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Not to be confused with Division of Monash.
Local government area in Victoria, Australia
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.
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 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.
Townships and localities
At the 2021 census, the city had a population of 190,397 up from 182,618 at the 2016 census.
Monash has a diverse population, with 45.1% of its residents born overseas (compared to 29.0% across Melbourne), coming from more than 30 countries, with significant Chinese, UK, Greek, Indian, Malaysian and Sri Lankan populations. 42.4% of residents own their own home outright, compared to 33.1% in Melbourne, and 37.3% across Australia. The city is well educated, with 25.1% having a bachelor or higher degree (compared to 19.6% across Melbourne.
Selected historical census data for City of Monash Council local government area
Census Year
2006
2011
2016
Population
Estimated residents on census night
169,280
182,618
% of Victoria population
3.08%
% of Australian population
0.8%
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry, top responses
Chinese
19.6%
English
14.7%
Australian
12.7%
Greek
5.7%
Indian
5.5%
Language, top responses (other than English)
Mandarin
14.7%
Greek
5.7%
Cantonese
4.8%
Sinhalese
2.5%
Italian
2.1%
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation, top responses
No religion, so described
31.4%
Catholic
18.9%
Not stated
8.2%
Eastern Orthodox
7.3%
Buddhism
6.8%
Median weekly incomes
Personal income
Median weekly personal income
A$569
% of Australian median income
85.95%
Family income
Median weekly family income
A$1,809
% of Australian median income
104.33%
Household income
Median weekly household income
A$1,512
% of Australian median income
105.15%
Schools
State
There are 27 primary and 9 secondary state-based schools in the city of Monash.
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.
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. Afshar published a book of the same name in 2021, which includes an essay by Michael Taussig and documents the landscapes and people of the islands of Hormuz, Qeshm, and Hengam, in the Persian Gulf off the south coast of Iran.
Monash Public Library Service provides library service through six branch libraries: Clayton, Glen Waverley, Mount Waverley, Mulgrave, Oakleigh and Wheelers Hill, as well as a Home Library Service.
Notes
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.
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.
Location of Monash within the Melbourne metropolitan area.
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