City of Nunawading

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.

For the suburb, see Nunawading, Victoria.

City of Nunawading
Victoria
Location in Melbourne
Population96,600 (1992)[1]
 • Density2,321.6/km2 (6,013/sq mi)
Established1925
Area41.61 km2 (16.1 sq mi)
Council seatNunawading
RegionEastern Melbourne
CountyBourke
LGAs around City of Nunawading:
Doncaster & Templestowe Doncaster & Templestowe Ringwood
Box Hill City of Nunawading Knox
Waverley Waverley Knox

History

Nunawading 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 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

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:[3]

  • North West Ward
  • North East Ward
  • South West Ward
  • South East Ward

Suburbs

* Council seat.

Population
Year Population
19337,131
195423,855
195838,600*
196153,246
196674,554
197190,702
197694,325
198197,052
198693,482
199191,468

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. p. 49. ISSN 0067-1223.
  2. "Municipality of Box Hill, Victoria". Museum Victoria. Archived from the original on 11 September 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  3. Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 314–315, 443–444. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
  4. 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.

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