Wheelers Hill
Suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Wheelers Hill is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 23 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Monash local government area. Wheelers Hill recorded a population of 20,652 at the 2021 census.[1]
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| Coordinates: 37.899°S 145.183°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
| City | Melbourne | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 10.3 km2 (4.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 20,652 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 2,005/km2 (5,193/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 3150 | ||||||||||||
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At 152m above sea level[citation needed] it includes one of the highest points in metropolitan Melbourne.[2]
History
Wheelers Hill was named after James Wheeler in 1888, who was an early settler in the Dandenong area.[2]
The Wheelers Hill Hotel was a post office and stopping point for farmers before a 6 to 8-hour drive to the city by horse to sell their goods. The Wheelers Mansion was destroyed by a fire in the late 1920s. The house was located somewhere to the south of the Wheelers Hill Library. The Post Office opened on 1 January 1869 and was called Mulgrave until 1888.[3]
Sport
- Mulgrave Football Club at Mulgrave Reserve
- Eastern Devils Women's Football Club at Mulgrave Reserve
Education
Secondary Schools
Primary Schools
Public library and art gallery
The Museum of Australian Photography and the Wheelers Hill branch of the Monash Public Library Service co-located in a building at the corner of Jells Road and Ferntree Gully Road, Wheelers Hill. The architect of the original 1990 Gallery was Harry Seidler.[4] Even though Seidler had designed a further whole cultural precinct beyond the gallery,[5]
See also
- City of Waverley – Wheelers Hill was previously within this former local government area.
