Wantirna, Victoria
| Wantirna Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 13,978 (2006)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | Lua error: Unable to convert population "13978 (2006)'"`UNIQ--ref-00000000-QINU`"'" to a number. | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3152 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 8.3 km2 (3.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 26 km (16 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Knox | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Bayswater | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Aston | ||||||||||||||
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Wantirna is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the state of Victoria. It is in the Local Government Area of the City of Knox. Features include the Knox Private Hospital and Knox City Shopping Centre. On Sundays there is a "Trash and Treasure" (Flea) market. There is also a SCOPE mental health facility and a Hungarian Community Centre along with many churches scattered throughout.
Schools in Wantirna include Wantirna Primary School, Wantirna College, Wantirna Heights School, Regency Park Primary School, Templeton Primary Schooland St Lukes Primary School.
In December 1939, after the outbreak of WW2, West Prussia Road was changed to Wantirna Road.
The EastLink tollway runs through Wantirna with interchanges at Boronia Road and Burwood Highway.
Its name is derived from the local aboriginal population's meaning for, "a gurgling stream".
It was first settled in 1842 when Mrs. Madeline Scott established her "Bushy Park" cattle run on the banks of the Dandenong Creek. During the 1870’s other pioneers opened up the area to settlement and in 1913 a Post Office was established.[3]
Key locations in Wantirna, especially Knox City Shopping Centre, are occasionally used to shoot soap opera Neighbours.
It shares the postcode of 3152 with Wantirna South.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Wantirna (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2007-09-29.
- ^ Wantirna, accessed 11 July 2008
- ^ Knox City Council - City of Knox Suburb Histories
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