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Nunawading () is an eastern suburb of
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, 18 km (11 miles) east of Melbourne's
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, located within the
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and
City of Manningham The City of Manningham is a local government area in Victoria, Australia in the north-eastern suburbs of Melbourne and is divided into 12 suburbs, with the largest being Doncaster and Doncaster East. It comprises an area of 113 square kilometre ...
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. Nunawading recorded a population of 12,413 at the 2021 census. Most of Nunawading is located in the City of Whitehorse, although the City of Manningham governs part of it. It is centred at the intersection of
Whitehorse Road Maroondah Highway (also known as Whitehorse Road from Deepdene to Surrey Hills) is a major east–west thoroughfare in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, and a highway connecting the north-eastern fringes of Melbourne to Mansfield, at the lowe ...
and Springvale Road, in Melbourne's eastern suburbs and is the site of the main office of the City of Whitehorse, as well as large retail (e.g. furniture, auto dealerships, hardware, and electrical) and wholesale businesses, along Whitehorse Road.


History

The name Nunawading, thought to be derived from an Aboriginal word meaning either "battlefield" or "ceremonial ground", was initially applied to a vast area which now incorporates Box Hill,
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, Forest Hill and
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. The township of Nunawading began life in the 1870s as a site of brick and clay production. The name ''Tunstall'', derived from the famed English pottery town, was given to the area, centred at the intersection of Whitehorse Road and Springvale Road. The former name is still reflected in Tunstall Park, on Luckie Street, Tunstall Avenue, off Springvale Road, and the Tunstall Square
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, on Tunstall Road, in nearby Donvale. The opening of the Tunstall railway station contributed to the growth of brick and clay industries, with orchards soon following. Tunstall Post Office opened on 1 February 1889 and was renamed Nunawading in 1945. Following a series of
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subdivisions in the 1920s, the name Nunawading fell from use. The name was reinstated in 1945 when it replaced Tunstall. The period following
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saw a housing boom in the area, as residential blocks began to replace orchards. The civic centre was opened in 1968 and became the administrative centre for the
City of Nunawading The City of Nunawading was a local government area about east of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1925 until 1994. History Nunawading was originally part of the Nunawading R ...
, which was incorporated into the City of Whitehorse, in 1994, along with the
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.


Today

Whitehorse Road is the site of the largest retail strip for bulkgoods in Melbourne. The City of Whitehorse has named this strip the Mega Mile, in an attempt to provide brand recognition for retailers. Nunawading is home to a large Pacific Brands clothing factory and a brick factory. A large
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campus exists on Central Road, including a church, church offices, a retail book shop, Coronella Retirement Village and the coeducational Nunawading Christian College (primary and secondary). There is also a combined kindergarten and primary school, Mount Pleasant Road Primary School, located on Mount Pleasant Road. The head office of Bird Observation & Conservation Australia is in Springvale Road. The suburb was formerly home to the Winlaton Youth Training Centre, the
Wobbies World Wobbies World was an amusement park which operated from about 1980 to the late 1990s in the Melbourne suburb of Nunawading, Victoria, Nunawading, Australia. History The park consisted of many custom-built attractions, most slow moving and ...
amusement park, and the original Melbourne studios of
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television, where the soap opera ''
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'' was and still is filmed. Nunawading has benefited from the new
Nunawading railway station Nunawading railway station is a commuter railway station on the Belgrave line, Belgrave and Lilydale line, Lilydale lines, which are both part of the Railways in Melbourne, Melbourne railway network. It serves the eastern suburb of Nunawading, ...
, one of the larger metropolitan stations in the eastern suburbs, and the Springvale Road grade separation, in 2010. The southern and northern areas of Nunawading are now more unified, with better access to the Eastern Freeway, which runs along the north the suburb. The Nunawading Primary School on Springvale Road closed in 2012 and the main building is now the Nunawading Community Hub, which opened in 2020. The new Whitehorse Primary School opened on the site of the old Springview Primary School, and is next door to St. Phillip's Catholic primary school. Mount Pleasant Road Primary School, formerly Nunawading South Primary School, is located on the corner of Mount Pleasant Road and Eugenia Street.


Demographics

In the 2016 census, the population of Nunawading was 11,876, with 51.6% being female and 48.4% male. The median/average age of the people in Nunawading is 38. 59.6% of people living in Nunawading were born in Australia. The other major countries of birth were China (7.3%), India (3.9%), England (2.4%), Malaysia (2.0%), and Vietnam (1.8%). 61.4% of people living in Nunawading spoke English only. The other main languages spoken were Mandarin (8.7%), Cantonese (4.9%), Vietnamese (1.9%), Hindi (1.7%), and Greek (1.4%). In the 2016 census, 30.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of those, 26.0% were in primary school, 20.2% in secondary school, and 24.1% in a tertiary or technical institution. 34.9% said they had no religion, an 8.7% increase from 2011, 17.8% identified as Catholic, a 4.15% decrease from the 2011 census, and 7.7% Anglican, a 2.9% decrease from 2011. 8.1% did not state a religious affiliation, and 5.1% identified as Buddhist.


Sport

The area has an
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team,
Nunawading City FC Nunawading City Football Club is an Australian semi-professional association football club based in Forest Hill, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 1971, the club currently competes in the NPL Victoria 3. History Recent History I ...
, that competes in NPL2 Victoria. It also has an
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team, the Nunawading Lions, competing in the Eastern Football League. However, their home ground is in the suburb of
Blackburn North Blackburn North (formerly North Blackburn) is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 17 km east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Whitehorse local government area. Blackburn North recorded a populatio ...
. The Nunawading Cricket Club is based at Mahoneys Reserve, in Forest Hill. Competing in the Box Hill Reporter District Cricket Association, the club holds the record number of premierships in the competition and has been the breeding ground of many prominent Australian cricketers, including the Victorian and Tasmanian seam bowler
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, after whose ancestors the club's main ground is named.Nunawading Cricket Club
/ref> Nunawading is home to the Nunawading Swimming Club, which is the largest swimming club in the Southern Hemisphere. Nunawading is also home to the Beavers Basketball Team and Nunawading Netball Team. The Beavers currently play section 9 on Sundays and are aiming to win the championship this season under the guidance of ex-Warrior Nick Papaziakas. Although their home ground, Nunawading Stadium, is in
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, the Nunawading Spectres represent Nunawading in the Melbourne East Basketball Association (MEBA).


Notable people

* Michael George - VFL footballer *
Mark Jackson Mark A. Jackson (born April 1, 1965) is an American former professional basketball player who was a point guard in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the St. John's Red Storm and was selected by the New ...
- VFL footballer * Cecilia McIntosh - athlete and AFL footballer * Ian Stacker - basketball player and coach


See also

*
City of Nunawading The City of Nunawading was a local government area about east of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1925 until 1994. History Nunawading was originally part of the Nunawading R ...
– Nunawading was previously within this former local government area.


References

{{Authority control Suburbs of Melbourne Suburbs of the City of Whitehorse Suburbs of the City of Manningham