City of Glen Eira

The City of Glen Eira is a local government area in Victoria, Australia. It is located in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne. It has an area of 39 square kilometres (15.06 sq mi) and has an estimated population of 153,858^[1] (51.6% female and 48.4% male).^[2]

City of Glen Eira Victoria
Population	153,858 (2018)[1] (50th)
• Density	3,950/km2 (10,220/sq mi)
Established	1994
Area	39 km2 (15.1 sq mi)[1]
Mayor	Anne-Marie Cade
Council seat	Caulfield
Region	Greater Melbourne
State electorate(s)	Bentleigh Caulfield Oakleigh
Federal division(s)	Goldstein Hotham Macnamara
Website	City of Glen Eira
LGAs around City of Glen Eira: Port Phillip Stonnington Monash Port Phillip City of Glen Eira Monash Bayside Kingston Kingston

Glen Eira Town Hall in Caulfield

The local government area was formed in 1994 from the merger of the City of Caulfield and parts of the City of Moorabbin, and takes its name from two local landmarks—Glen Eira Road and Glen Eira Mansion.^[3] The local government area was originally planned to be named "City of Gardiner" from the merger of City of Caulfield and parts of the City of Malvern.^[4]

Townships and localities

The city had a population of 148,908 at the 2021 census, up from 140,875 at the 2016 census.^[5]

Population
Locality	2016	2021
Bentleigh	16,153	17,921
Bentleigh East	27,635	30,159
Brighton East^	15,998	16,757
Carnegie	17,388	17,909
Caulfield	5,595	5,748
Caulfield East	1,584	1,293
Caulfield North	15,269	16,903
Caulfield South	11,854	12,328
Elsternwick	10,349	10,887
Gardenvale	1,006	1,019
Glen Huntly	5,040	4,905
McKinnon	6,064	6,878
Murrumbeena	9,926	9,996
Ormond	8,417	8,328
St Kilda East^	13,101	12,571

^ - Territory divided with another LGA

Demographics

Ages

The median age for Glen Eira residents is 37 years. Children 0–14 years make up 18.0% of the population, 15 to 19 years 5.4%, 20 to 64 61.9% and those 65 years and over 14.7%.^[6]

Registered marital status

Of people in Glen Eira aged 15 years and over, 49.6% are married, 35.1% have never married and 9.1% are divorced or separated.^[6]

Country of birth

The country of birth for City of Glen Eira residents includes Australia 60.3%, India 3.8%, China 3.2%, England 2.8%, South Africa 2.3% and Greece 1.7%.^[6]

Religion

The City of Glen Eira includes a large Jewish community in Elsternwick, St Kilda East and Caulfield. At the 2011 Census 54.9% of all Victorians who gave Judaism as their religion were living in Glen Eira. The major responses were No Religion 22.9%, Catholicism 20.1%, Judaism 18.9%, Anglican 8.4% and Eastern Orthodox 6.6%.^[6]

Geographic distribution of the Jewish population of Australia (by reported religious affiliation, or by ancestry if no other religion is reported), by Statistical Areas 1 (SA1)^[7]

History

This area was originally occupied by the Boonwurrung/Bunurong and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples, Indigenous Australians of the Eastern Kulin nation, who spoke variations of the Boonwurrung and Woiwurrung language groups respectively.^[8]

Settlement

Victoria was proclaimed a separate colony in 1851.

East St Kilda commenced to be settled in the 1850s. The area of Glen Eira was once swamps.

Caulfield became a Shire in 1871 and a City in 1913; Moorabbin became a Shire in 1874 and a City in 1934.

The first railway link to the area was at Caulfield and Carnegie railway stations, which opened in 1879, to be followed in 1881 by Glen Huntly and Ormond railway stations.

• 1857 Caulfield Road District
• 1862 Moorabbin Road District
• 1863 Shire of Caulfield
• 1874 Shire of Moorabbin
• 1913 City of Caulfield
• 1934 City of Moorabbin
• 1994 City of Glen Eira, by merging of Caulfield and north Moorabbin

Train network

See also: Railways in Melbourne

Caulfield railway station originally opened on 7 May 1879.

Glen Huntly railway station opened on 19 December 1881 as Glen Huntly Road. It was later renamed to Glen Huntly in 1882 before being renamed Glenhuntly in 1937 and then back to Glen Huntly in 2023.

Ormond railway station opened on 19 December 1881 as North Road. It was later renamed to [Ormond in 1897.

Carnegie railway station opened on 14 May 1879 as Rosstown. It was later renamed to Carnegie in 1909.

Monash University, Caulfield Campus

Monash University, Caulfield campus was founded as the Caulfield Technical School in 1922. A Junior Technical High School was added in the 1950s, with the Technical School becoming a Senior Technical High School. They separated in 1958 with the junior school absorbed by other technical schools in the area and the senior school became Caulfield Technical College. In the 1970s it became the Caulfield Institute of Technology. In 1982 the Caulfield Institute of Technology amalgamated with the State College of Victoria at Frankston to form the Chisholm Institute of Technology. This Institution merged with Monash University in 1990 and became Monash University, Caulfield campus.

Sacking of Council - 2004

In September 2004, the then Minister for Local Government, Candy Broad, was asked to appoint an inspector by the Glen Eira City Council to investigate and report on matters arising out of an internal audit of councillors' expenses. In July 2005, the Inspector of Municipal Administration, Merv Whelan, forwarded a report to the Minister.^[9] The key findings portrayed a complete breakdown of communication and behavioural standards within the elected council, although Whelan found the council was well-managed and in a sound financial position because of its CEO and administration. A report in The Age newspaper^[10] alleged that several councillors had used their phone entitlements for non-council purposes.

On 11 August 2005, the then Minister sacked the council,^[11] and appointed John Lester, the former Chief Commissioner of Darebin City Council and former chair of the Victorian Grants Commission, as Administrator. An election for a new council was held on 26 November 2005 with redrawn ward boundaries.^[12] Only one councillor from the previous council, Margaret Esakoff, was re-elected. Three other sacked councillors (Noel Erlich, Veronika Martens and Bob Bury) did run again but failed to get elected into council.

Carbon neutral

Controversially, in 2009 the City of Glen Eira was one of the few regions in the Melbourne metropolitan area to make the decision not to become carbon neutral, despite most LGA's in Melbourne converting to a cleaner energy contract.^[13]

In 2020, Glen passed a motion to declare a climate emergency, and committed to net zero Council carbon emissions by 2025.^[14]

Council

Glen Eira City Council
Type
Type	Council of the City of Glen Eira

Glen Eira City Council is the third tier of government and deals with services such as waste collection, building permits and approvals, roads, drainage, health services, food safety, parks and gardens, library services, pets, street parking permits and the collection of rates and charges. The Council meets at the Glen Eira Town Hall. Since 2024, the Council area is divided into nine wards, each electing a single councillor. The most recent election took place on 26 October 2024 and saw the following councillors elected:^[15]

Ward	Party			Councillor	Notes
Bambra			Independent	Margaret Esakoff
Booran			Independent Labor	Jane Karslake
Caulfield Park			Independent	Sam Parasol
Jasper			Independent	Arabella Daniel
Mallanbool			Independent	Kimberley Young
Moorleigh			Independent	Kay Rimbaldo
Murrumbeena			Independent Labor	Luca Ragni	Deputy Mayor
Orrong			Independent	Simone Zmood	Mayor
Wattle Grove			Independent Labor	Li Zhang

Mayors

Main article: List of Mayors of Glen Eira

Election results

2024

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2024 Victorian local elections in South-Eastern Melbourne § Glen Eira results.[edit]

2024 Victorian local elections: Glen Eira^[16][17]

Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Independent		57,980	68.75	+15.39	6	1
	Independent Labor		16,205	19.78	+0.97	3
	Greens		4,253	5.19	–3.77	0	1
	Independent Liberal		1,647	2.01	–11.56	0
	Libertarian		1,060	1.29	+0.67	0
	Victorian Socialists		785	0.96	+0.96	0
Formal votes			81,930	97.15	+2.31
Informal votes			2,407	2.85	–2.31
Total			84,337	100.00		9
Registered voters / turnout			102,201	82.52	–0.66

2020

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2020 Victorian local elections in South-Eastern Melbourne § Glen Eira.[edit]

2020 Victorian local elections: Glen Eira^[18][19]

Party			Votes	%	Seats	Change
	Independent		42,373	53.36	5	2
	Independent Labor		16,474	18.81	3
	Independent Liberal		10,772	13.57	0	3
	Greens		7,846	8.96	1
	Reason		1,390	1.58	0
	Liberal Democrats		549	0.62	0
Turnout			87,531	90.67

Past councillors

1997–2005 (three wards; preferential voting)

Jasper Ward

Year
	Councillor		Party	Councillor		Party	Councillor		Party
1997		Barry Neve	Independent		Russell Longmuir	Independent	2 councillors (1997−2000)
2000		David Bloom	Independent		Rachelle Sapir	Independent		Eamonn Walsh	Independent
2003		Jamie Hyams	Independent		Bob Bury	Independent		Margaret Esakoff	Independent

Mackie Ward

Year
	Councillor		Party	Councillor		Party	Councillor		Party
1997		Veronika Martens	Independent		Norman Kennedy	Independent	2 councillors (1997−2000)
2000								Rachelle Sapir	Independent
2003					Dorothy Marwick	Independent

Orrong Ward

Year
	Councillor		Party	Councillor		Party	Councillor		Party
1997		Alan Grossbard	Independent		Noel Erlich	Independent	2 councillors (1997−2000)
2000								Dorothy Marwick	Independent
2003

2005–2024 (three wards; proportional representation)

Camden Ward

Year
	Councillor		Party	Councillor		Party	Councillor		Party
2005		Michael Lipshutz	Independent Liberal		Helen Whiteside	Liberal		Jacquie Robilliard	Independent
2008								Frank Penhalluriack	Independent
2010					Cheryl Forge	Independent
2012					Mary Delahunty	Labor		Thomas Sounness	Greens
2016		Joel Silver	Liberal					Dan Sztrajt	Independent
2020		Sam Parasol	Independent		Simone Zmood	Independent		David Zyngier	Greens
2024								Jane Karslake	Labor

Rosstown Ward

Year
	Councillor		Party	Councillor		Party	Councillor		Party
2005		Margaret Esakoff	Independent		Steven Tang	Independent		Rob Spaulding	Independent
2008								Neil Piling	Independent
2012					Karina Okotel	Liberal
2016					Kelvin Ho	Liberal
2016					Tony Athanasopoulos	Independent Labor		Clare Davey	Greens
2020								Neil Piling	Independent
2022								Sue Pennicuik	Greens

Tucker Ward

Year
	Councillor		Party	Councillor		Party	Councillor		Party
2005		David Feldman	Independent		Nick Staikos	Labor		Kate Ashmor	Independent
2008		Henry Buch	Independent
2008		Jamie Hyams	Liberal					Jim Magee	Labor
2009					Oscar Lobo	Labor
2012
2016					Nina Taylor	Labor
2018					Anne-Marie Cade	Independent
2020		Li Zhang	Labor

Government

The Goldstein, Higgins, Hotham and Macnamara divisions of the Australian House of Representatives, and the Bentleigh, Caulfield and Oakleigh state electoral districts of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, are partly in the City of Glen Eira. The council area is within the Southern Metropolitan Region for the Victorian Legislative Council.

Public transport

Glen Eira is well-served by an efficient network of public transport in a mix of trams, trains and buses.

Train lines and stations

Glen Eira is served by 3 train lines.^[20] These are the:

• Frankston Line
• Pakenham/Cranbourne Lines
• Sandringham Line

The Frankston line is served by: Caulfield (Zone 1), Glenhuntly (Zone 1), Ormond (Zone 1 & 2), McKinnon (Zone 1 & 2), Bentleigh (Zone 1 & 2) and then by Patterson (Zone 2).

The Pakenham/Cranbourne lines are both served by:Caulfield (Zone 1), Carnegie (Zone 1) and then by Murrumbeena Railway Station (Zone 1).

The Sandringham Line is served by: Elsternwick (Zone 1).

Tram routes

• Route 3 - Malvern East to Melbourne University which travels along Waverley Road, Balaclava Road, Carlisle Street before proceeding along St Kilda Road into the central business district
• Route 16 - Kew to St Kilda and Melbourne University which travels along Glenferrie Road, Hawthorn Road and Balaclava Road, Carlisle Street, The Esplanade, Fitzroy Street before proceeding along St Kilda Road into the central business district
• Route 64 - Brighton East to Melbourne University which runs along Hawthorn Road and Dandenong Road, before proceeding along St Kilda Road into the central business district
• Route 67 - Carnegie to Melbourne University which runs along Glen Huntly Road and Brighton Road, before proceeding along St Kilda Road into the central business district

Schools in the City of Glen Eira

Government

• East Bentleigh Primary School
• Tucker Road Bentleigh Primary School
• Bentleigh Secondary College
• St Peters Primary School
• Coatesville Primary School
• Bentleigh West Primary School
• Valkstone Primary School
• Glen Eira College
• Caulfield South Primary School
• Caulfield Primary School
• Caulfield Park Community Secondary School
• Caulfield Junior College
• Glen Huntly Primary School
• Carnegie Primary School
• Ripponlea Primary School
• McKinnon Secondary College
• McKinnon Primary School
• Murrembeena Primary School
• Ormond Primary School

Private

• Adass Israel School
• Beth Rivkah College
• Caulfield Grammar Senior School
• Katandra School
• Kilvington Grammar School
• Leibler Yavneh College
• Melbourne Grammar School - Grimwade House
• Mount Scopus Memorial College - St Kilda East Campus
• Our Lady of Sacred Heart College
• Wesley College - Elsternwick Campus
• St. Aloysius Catholic Primary School
• St. Anthony's Catholic Primary School
• St. Bede's Bentleigh East Catholic College
• St. Joseph's School
• St. Kevin's Catholic Primary School
• St. Patrick's Catholic Primary School
• St. Paul's Catholic Primary School
• Shelford Girls' Grammar
• Sholem Aleichem College
• Yeshivah College

Libraries and information

The city is served by free council run libraries. Library membership is free.

Council public library branches

• Bentleigh - 161 Jasper Road, Bentleigh
• Carnegie - a large suburban library and civic centre, which was built in 2005 - 7 Shepparson Avenue, Carnegie
• Caulfield - at the City Hall, Corner Glen Eira and Hawthorn Roads, Caulfield
• Elsternwick - 4 Staniland Grove, Elsternwick

Private libraries open to the public

• Kadimah Jewish Cultural Centre and National Library - 7 Selwyn St, Elsternwick
• Makor Jewish Community Library- 306 Hawthorn Rd, Caulfield

Sister cities

• Ōgaki, Gifu Prefecture, Japan^[21]

Notes