Monomeith

Monomeith
Town
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
LGA
Location
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Population
 • Total69 (2021 census)
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.

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

The word Monomeeth is a Boonwurrung word meaning "good."

The Monomeith Post Office opened on 20 July 1900 and closed in 1969; and a railway station existed from 1890 until the late 1970s.

As of 2015, the site of the former airfield was considered as a site for Melbourne's third major airport for passenger jet aircraft.

Heritage listing

The following place in Monomeith is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register:

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Monomeith (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 10 July 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ↑ Blake, Barry J. (1991). "Woiwurrung, the Melbourne Language". In Dixon, R. M. W.; Blake, Barry J. (eds.). The Aboriginal Language of Melbourne and Other Sketches. Melbourne: Oxford University Press Australia. pp. 31–124.
  3. ↑ "Post Office List: Monomeith", Phoenix Auctions History, retrieved 11 April 2021
  4. ↑ "Backing secured for major airport serving Melbourne's south-east". 3 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "Monomeith homestead, Victorian Heritage Register (VHR) Number H0452, Heritage Overlay HO77". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Victoria. Retrieved 21 September 2026.

38°12′22″S 145°33′14″E / 38.206°S 145.554°E / -38.206; 145.554