Nunawading
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Nunawading Melbourne, Victoria |
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| Coordinates | 37°49′01″S 145°10′37″E / 37.817°S 145.177°ECoordinates: 37°49′01″S 145°10′37″E / 37.817°S 145.177°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 10,947 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 2,027/km2 (5,250/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1870s | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3131 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 5.4 km2 (2.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Location | 18 km (11 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Whitehorse & City of Manningham | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Box Hill | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Deakin | ||||||||||||
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Nunawading /ˌnʌnəˈwɒdɪŋ/ is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 18 km east of Melbourne's Central Business District. Its local government area is the City of Whitehorse and the City of Manningham govern part of it. At the 2011 Census, Nunawading had a population of 10,947.
Nunawading is centred at the intersection of Whitehorse Road and Springvale Road, in Melbourne's eastern suburbs and features the City of Whitehorse's main offices, as well as large retail (e.g. furniture, auto dealerships, hardware, and electrical) and wholesale businesses, along Whitehorse Road.
The name Nunawading, thought to be derived from an Aboriginal word meaning battlefield or ceremonial ground, was initially applied to a vast area which now incorporates Box Hill, Blackburn, Mitcham, Forest Hill and Vermont.
The township of Nunawading began life in the 1870s as a producer of bricks and clay. The name Tunstall, named after the famed pottery producing English town, was given to the area, based at the intersection of Whitehorse Road and Springvale Road. The name is still reflected in Tunstall Park, on Luckie Street, Tunstall Avenue, off Springvale Road and the Tunstall Square Shopping Centre, on Tunstall Road, in nearby Donvale. The opening of the Tunstall railway station contributed to the growth of the brick and clay industries, with orchards soon following. Tunstall Post Office opened on 1 February 1889 and was renamed Nunawading in 1945.
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