunawading

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City of Nunawading
Victoria
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Location in Melbourne
Population96,600 (1992)[1]
 • Density2,321.6/km2 (6,013/sq mi)
Established1925
Area41.61 km2 (16.1 sq mi)
Council seatNunawading
RegionMelbourne
CountyBourke
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LGAs around City of Nunawading:
Doncaster & Templestowe Doncaster & Templestowe Ringwood
Box Hill City of Nunawading Knox
Waverley Waverley Knox

The City of Nunawading was a local government area about 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of 41.61 square kilometres (16.07 sq mi), and existed from 1925 until 1994.

History[]

Nunawading was originally part of the Nunawading Road District,[2] which was incorporated on 7 August 1857. The district was renamed the Shire of Nunawading on 4 May 1872. On 26 May 1925, the Shire of Blackburn and Mitcham came into being, when the eastern two-thirds of the district seceded; the western part went on to become the City of Box Hill. The shire was proclaimed as the City of Nunawading on 30 May 1945.[3]

On 15 December 1994, the City of Nunawading was abolished, and, along with the City of Box Hill, was merged into the newly created City of Whitehorse.[4]

Council meetings were held at the Nunawading Town Hall, on Whitehorse Road, Nunawading. It is used today for the same purpose by the City of Whitehorse.

Cr Noel Spurr OAM was elected the last Mayor of Nunawading, and in 1997 was elected to the inaugural Whitehorse City Council.

Wards[]

The City of Nunawading was subdivided into four wards, each electing three councillors. The wards were divided from each other by Canterbury Road and Springvale Road:[3]

  • North West Ward
  • North East Ward
  • South West Ward
  • South East Ward

Suburbs[]

Population[]

Year Population
1933 7,131
1954 23,855
1958 38,600*
1961 53,246
1966 74,554
1971 90,702
1976 94,325
1981 97,052
1986 93,482
1991 91,468

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References[]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. p. 49. ISSN 0067-1223.
  2. ^ "Municipality of Box Hill, Victoria". Museum Victoria. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 314–315, 443–444. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
  4. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (1 August 1995). Victorian local government amalgamations 1994-1995: Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification (PDF). Commonwealth of Australia. p. 12. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 16 December 2007.

Coordinates: 37°49′S 145°11′E / 37.817°S 145.183°E / -37.817; 145.183

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