| Type: | lga |
| City of Nunawading | |
| State: | vic |
| Region: | Eastern Melbourne |
| Area: | 41.61 |
| Est: | 1925 |
| Seat: | Nunawading |
| Pop: | 96,600 |
| Pop Year: | 1992 |
| Pop Footnotes: | [1] |
| County: | Bourke |
| Near-Nw: | Doncaster & Templestowe |
| Near-N: | Doncaster & Templestowe |
| Near-Ne: | Ringwood |
| Near-W: | Box Hill |
| Near-E: | Knox |
| Near-Sw: | Waverley |
| Near-S: | Waverley |
| Near-Se: | Knox |
| Noautocat: | yes |
The City of Nunawading was a local government area about 20km (10miles) east of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of 41.61km2, and existed from 1925 until 1994.
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.
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]
As the Shire of Blackburn and Mitcham, it also had several wards, including Blackburn Ward.[5]
| 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 |