The City of Monash is a local government area in

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

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, Australia in the south-eastern suburbs of

with an area of 81.5 square kilometres and a population of 200,077 people in 2016.

Demographics

Monash has a diverse population, with 45% 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.

History

The City of Monash was once hunting grounds for the

Bunurong The Boonwurrung people are an Aboriginal people of the Kulin nation, who are the traditional owners of the land from the Werribee River to Wilsons Promontory in the Australian state of Victoria. Their territory includes part of what is now the c ...

people. The City of Monash, named after

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

commander Sir

John Monash General (Australia), General Sir John Monash, (; 27 June 1865 – 8 October 1931) was an Australian civil engineer and military commander of the First World War. He commanded the 13th Brigade (Australia), 13th Infantry Brigade before the war an ...

and the local

Monash University Monash University () is a public research university based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Named for prominent World War I general Sir John Monash, it was founded in 1958 and is the second oldest university in the state. The university h ...

(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

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with the whole of the former

City of Waverley The City of Waverley was a local government area about east-southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1857 until 1994. History Waverley was first incorporated as the Oa ...

Suburbs

* Ashwood * Burwood (Shared with the

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) * Chadstone * Clayton *

Glen Waverley Glen Waverley is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Monash local government area. Glen Waverley recorded a population of 42,642 at the 2021 census. History ...

Hughesdale Hughesdale may refer to: * Hughesdale, Victoria, Australia; a suburb of Melbourne * Hughesdale railway station, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia * Hughesdale, Rhode Island, USA; a neighborhood of Johnston See also * * Hughes (disambiguation) * H ...

* Huntingdale *

Mount Waverley Mount Waverley is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Monash local government area. Mount Waverley recorded a population of 35,340 at the 2021 census. It ...

* Mulgrave *

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* Oakleigh * Oakleigh East * Oakleigh South (Shared with the

City of Kingston The City of Kingston is a local government area in Victoria, Australia in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, its northern boundary lying approximately 15 km from the Melbourne city centre along the north-eastern shorelines of Port Ph ...

) *

Wheelers Hill Wheelers Hill is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 22 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Monash local government area. Wheelers Hill recorded a population of 20,652 at the . At 152m ...

Mayors

Councillors

Current

Single-member wards, 2000-2005

Multi-member wards, 2005-2024

CB = Countback after previous Councillor retired or died

Schools

State

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

Ashwood High School Ashwood High School is a co-educational public school located in Ashwood, Victoria, Australia. The school offers a wide range of academic subjects and in 2016 introduced an accelerated curriculum and enrichment program (ACE). Preceding the 20 ...

Brentwood Secondary College Brentwood Secondary College is a co-educational, public high school, located in Glen Waverley, Victoria, Australia. Glen Waverley South Primary School adjoins the college, and they have their own oval, which is used for many sport activities s ...

Glen Waverley Secondary College Glen Waverley Secondary College is a non-selective public government school located in Glen Waverley, Victoria, Australia. It is one of the largest secondary schools in Victoria, with 1,979 students and 158 teachers as of 2017. In addition, t ...

Highvale Secondary College Highvale Secondary College is a state high school located in the eastern Melbourne suburb of Glen Waverley, Victoria, Australia. Academics In 2013, Highvale Secondary College achieved a 69% pass rate and all Year 12 students were qualified fo ...

John Monash Science School The John Monash Science School is a government-funded co-educational academically selective and specialist secondary day school, located on the campus of Monash University, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The school specialises in science ...

Monash Tech School Monash Tech School is one of ten Tech Schools funded by the Victorian State Government. Its name is linked to STEM education and references 'Technology' rather than 'Technical' training. It is hosted by Monash University and administered by John ...

Mount Waverley Secondary College Mount Waverley Secondary College is a public secondary school located in the Melbourne suburb of Mount Waverley. The school consists of roughly 1900 students and is one of the largest in the state. The school consists of two campuses (junior and ...

South Oakleigh Secondary College South Oakleigh College is a Victorian state co-educational secondary college serving Oakleigh and surrounding districts within the City of Monash in south eastern Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is t ...

Wellington Secondary College Wellington Secondary College is a co-educational state high school in Mulgrave, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The college is divided into three Sub-Schools and six Year Levels: Junior School (7–8), Middle School (9–10) and Senior School ...

Wheelers Hill Secondary College Wheelers Hill Secondary College is a coeducational state school in the Melbourne suburb of Wheelers Hill, Victoria, Australia. School number 8474. The College is divided into two sub-schools and six Year levels: Middle School (Years 7 - 9) an ...

Private

Avila College , motto_translation = Daughters of the Church , established = 1965 , type = Independent, single-sex, day school , denomination = Roman Catholic , slogan = , principal = Michelle Cotter , city = Mount Waverley , state ...

* Caulfield Grammar School – Wheelers Hill Campus *

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* Mazenod College *

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Sacred Heart Girls' College Sacred Heart Girls' College (SHGC) is an independent Roman Catholic secondary school for girls from years 7 to 12 located in the Melbourne south-eastern suburb of Oakleigh, in Victoria, Australia. It was opened in 1957 by the Sisters of Our ...

* Salesian College * Wesley College – Glen Waverley Campus

Monash Gallery of Art

The premier cultural facility of the City of Monash is the Monash Gallery of Art (MGA), located at 860 Ferntree Gully Road, Wheelers Hill. MGA is the Australian home of photography and a leading public gallery. MGA collects, preserves, presents and interprets Australian Photography, providing cultural enrichment to its audiences through innovative engagement, exhibition and education programs. MGA's collection features over 2,500 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 Hoda Afshar (born 1983) is an Iranian documentary photographer who is based in Melbourne. She is known for her 2018 prize-winning portrait of Kurdish-Iranian refugee Behrouz Boochani, who suffered a long imprisonment in the Manus Island detent ...

, takes 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 Michael T. Taussig (born 3 April 1940 in Sydney) is an Australian anthropologist and professor at Columbia University. He is best known for his engagement with Marx's idea of commodity fetishism, especially in terms of the work of Walter Benjami ...

and documents the landscapes and people of the islands of Hormuz, Qeshm, and Hengam, in the

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off the south coast of Iran.

Sporting Teams

Soccer

Oakleigh Cannons Oakleigh Cannons Football Club is a soccer club based in the south-east Melbourne suburb of Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia. The club, established by members of Oakleigh's Greek Australian community, currently competes in the NPL Victoria. The ...

* Monash City FC * Mount Waverley Soccer Club * Monash University Football Club *

Eastern Lions SC Eastern Lions Soccer Club is an Australian football club based in Burwood, Victoria, currently playing in the National Premier Leagues Victoria 2. Its home ground is the Gardiners Reserve. Club history Eastern Lions Soccer Club was founded in 1 ...

* Brandon Park SC * Glen Waverley SC

Australian Rules

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* Waverley Blues * Waverley Park Hawks JFC * Ajax Football Club

Netball

* Waverley Netball

Public Libraries

* 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.