City of Monash

The City of Monash is a local government area in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne 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 people. The City of Monash, named after World War I commander Sir John Monash and the local Monash 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 former City of Oakleigh with the whole of the former City of Waverley.

Townships and localities
At the 2021 census, the city had a population of 190,397 up from 182,618 at the 2016 census.

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

Private

 * 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)

Museum of Australian Photography (MAPh)
The Museum of Australian Photography (MAPh) whose collection had over 3,800 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, took 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 and documents the landscapes and people of the islands of Hormuz, Qeshm, and Hengam, in the Persian Gulf off the south coast of Iran.

Soccer

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

Australian Rules

 * Oakleigh Chargers
 * Chadstone Football Club
 * Monash University Football Club
 * 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.