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.
| City of Nunawading Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in Melbourne | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 96,600 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 2,321.6/km2 (6,013/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1925 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 41.61 km2 (16.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Nunawading | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Eastern Melbourne | ||||||||||||||
| County | Bourke | ||||||||||||||
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History
editNunawading 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 (sometimes referred to as Blackburn-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
editThe 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
As the Shire of Blackburn and Mitcham, it also had several wards, including Blackburn Ward.[5]
Suburbs
edit- Blackburn
- Blackburn North
- Blackburn South
- Burwood East
- Forest Hill
- Mitcham (shared with the City of Doncaster & Templestowe)
- Nunawading*
- Vermont
- Vermont South
* Council seat.
Population
edit| Year | Population |
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| 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
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. p. 49. ISSN 0067-1223.
- ^ "Municipality of Box Hill, Victoria". Museum Victoria. Archived from the original on 11 September 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ^ a b Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 314–315, 443–444. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS". Trove. The Age.