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Glen Iris

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Stonnington City Council VIC, PO Box 21, Glen Iris, VIC 3146
03 8290 1333

Description

Glen Iris is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Cities of Boroondara and Stonnington local government areas.

Glen Iris is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Cities of Boroondara and Stonnington local government areas. Glen Iris recorded a population of 25,268 at the 2016 Census.Glen Iris has been Melbourne's geographical centre of population since the 1990s.

History

Captain Thomas Henderson, of the Royal Navy, arrived in Melbourne on a ship called Iris in 1850. He acquired a property bounded by Gardiners Creek, High Street and a line extending Summerhill Road to Gardiners Creek. The property was advertised for sale as Glen Iris, in 1852. Robert Kent, a subsequent owner of the Glen Iris homestead, suggested a Mechanics' Institute be established, but it was never completed. A Wesleyan church was established in 1865 and in 1871 land was granted for an adjacent school (now Glen Iris Primary School). By the 1880s reference was made to the Township of Glen Iris. Glen Iris Post Office opened on 28 August 1890. A Glen Iris Upper Post Office was open from 1947 until 1994.

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Type: Suburbs

Population: 10,001 - 100,000

Time zone: UTC +11:00

Area: 8.231 km2

Elevation: 11 to 50 metres

Town elevation: 37 m

Population number: 25,268

Local Government Area: Stonnington City Council

Location

Stonnington City Council VIC, PO Box 21, Glen Iris, VIC 3146

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This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Glen Iris, Victoria