City of Monash
Local government area
Location of Monash within the Melbourne metropolitan area.
Interactive map of City of Monash
Country	Australia
State	Victoria
Region	Greater Melbourne
Established	1994
Council seat	Glen Waverley
Government
• Mayor	Stuart James
• State electorates	Ashwood Glen Waverley Mulgrave Oakleigh
• Federal divisions	Bruce Chisholm Hotham
Area [2]
• Total	81.5 km2 (31.5 sq mi)
Population
• Total	209,268 (2024)[1] (29th)
• Density	2,567.7/km2 (6,650/sq mi)
Website	City of Monash
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TheCity of Monash is alocal government area inVictoria, Australia, in the south-eastern suburbs ofMelbourne. Established in 1994, it covers an area of 81.5 square kilometres (31.5 sq mi),^[2] and had an estimated population of 209,268 people in 2024.^[1] The council's offices are located in the suburb ofGlen Waverley.

The City of Monash was once hunting grounds for two groups of First Nations peoples, the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung in the north and theBunurong people in the south. TheCity of Monash, named afterWorld War I commander SirJohn Monash^[3] and the localMonash 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 formerCity of Oakleigh with the whole of the formerCity of Waverley.^[4]

At the 2021 census, the city had a population of 190,397 up from 182,618 at the 2016 census.^[5]

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The current council, elected inOctober 2024, is:

This section is an excerpt fromResults of the 2024 Victorian local elections in Eastern Melbourne § Monash results.[edit]

2024 Victorian local elections: Monash^[11]

Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Independent Labor		35,917	42.08		7
	Independents		30,303	35.51		4	3
	Independent Liberal		9,569	11.21		0	1
	Greens		6,102	7.15		0	2
	Libertarian		1,808	2.12	+2.12	0
	Victorian Socialists		1,646	1.93	+1.93	0
Formal votes			85,345	97.39
Informal votes			2,290	2.61
Total			87,635	100.00		11
Registered voters / turnout			114,010

This section is an excerpt fromResults of the 2020 Victorian local elections in Eastern Melbourne § Monash.[edit]

2020 Victorian local elections: Monash

Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Independent Labor		44,343	45.71		6
	Burwood Liberals		20,167	20.79		1
	Independent		14,907	15.37		2
	Greens		11,314	11.66		2
	Independent Liberal		4,154	4.28		0
	Sustainable Australia		2,122	2.19		0
Formal votes			97,007	95.02
Informal votes			5,080	4.98
Total			102,087	100.00		11
Registered voters / turnout			120,823	84.49

Monash has a diverse population, with 52% of its residents born overseas (compared to 29.0% across Melbourne),^[12] coming from more than 30 countries,^[13] with significant Chinese, UK, Greek, Indian, Malaysian and Sri Lankan populations.^[12] 42.4% of residents own their own home outright, compared to 33.1% in Melbourne,^[14] and 37.3% across Australia.^[15] The city is well educated, with 25.1% having a bachelor or higher degree (compared to 19.6% across Melbourne).^[16]

There are 27 primary and 9 secondary state-based schools in the city of Monash.^[19]

• Ashwood High School
• Brentwood Secondary College
• Glen Waverley Secondary College
• Highvale Secondary College
• John Monash Science School
• Monash Tech School
• Mount Waverley Secondary College
• South Oakleigh Secondary College
• Wellington Secondary College
• Wheelers Hill Secondary College

• Avila College
• Caulfield Grammar School (Wheelers Hill Campus)
• Huntingtower School
• Mazenod College
• Oakleigh Grammar
• Sacred Heart Girls' College
• Salesian College
• Wesley College (Glen Waverley Campus)

The Museum of Australian Photography (MAPh) collection has over 3,800 photographs reflecting the history and development ofAustralian 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.^[20]

The museum began as theWaverley City Gallery in the late 1970s, housed in a residential home in Mount Waverley.^[21] In 1990 the gallery, designed byHarry Seidler, was opened on the current site. When the councils of the City of Oakleigh and the City of Waverley were amalgamated to form the City of Monash in 1994 the gallery was renamed theMonash Gallery of Art,^[22][23] and renamed in 2023 as the Museum of Australian Photography (MAPh).

Speak the Wind, an exhibition of photographs byHoda Afshar, took place from 29 April to 22 May 2022, as one of a series of official exhibitions ofPHOTO 2022: International Festival of Photography, taking place in Melbourne and regional Victoria.^[24] Afshar published a book of the same name in 2021, which includes an essay byMichael Taussig^[25] and documents the landscapes and people of the islands ofHormuz,Qeshm, andHengam, in thePersian Gulf off the south coast of Iran.^[26][27][28]

• Oakleigh Cannons
• Monash City FC
• Mount Waverley Soccer Club
• Eastern Lions SC
• Brandon Park SC
• Glen Waverley SC

• Oakleigh Chargers
• Chadstone Football Club
• Monash University Football Club
• Waverley Blues
• Waverley Park Hawks JFC
• Ajax Football Club

• Waverley Netball

• 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.^{[citation needed]}

This section needs to beupdated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information.(November 2024)

• Media related toCity of Monash at Wikimedia Commons
• Monash City Council
• Victorian Councils Guide entry for the City of Monash
• Metlink local public transport map
• Link to Land Victoria interactive mapsArchived 24 March 2022 at theWayback Machine
• Waverley Hockey Club
• Monash Gallery of Art
• Monash Public Library Service
• Interactive map of Victorian local government areas (pre-1994 vs present) -Victorian Government - Digital Twin Victoria

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