Donvale
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
| City | Melbourne | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 12.7 km2 (4.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 12,644 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 996/km2 (2,579/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 3111 | ||||||||||||
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Donvale is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Manningham local government area.
History
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Donvale Post Office opened on 16 September 1929 and closed in 1972. It now houses the Donvale Historical Society[2]
Donvale is named after the two roads that border the suburb. Doncaster Road and Springvale Road.[3]
Demographics
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In the 2016 census, the population of Donvale was 12,347. Of this population 52.3% were female and 47.7% were male. The median/average age of the population was 44 years of age.[4]
Nearly two-thirds (63.4%) of people living in Donvale were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were China 5.6%, Malaysia 3.1%, England, 2.8%, Hong Kong 2.1% and Italy 1.6%.[4]
Two-thirds (66.1%) of people living in Donvale speak English only. The other top languages spoken were Mandarin 6.3%, Cantonese 6.1%, Italian 3.1%, Greek 2.9% and Persian 1.4%.[4]
In terms of religious affiliation, 29.3% indicated no religion, 22.6% indicated Catholic, 8.6% indicated Anglican, 7.9% did not state a religion and 5.9% indicated Eastern Orthodox.[4]
Education
[edit | edit source]- Donvale Christian College
- Donvale Primary School
- Heatherwood School
- Our Lady of the Pines Primary School
- Whitefriars College
Carey Donvale Baptist Grammar school
Notable people
[edit | edit source]- Michael Apeness - AFL Player
- Ted Aumann - AFL Player
- Tarni Brown - AFL Player
- Nekaela Butler - AFLW Player
- Sam Collins - AFL footballer
- Stephen Donaghue KC - Solicitor-General of Australia
- Roy Donovan - AFL Player
- Raymond Edmunds – Mr. Stinky (The Donvale Rapist) – Murderer
- Lorraine Elliott - politician
- Frank Galbally - criminal defence lawyer
- Martha Gardener - broadcaster
- John Henderson - AFL Player
- Karen Knowles - singer
- Mark Korda - former president of Collingwood Football Club
- Seen Lee - weightlifter
- Leonard Long - artist
- Warren Maher - Tennis Player
- Marc Murphy - AFL footballer
- David Morris - Olympic skier
- Andy Otten - AFL Player
- Christian Petracca - AFL player and Norm Smith Medallist
- Albert Prior - AFL Player
- Paul Roos – AFL Coach and Footballer
- Bryan Rush - AFL Player
- Bernie Shannon - AFL Player
- Jo Stanley - television and radio presenter and comedian
- Anba Suriel - Bishop
- Virginia Trioli – News Presenter
- Colin Tully - AFL Player
Points of interest and historical significance
[edit | edit source]- Yarran Dheran – Bushland
- Currawong Bush Park – Riparian bushland park
- Antonio Park
- Limassol Court
- Mullum Mullum Stadium And Surrounding Bushlands
Sport
[edit | edit source]The suburb has one Australian Rules football team - the Donvale Magpies, competing in the Eastern Football League.[5]
Donvale also has an indoor sports centre, with a gymnasium, complete with a sprung floor and a foam pit. The centre also has two basketball courts, which are played on every Saturday by the children in the Doncaster District Primary School Basketball Association.
See also
[edit | edit source]- City of Doncaster and Templestowe – Donvale was previously within this former local government area.
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