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, east of Melbourne's

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, located within the

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History

Donvale Post Office opened on 16 September 1929 and closed in 1972. It now houses the Donvale Historical Society Donvale is named after the two roads that border the suburb. Doncaster Road and Springvale Road.

Demographics

Hillcrest Reserve and the Eastlink Melba Tunnel

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. 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%. 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%. 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.

Education

* Donvale Christian College * Donvale Primary School * Heatherwood School * Our Lady of the Pines Primary School *

Whitefriars College Whitefriars College is a Roman Catholic Independent school for boys located in the Melbourne suburb of Donvale, Australia. Established in 1961, the college reflects the tradition of the Carmelites, and is recognised for its uniform's brown bla ...

Carey Donvale Baptist Grammar school

Notable people

* Michael Apeness - AFL Player * Ted Aumann - AFL Player * Tarni Brown - AFL Player * Nekaela Butler - AFLW Player * Sam Collins - AFL footballer *

Stephen Donaghue Stephen Paul Donaghue (born 7 January 1973) is an Australian barrister and constitutional lawyer and the present Solicitor-General of Australia. Donaghue has been Solicitor-General since 16 January 2017, having been appointed following the resi ...

KC -

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* Roy Donovan - AFL Player * Raymond Edmunds – Mr. Stinky (The Donvale Rapist) – Murderer * Lorraine Elliott - politician *

Frank Galbally Francis Eugene Joseph "Frank" Galbally (13 October 192212 October 2005) was an Australian criminal defence lawyer. Early life and education Galbally was born in 1922, the eighth of nine children of William Galbally and Eileen Cummins, who bo ...

- criminal defence lawyer *

Martha Gardener ''Martha Gardener'' is the nom de plume used by Kathleen Zoe Worrall (née Norris), during nearly all of her career of well over 50 years, at Melbourne broadcasting stations 3DB, 3AW, Australian Broadcasting Corporation radio and 3UZ, and natio ...

- broadcaster * John Henderson - AFL Player *

Karen Knowles Karen Knowles (born 4 March 1964) is an Australian singer-songwriter and record producer, and former television personality. Biography 1975-1980s: Early career Knowles was educated in Melbourne at the Methodist Ladies' College. She became na ...

- singer *

Mark Korda Mark Korda is an Australian businessman and former president of the Collingwood Football Club. He is also co-founder of KordaMentha. Korda studied at Swinburne University of Technology and later received an honorary doctorate from the university ...

- former president of Collingwood Football Club * Seen Lee - weightlifter * Leonard Long - artist *

Warren Maher Warren Maher (born 15 January 1957) is a former professional tennis player from Australia. After leaving the professional tour, Warren was appointed Head Coach for Donvale Tennis Club (Donvale TC) in his native Melbourne in 1983. In the decade f ...

- Tennis Player * Marc Murphy - AFL footballer * David Morris - Olympic skier *

Andy Otten Andrew Otten (born 15 February 1989) is a former professional Australian rules football player who played for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Otten was Adelaide’s second selection in the 2007 National Draf ...

- AFL Player *

Christian Petracca Christian Petracca ( ; born 4 January 1996) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A midfielder, tall and weighing , Petracca has the ability to play dual- ...

- AFL player and Norm Smith Medallist *

Albert Prior Albert Edward "Butch" Prior (15 January 1921 – 21 January 1971) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the VFL during the 1940s. Family The son of Thomas Edward Prior (1882–1968), and Charlotte Nicholls Prior (188 ...

- AFL Player * Paul Roos – AFL Coach and Footballer * Bryan Rush - AFL Player * Bernie Shannon - AFL Player *

Jo Stanley Joanne McFarlane (''née'' Bailey), commonly known as Jo Stanley, is an Australian television and radio presenter and comedian. Stanley was a host of ''Jo & Lehmo'' on Gold 104.3 from 2016 to 2017. She previously hosted ''Weekend Breakfast' ...

- television and radio presenter and comedian *

Anba Suriel Anba Suriel also called Bishop Suriel (born Nabil Guirgis; 9 May 1963) is a bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church in Los Angeles, United States. He previously led the Coptic Orthodox Church in Australia, Diocese of Melbourne and affiliated regions ...

- Bishop *

Virginia Trioli Virginia Frances Trioli (born 16 August 1965) is an Australian journalist, author, radio and television presenter. Career Born in Bendigo, Trioli attended Donvale High School and graduated from La Trobe University in the 1980s with a Bachelo ...

– News Presenter *

Colin Tully Colin Alexander Tully (20 May 1945 – 25 September 2020) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the VFL during the late 1960s. Although small in stature, Tully was a long kick of the ball. For example, he goaled wi ...

- AFL Player * Angelo von Möller - Deputy Youth Premier of Victoria * Karl von Möller – cinematographer and director

Points of interest and historical significance

Yarran Dheran Yarran Dheran Nature Reserve is a nature reserve and bushland park that forms part of the Mullum Mullum Valley. It is located on the banks of the Mullum Mullum Creek, on the border of Donvale in Melbourne. The reserve spans 7.2 hectares and f ...

– Bushland * Currawong Bush Park – Riparian bushland park * Antonio Park * Limassol Court * Mullum Mullum Stadium And Surrounding Bushlands

Sport

The suburb has one

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football team - the Donvale Magpies, competing in the Eastern Football League. 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.

References

{{City of Manningham suburbs Suburbs of Melbourne Suburbs of the City of Manningham