Boronia (Victoria)

Boronia
View from Boronia to One Tree Hill
State :  Australia State : Victoria City : Melbourne
Coordinates : 37 ° 52 ′  S , 145 ° 17 ′  E Coordinates: 37 ° 52 ′  S , 145 ° 17 ′  E Area : 11.3  km²
Residents : 22,195 (2016) Population density : 1964 inhabitants per km²
Time zone : AEST (UTC + 10) Postal code : 3155 LGA : Knox City
Boronia

Boronia is a district in the east of Melbourne . It is 29 km from the city center. At the 2016 census it had 22,195 inhabitants.

history

Boronia was initially part of neighboring Bayswater . In 1915 the area was named by AE Chandler, a member of the council , after the coral diamonds ( boronia ) that grew on his property.

In 1920 a train station and a post office were opened, which led to an increase in the population. Another increase in population occurred in the 1960s and 1970s

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics : Boronia ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved April 20, 2020.