| City of Monash Victoria |
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Location of Monash within the Melbourne metropolitan area. |
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| Population: | 176,069(2009)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1994 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 81.5 km² (31.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor: | Greg Male | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Glen Waverley | ||||||||||||
| Region: | South-eastern Metropolitan Melbourne | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Burwood, Clayton, Mount Waverley, Mulgrave, Oakleigh | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Chisholm, Bruce, Hotham, Higgins | ||||||||||||
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The City of Monash is a Local Government Area in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is located in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne and has an area of 81.0 square kilometres and has a estimated population of 176,069 people. The current Mayor of the City of Monash is Greg Male.
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Monash has a diverse population, with 39.8% of its residents born overseas (compared to 29.0% across Melbourne),[2] coming from more than 30 countries,[3] with significant Chinese, UK, Greek, Indian, Malaysian and Sri Lankan populations.[2] 42.4% of residents own their own home outright, compared to 33.1% in Melbourne,[4] and 37.3% across Australia.[5] The city is well educated, with 25.1% having a bachelor or higher degree (compared to 19.6% across Melbourne.[6]
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, 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 within the boundaries of the city include:
There are 27 primary and 9 secondary state-based schools in the city of Monash.[7]
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