City of Knox

City of Knox
Victoria
Map of Melbourne showing City of Knox
Map
Population165,147 (2020)[1] (42nd)
 • Density1,449/km2 (3,752/sq mi)
Established1963
Area114 km2 (44.0 sq mi)[1]
Mayorto be elected
Council seatWantirna South
RegionGreater Melbourne
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s)Aston
WebsiteCity of Knox
LGAs around City of Knox:
Whitehorse Maroondah Yarra Ranges
Monash City of Knox Yarra Ranges
Greater Dandenong Casey Casey

The City of Knox is a local government area in Victoria, Australia in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. It has an area of 114 square kilometres (44.0 sq mi) and in 2020, Knox had a population of 165,147.[1] This municipality is one of only a handful that survived the widespread municipal amalgamations that occurred in Victoria in the early 1990s.[2]

  1. ^ a b c "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Kennett's blitz a decade on". The Age. 25 April 2004. Retrieved 28 June 2024.