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was built on the corner of
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In the 2016 Census, there were 20,946 people in
Doncaster. 44.6% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were China 15.8%, Malaysia 4.0%, Greece 3.4%, Hong Kong 3.0% and Italy 2.7%. 40.5% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included
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Cottage, an historic stone cottage originally located in Doncaster Road (at the site of the fountain next to the Municipal Offices), was relocated to the site of the original Lutheran Church building in Victoria Street in the 1970s. The remains of the Waldau Cemetery, where approximately
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Doncaster Hockey Club was established in October 1974. The council first allowed them to start the club at Timber Ridge Reserve. It was later moved to George Street before being allowed to establish a home at Mullum Mullum Reserve where it is today. In 1985 it was the first Australian Club to
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The suburb is very hilly and due to its location it has panoramic views in every direction with the view to the west through the city stretching out to
Bacchus Marsh on a clear day and the Macedon Ranges, to the north the Kinglake Ranges, to the east the Dandenong and Healesville ranges and south
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terminated at
Doncaster Road at the western edge of the suburb from 1983 to December 1997. The section from Bulleen Road to Doncaster Road was originally built as two lanes each way. During this period Doncaster Road carried 60,000 vehicles a day as a major arterial road. Since then, the Eastern
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Doncaster region was settled in the 1860s and 1870s, predominantly by German settler orchardists. The German community was named Waldau, but the name Doncaster gradually became commonly accepted. A Lutheran church was the first one in Doncaster in 1858. A Lutheran school opened in 1860 and a
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In the 1960s and 1970s, the suburb was very sought after and many famous builders chose the area along with other similar suburbs like Glen
Waverly and Mt Waverley to build their project homes with some very modern designs of which several still remain though, due to redevelopment, some are
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In the 1960s and 1970s, Doncaster had a predominantly
English ancestral descent population but now has a large Chinese descent population and after several years of stagnant progress, has become a boom suburb for developers.
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in 2008 after 10 of the 17 teams it fielded in 2007 made the finals, and three won their premiership titles. In recent years many players from the
Dragons (men's 18+ team) have gone on to play for Victoria.
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Mandarin 17.6%, Cantonese 10.1%, Greek 7.8%, Italian 3.6% and Persian 2.5%. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 33.9%, Catholic 17.6% and Eastern Orthodox 10.2%.
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solicitor, bought 5,120 acres (20.7 km) of land, including most of the present suburb of Doncaster, from the Crown for one pound an acre under the terms of the short-lived
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Golfers formerly played at the course of the Eastern Golf Club, on Doncaster Road. The club has since relocated, with the land now being developed into a housing estate.
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Shopping Centre and surrounding high-rise apartments, while the rest of the suburb is typical of many of Melbourne's eastern suburbs, with extensive low-density housing.
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to run down the middle of the Eastern Freeway, with land acquired for the line, but was sold in the 1980s. Various plans have also been made for extension of the
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have a synthetic turf. The club has had six Olympians as members: Chris Ciriello, Russell Ford, Andrew Smith, Lachlan and James Elmer and Joshua Simmonds.
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from Doncaster Road, along the south of the suburb to Wetherby Road, which, with Victoria Street, forms the eastern border. The northern border follows
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Stephen Cauchi (February 1998). "Whatever Happened to the Proposed Railway to Doncaster East".
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denominational school in 1861. Doncaster Post Office opened on 17 May 1860.
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854:"A definitive guide on how to pronounce Melbourne suburb names"
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across the eastern suburbs to Glen Waverley/Mt Waverley.
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football team, The Doncaster Sharks, competing in the
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686:Schools located in Doncaster are:
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956:Phoenix Auctions History.
800:Doncaster: A Short History
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730:association football
1230:Doncaster, Victoria
726:Doncaster Rovers SC
675:Westfield Doncaster
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217:Federal division(s)
205:State electorate(s)
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248:Templestowe
156:Postcode(s)
147:Established
132:2021 census
114: /
102:145°07′26″E
89:Coordinates
1373:Categories
1343:Wonga Park
1333:Warrandyte
1299:Nunawading
1183:21 October
812:References
751:Government
529:Wurundjeri
127:Population
99:37°46′48″S
1284:Doncaster
1200:"Eastern"
1120:0310-7477
682:Education
673:In 1969,
610:Transport
391:Geography
359:Australia
351:Melbourne
301:Doncaster
264:Doncaster
186:Melbourne
165:Elevation
72:Doncaster
30:Melbourne
25:Doncaster
1128:19676396
1107:Newsrail
1015:17 March
989:17 March
941:17 March
915:17 March
889:10 April
787:See also
661:Shopping
657:centre.
499:Box Hill
355:Victoria
346:-ah-stər
181:Location
34:Victoria
1294:Donvale
1279:Bulleen
1147:The Age
620:Donvale
458:History
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