City of Monash

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City of Monash
Victoria
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Location of Monash within the Melbourne metropolitan area.
City of Monash
Population190,397 (2021) [1]  (29th)
 • Density2,336.2/km2 (6,051/sq mi)
Established1994
Area81.5 km2 (31.5 sq mi) [1]
MayorNicky Luo
Council seat Glen Waverley
Region Greater Melbourne
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s)
Monash city logo.svg
Website[ City of Monash]
LGAs around City of Monash:
Boroondara Whitehorse Maroondah
Stonnington City of Monash Knox
Glen Eira Kingston Dandenong

The City of Monash is a local government area in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne with an area of 81.5 square kilometres and a population of 200,077 people in 2016. [1]

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History

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 [2] and the local Monash University (established 1958), was created on 15 December 1994 when the state 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. [3]

Townships and localities

At the 2021 census, the city had a population of 190,397 up from 182,618 at the 2016 census. [4]

Population
Locality20162021
Ashwood 6,8867,154
Burwood^15,01915,147
Chadstone 8,6419,552
Clayton 19,35818,988
Glen Waverley 40,32742,642
Hughesdale 7,5567,563
Huntingdale 1,8621,949
Mount Waverley 33,61135,340
Mulgrave 19,36819,889
Notting Hill 3,0502,895
Oakleigh 7,8938,442
Oakleigh East 6,4446,804
Oakleigh South^9,2619,851
Wheelers Hill 19,75320,652

^ - Territory divided with another LGA

Council

Current composition

PartyCouncillors
  Independent Labor 7
  Independent 4
Total11

The current council, elected in October 2024, is:

WardCouncillorPartyNotes
Banksia Cameron Little Independent
Blackburn Rebecca Paterson Independent Labor [5]
Gallaghers Geoff Lake Independent Labor [6]
Gardiners CreekAnjalee de Silva Independent Member of the Greens until 2024 [7]
Jells Elisha Lee Independent Labor [5]
MayfieldBrian Little Independent Labor [6]
Scotchmans Creek Nicky Luo Independent Labor [8]
UniversityJosh Fergeus Independent Member of the Greens until 2024 [7]
Warrigal Stuart James Independent Labor [8]
Waverley ParkShane McCluskey Independent
Wellington Paul Klisaris Independent Labor [8]

Mayors

MayorTerm#
Peter Vlahos1997–19981
Gill Clare1998–19992
Peter Holdsworth1999–20003
Matthew Evans2000–20014
Tom Morrissey2001–20025
Geoff Lake2002–20036
2003–2004
Joy Banerji2004 [a] 7
Steve Dimopoulos 2004–20058
Joy Banerji2005–2006
Tom Morrissey2006–2007
Paul Klisaris2007–20089
2008–2009
Charlotte Baines2009–201010
Greg Male2010–201111
Stefanie Perri2011–201212
Micaela Drieberg2012–201313
Geoff Lake2013–2014
Paul Klisaris2014–2015
Stefanie Perri2015–2016
Geoff Lake2016 [b]
Rebecca Paterson2016–201714
Paul Klisaris2017–2018
Shane McCluskey2018–201915
Stuart James 2019–202016
Brian Little2020–202117
Stuart James 2021–2022
Tina Samardzija2022–202318
Nicky Luo2023-202419

Past councillors

Single-member wards (1997−2005)

YearCentralDamperHuntingdaleJellNapierUniversityWarrigalWellington
CouncillorCouncillorCouncillorCouncillorCouncillorCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor
1997  Matthew Evans (Independent) Tom Morrissey (Independent) Nick Gregory (Independent) Gill Clare (Independent) Peter Holdsworth (Independent) Peter Vlahos (Liberal) Jack Davis (Independent) Kathy Magee (Independent)
2000  Felicity Smith (Independent) Peter Holdsworth (Independent) Geoff Lake (Labor) Paul Klisaris (Labor)
2003  Ross Smith (Independent) Joy Banerji (Labor)  Steve Dimopoulos (Labor) Peter McCall (Independent) Brian Little (Labor) Vicki Bouziotis (Independent) Jeanne Solity (Independent)

Multi-member wards (2005−2024)

Glen Waverley Ward

YearCouncillorPartyCouncillorParty
2005  Geoff Lake Labor  Dane Manzie Independent
2008  Greg Male Independent
2012  Katrina Nolan Independent
2016  Lynette Saloumi Independent
2018  Sustainable Australia
2020  Nicky Luo Labor

Mount Waverley Ward

YearCouncillorPartyCouncillorPartyCouncillorParty
2005  Joy Banerji Labor  Tom Morrissey Independent  Ryan Brown Independent
2008  Jieh-Yung Lo Independent
2012  Brian Little Labor
2013  Rebecca Paterson Independent
2016  MT Pang Tsoi Liberal
2020  Anjalee de Silva Greens
  Independent

Mulgrave Ward

YearCouncillorPartyCouncillorPartyCouncillorParty
2005  Paul Klisaris Labor  Charlotte Baines Independent  Craig Shiell Independent
2008  Micaela Drieberg Independent
2012  Robert Davies Liberal
2016  John Sharkey Independent
2016  Paul Klisaris Labor  Shane McCluskey Independent
2020  Tina Samardzija Labor

Oakleigh Ward

YearCouncillorPartyCouncillorPartyCouncillorParty
2005   Steve Dimopoulos Labor   Denise McGill Liberal  Gerry Kottek Independent
2008  Stefanie Perri Labor
2012  Theo Zographos Liberal  Bill Pontikis Independent
2014  Stefanie Perri Labor
2016  Nga Hosking Labor
2016   Stuart James Labor  Josh Fergeus Greens
2020
  Independent

Election results

2024

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2024 Victorian local elections in South-Eastern Melbourne § Monash results.[ edit ]
2024 Victorian local elections: Monash [9]
PartyVotes %SwingSeatsChange
  Independent Labor 35,91742.087Increase2.svg 1
  Independents 30,30335.514Increase2.svg 2
  Independent Liberal 9,56911.210Decrease2.svg 1
  Greens 6,1027.150Decrease2.svg 2
  Libertarian 1,8082.12+2.120Steady2.svg
  Victorian Socialists 1,6461.93+1.930Steady2.svg
 Formal votes85,34597.39
 Informal votes2,2902.61
 Total87,635100.0011Steady2.svg
 Registered voters / turnout114,010

2020

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2020 Victorian local elections in South-Eastern Melbourne § Monash.[ edit ]
2020 Victorian local elections: Monash
PartyVotes %SwingSeatsChange
  Independent Labor 44,34345.716
  Burwood Liberals 20,16720.791
  Independent 14,90715.372
  Greens 11,31411.662
  Independent Liberal 4,1544.280
  Sustainable Australia 2,1222.190Steady2.svg
 Formal votes97,00795.02
 Informal votes5,0804.98
 Total102,087100.0011
 Registered voters / turnout120,82384.49


Demographics

Monash has a diverse population, with 45.1% of its residents born overseas (compared to 29.0% across Melbourne), [10] coming from more than 30 countries, [11] with significant Chinese, UK, Greek, Indian, Malaysian and Sri Lankan populations. [10] 42.4% of residents own their own home outright, compared to 33.1% in Melbourne, [12] and 37.3% across Australia. [13] The city is well educated, with 25.1% having a bachelor or higher degree (compared to 19.6% across Melbourne. [14]

Selected historical census data for City of Monash Council local government area
Census Year20062011 [15] 2016 [16]
PopulationEstimated residents on census night169,280182,618
% of Victoria population3.08%
% of Australian population0.8%
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry, top responsesChinese19.6%
English14.7%
Australian12.7%
Greek5.7%
Indian5.5%
Language, top responses (other than English)Mandarin14.7%
Greek5.7%
Cantonese4.8%
Sinhalese2.5%
Italian2.1%
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation, top responsesNo religion, so described31.4%
Catholic18.9%
Not stated8.2%
Eastern Orthodox7.3%
Buddhism6.8%
Median weekly incomes
Personal incomeMedian weekly personal incomeA$569
% of Australian median income85.95%
Family incomeMedian weekly family incomeA$1,809
% of Australian median income104.33%
Household incomeMedian weekly household incomeA$1,512
% of Australian median income105.15%

Schools

State

There are 27 primary and 9 secondary state-based schools in the city of Monash. [17]

Private

Museum of Australian Photography (MAPh)

The Museum of Australian Photography (MAPh) whose collection had over 3,800 photographs reflecting the history and development of Australian photographic practice from the 19th century to today. The collection is diverse and includes many iconic images and the work of photographers recognised as nationally significant. [18]

Speak the Wind, an exhibition of photographs by Hoda Afshar, took place from 29 April to 22 May 2022, as one of a series of official exhibitions of PHOTO 2022: International Festival of Photography, taking place in Melbourne and regional Victoria. [19] Afshar published a book of the same name in 2021, which includes an essay by Michael Taussig [20] and documents the landscapes and people of the islands of Hormuz, Qeshm, and Hengam, in the Persian Gulf off the south coast of Iran. [21] [22] [23]

Sporting Teams

Soccer

Australian Rules

Netball

Public libraries

Notes

  1. ↑ From 1996 until 2004, the annual election of the mayor for the following 12 months occurred in March. New legislation effective from 2004 onwards changed the date of the election of the mayor to November or December. There was a truncated transitional term of office from March to November 2004.
  2. ↑ Lake served as mayor from April until October in 2016 to take over from Stefanie Perri, who resigned to contest Chisholm at the 2016 federal election.

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