Donvale, Victoria

Donvale
Melbourne, Victoria
Donvale
Population: 11,667 (2006)[1]
Postcode: 3111
Area: 12.7 km² (4.9 sq mi)
Location: 24 km (15 mi) from Melbourne
LGA: City of Manningham
State District: Doncaster, Warrandyte
Federal Division: Menzies
Suburbs around Donvale:
Warrandyte Warrandyte Park Orchards
Doncaster East Donvale Ringwood North
Blackburn North Nunawading Mitcham

Donvale is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 20 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Manningham. At the 2006 Census, Donvale had a population of 11,667. The major Melbourne road, Springvale Road ends in Donvale.

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History

Donvale Post Office opened on 16 September 1929 and closed in 1972. [2]

Schools

Sport

The suburb has an Australian Rules football team, The Donvale Magpies, competing in the Eastern Football League.[3]

It also has an indoor sports centre with a gymnasium, complete with a sprung floor and a foam pit. The centre also has two basketball courts which are played on every Saturday by the children in the Doncaster District Primary School Basketball Association.

See also

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Donvale (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC21235&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2007-09-29. 
  2. ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=, retrieved 2008-04-11 
  3. ^ Full Point Footy, Donvale, http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/donvale.htm, retrieved 2008-10-21