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{{For|the suburb|Nunawading, Victoria}}
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{{Infobox Australian place | type = lga
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
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| name = City of Nunawading
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
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| state = vic
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{{Infobox Australian place
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| region = [[Melbourne]]
| area = 41.61
| type = lga
| est = 1925
| name = City of Nunawading
| seat = [[Nunawading, Victoria|Nunawading]]
| state = vic
| pop = 96,600 | pop_year = 1992
| region = Eastern [[Melbourne]]
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| area = 41.61
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| pop_footnotes = <ref>{{cite book|title=Victorian Year Book|author=Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office|year=1994|page=49|id=ISSN 0067-1223}}</ref>
| logo = Nunawading Council 1994.jpg
| est = 1925
| seat = [[Nunawading, Victoria|Nunawading]]
| logosize = 220
| image = Old lga Nunawading.png
| pop = 96,600
| imagesize = 250
| pop_year = 1992
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| pop_footnotes = <ref>{{cite book|title=Victorian Year Book|author=Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office|year=1994|page=49|issn= 0067-1223}}</ref>
| caption = Location in [[Melbourne]]
| county = [[County of Bourke, Victoria|Bourke]]
| logo = [[File:Nunawading Council 1994.jpg|210px]]
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| image = Old lga Nunawading.png
| near-nw = [[City of Doncaster & Templestowe|Doncaster & Templestowe]]
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| caption = Location in [[Melbourne]]
| near-n = [[City of Doncaster & Templestowe|Doncaster & Templestowe]]
| near-ne = [[City of Ringwood|Ringwood]]
| county = [[County of Bourke, Victoria|Bourke]]
| near-w = [[City of Box Hill|Box Hill]]
| near-nw = [[City of Doncaster & Templestowe|Doncaster & Templestowe]]
| near-e = [[City of Knox|Knox]]
| near-n = [[City of Doncaster & Templestowe|Doncaster & Templestowe]]
| near-sw = [[City of Waverley|Waverley]]
| near-ne = [[City of Ringwood|Ringwood]]
| near-s = [[City of Waverley|Waverley]]
| near-w = [[City of Box Hill|Box Hill]]
| near-se = [[City of Knox|Knox]]
| near-e = [[City of Knox|Knox]]
| near-sw = [[City of Waverley|Waverley]]
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| _noautocat = yes
| near-s = [[City of Waverley|Waverley]]
| near-se = [[City of Knox|Knox]]
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| _noautocat = yes
}}
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==History==
==History==
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Nunawading was originally part of the [[Road districts of Victoria (Australia)|Nunawading Road District]],<ref name=MV>{{cite web|title=Municipality of Box Hill, Victoria|publisher=Museum Victoria|url=http://museumvictoria.com.au/collections/themes/2250/municipality-of-box-hill-victoria|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911143517/http://museumvictoria.com.au/collections/themes/2250/municipality-of-box-hill-victoria|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 September 2014|accessdate=11 September 2014}}</ref> 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''' (sometimes referred to as '''Blackburn-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.<ref name=vmd>{{cite book|title=Victorian Municipal Directory|year=1992|publisher=Arnall & Jackson|location=[[Brunswick, Victoria|Brunswick]]|pages=314–315, 443–444}} Accessed at [[State Library of Victoria]], La Trobe Reading Room.</ref>


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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]].<ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.ausstats.abs.gov.au/ausstats/free.nsf/0/76E601D6DB55E88ACA25722500049195/$File/12570_1994-95.pdf|title=Victorian local government amalgamations 1994-1995: Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification|author=Australian Bureau of Statistics|author-link=Australian Bureau of Statistics|date=1 August 1995|publisher=Commonwealth of Australia|page=12|isbn=0-642-23117-6|accessdate=2007-12-16}}</ref>
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Nunawading was originally part of the [[Road districts of Victoria (Australia)|Box Hill Road District]], 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.<ref name=vmd>{{cite book|title=Victorian Municipal Directory|year=1992|publisher=Arnall & Jackson|location=[[Brunswick, Victoria|Brunswick]]|pages=314–315, 443–444}} Accessed at [[State Library of Victoria]], La Trobe Reading Room.</ref>

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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]].<ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.ausstats.abs.gov.au/ausstats/free.nsf/0/76E601D6DB55E88ACA25722500049195/$File/12570_1994-95.pdf|title=Victorian local government amalgamations 1994-1995: Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification|author=[[Australian Bureau of Statistics]]|date=1 August 1995|publisher=Commonwealth of Australia|page=12|isbn=0-642-23117-6|accessdate=2007-12-16}}</ref>


Council meetings were held at the Nunawading Town Hall, on [[Maroondah Highway|Whitehorse Road]], [[Nunawading, Victoria|Nunawading]]. It is used today for the same purpose by the City of Whitehorse.
Council meetings were held at the Nunawading Town Hall, on [[Maroondah Highway|Whitehorse Road]], [[Nunawading, Victoria|Nunawading]]. It is used today for the same purpose by the City of Whitehorse.
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==Wards==
==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 [[Route 40, Melbourne|Springvale Road]]:<ref name=vmd/>
The City of Nunawading was subdivided into four wards, each electing three councillors. The wards were divided from each other by Canterbury Road and [[Route 40, Melbourne|Springvale Road]]:<ref name=vmd/>
* North West Ward
* North West Ward
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* South West Ward
* South West Ward
* South East Ward
* South East Ward

As the Shire of Blackburn and Mitcham, it also had several wards, including Blackburn Ward.<ref name="age">{{cite web |title=MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/203034276/18963584 |website=Trove |publisher=The Age}}</ref>


==Suburbs==
==Suburbs==
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* [[Forest Hill, Victoria|Forest Hill]]
* [[Forest Hill, Victoria|Forest Hill]]
* [[Mitcham, Victoria|Mitcham]] (shared with the [[City of Doncaster & Templestowe]])
* [[Mitcham, Victoria|Mitcham]] (shared with the [[City of Doncaster & Templestowe]])
* [[Nunawading, Victoria|Nunawading]]
* '''[[Nunawading, Victoria|Nunawading]]'''*
* [[Vermont, Victoria|Vermont]]
* [[Vermont, Victoria|Vermont]]
* [[Vermont South, Victoria|Vermont South]]
* [[Vermont South, Victoria|Vermont South]]

<small>* Council seat.</small>


==Population==
==Population==
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| 1991 || 91,468
| 1991 || 91,468
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<small>* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.</small>
<small>* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.</small>


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.victorianplaces.com.au/nunawading Victorian Places - Nunawading]


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[[Category:Former local government areas of Victoria (Australia)|Nunawading]]
[[Category:Former local government areas of Victoria (state)|Nunawading]]
[[Category:City of Whitehorse]]
[[Category:1925 establishments in Australia]]
[[Category:1994 disestablishments in Australia]]

Latest revision as of 12:23, 27 December 2023

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

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.

History

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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 (sometimes referred to as Blackburn-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

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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

As the Shire of Blackburn and Mitcham, it also had several wards, including Blackburn Ward.[5]

Suburbs

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* Council seat.

Population

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Year Population
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.

References

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  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. ^ a b 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.
  5. ^ "MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS". Trove. The Age.
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