City of Nunawading
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| City of Nunawading Victoria |
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 Location in Melbourne |
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| Population: | 96,600 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1925 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 41.61 km² (16.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Nunawading | ||||||||||||
| Region: | Melbourne | ||||||||||||
| County: | Bourke | ||||||||||||
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The City of Nunawading was a Local Government Area located 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.
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[edit] History
Nunawading was originally part of the Box Hill District, which was incorporated on 7 August 1857. The district was renamed 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.[2]
On 15 December 1994, along with nearly all other councils in Victoria, the City of Nunawading was abolished, and its area reunited with Box Hill in the new City of Whitehorse.[3]
Council meetings were held at Nunawading Town Hall on Maroondah Highway, Nunawading. It is used today for the same purpose by the City of Whitehorse.
[edit] 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.[2]
- North West Ward
- North East Ward
- South West Ward
- South East Ward
[edit] Suburbs
- Blackburn
- Blackburn North
- Blackburn South
- Burwood East
- Forest Hill
- Mitcham (split with City of Doncaster & Templestowe
- Nunawading
- Vermont
- Vermont South
[edit] Population
| 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.
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book, 49. ISSN 0067-1223.
- ^ a b (1992) Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson, 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. Commonwealth of Australia, 12. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved on 2007-12-16.
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