Donvale, Victoria

Donvale Melbourne, Victoria
Donvale
Coordinates	37°47′49″S 145°10′30″E / 37.797°S 145.175°E / -37.797; 145.175Coordinates: 37°47′49″S 145°10′30″E / 37.797°S 145.175°E / -37.797; 145.175
Population	11,795 (2011 census)[1]
• Density	929/km2 (2,405/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	3111
Area	12.7 km2 (4.9 sq mi)
Location	19 km (12 mi) from Melbourne
LGA(s)	City of Manningham
State electorate(s)	Warrandyte Ringwood
Federal Division(s)	Menzies
Suburbs around Donvale: Warrandyte Warrandyte Park Orchards Doncaster East Donvale Ringwood North Blackburn North Nunawading Mitcham

Donvale is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 19 km east from Melbourne's Central Business District. Its local government area is the City of Manningham. At the 2011 Census, Donvale had a population of 11,795.

A major Melbourne road, Springvale Road, ends in Donvale.

History

Donvale Post Office opened on 16 September 1929 and closed in 1972. It now houses the Donvale Historical Society ^[2]

Education

• Carey Junior Campus Donvale
• Donvale Christian College
• Donvale Primary School
• Our Lady of the Pines Parish Primary School
• Whitefriars College
• Donvale High School - Merged with Mullauna College in 1992.
• Mullauna College - Formed in 1989 (technically located in Mitcham).

Sport

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

Donvale 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

• City of Doncaster and Templestowe - the former local government area of which Donvale was a part

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