Population 149,340 (2011 census) Mayor Cr Karin Orpen Website City of Knox Founded 1963 | Established 1963 County Mornington Area 114 km² Council seat Wantirna South | |
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Region Eastern Metropolitan Melbourne University Melbourne School of Theology Points of interest Caribbean Gardens, Koomba Park, Dandenong Valley Parklands, Lakewood Nature Reserve, Nortons Park | ||
The City of Knox is a local government area in Victoria, Australia in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. It has an area of 113.8 square kilometres (43.9 sq mi) and at the 2011 Census, Knox had a population of 149,340.
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Map of Knox, VIC, Australia
History
The City of Knox was named after Sir George Hodges Knox (1885-1960), a former soldier and speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. The City of Knox Crest incorporates his family’s motto ‘Move and Prosper’.
The area which is now Knox was once part of the Scoresby Riding of the Shire of Berwick. On 23 May 1889, the riding was severed to create the Shire of Fern Tree Gully, which extended as far east as Olinda and Monbulk in the Dandenong Ranges. Post-World War II development in the area closer to Melbourne led to rapid urbanisation and population growth—over 21,000 residents lived in the Knox area by the 1961 Census. A plebiscite to determine local residents' views led to the creation of the Shire of Knox on 9 October 1963, which was proclaimed on 16 November 1963 by the Governor of Victoria. It was declared a City on 4 July 1969. By the 1986 Census, the area was home to over 100,000 residents.
On 15 December 1994, the City of Knox was one of the few councils to survive the statewide amalgamation and its boundaries extended to add the suburb of Upper Ferntree Gully and part of Lysterfield from the former Shire of Sherbrooke.
Council
The council, as of June 2016, is:
Wards
At present, the City of Knox has nine wards, each electing one councillor for a period of four years.
Prior to 1994, the Council had three wards, each of which elected three councillors:
Suburbs
Suburbs within the boundaries of the city include:
See List of Melbourne suburbs for other Melbourne suburbs and municipalities.
Churches
Transport
There are a number of bus routes that service the city run by Ventura bus lines the city has 4 train stations that are run by Metro Melbourne.