Monomeith
Monomeith | |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| State | Victoria |
| LGA | |
| Location |
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| Government | |
| • State electorate | |
| • Federal division | |
| Population | |
| • Total | 69 (2021 census)[1] |
| Postcode | 3984 |
Monomeith is a locality in Victoria, Australia, 67 kilometres (42 mi) south-east of Melbourne's central business district, located within the Shire of Cardinia local government area. Monomeith recorded a population of 69 at the 2021 census.[1]
In 1942, during World War II, a military airfield was constructed for the air defence of Melbourne, south of Spencers Road, and is still visible using Google Earth.
History
[edit]The word Monomeeth is a Boonwurrung word meaning "good."[2]
Monomeith Post Office opened on 20 July 1900 and closed in 1969.[3]
A railway station existed from 1890 until the late 1970s.
The site of the former airfield has been considered, as of 2015, as a site for Melbourne's third major airport for passenger jet aircraft.[4]
See also
[edit]- City of Cranbourne – Monomeith was previously within this former local government area.
References
[edit]- 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Monomeith (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ↑ Blake, Barry J. 1991. Woiwurrung, the Melbourne Language. In Dixon, R. M. W. and Blake, Barry J. (eds.), The Aboriginal Language of Melbourne and Other Sketches, 31-124. Melbourne: Oxford University Press Australia.
- ↑ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 April 2021
- ↑ "Backing secured for major airport serving Melbourne's south-east". 3 July 2017.
38°12′22″S 145°33′14″E / 38.206°S 145.554°E
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