Warranwood
suburb
CityMelbourne
Statevic
LgaCity of Maroondah
RegionGreater Melbourne
CountyEvelyn
Coordinates37.773°S 145.251°E
Postcode3134
Elevation128
Pop4,820
Area3
StategovWarrandyte
FedgovMenzies
Dist 128
Dir 1E
Location 1Melbourne CBD (Central Melbourne)
Near-nwWarrandyte South
Near-nWarrandyte South
Near-neWonga Park
Near-wRingwood North
Near-eCroydon Hills
Near-swRingwood North
Near-sRingwood
Near-seCroydon
Zoom13

Warranwood is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 28 kilometres (17 mi) east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Maroondah local government area. Warranwood recorded a population of 4,820 at the .[1]

Etymology

Warranwood is adjacent to Warrandyte South and Ringwood North; its name is a conjunction of the two words. In 1946,[2] the South Warrandyte Progress Association invited suggestions for a name, as at the time there was no definite name for the locality. At one time, it had been referred to as "Croydon Heights". The choice of "Warranwood" from part-time resident Mrs. J. Harrison of Brysons Road was accepted by postal authorities and the Shire of Lillydale.[3]

Education

Two schools are located in Warranwood; Melbourne Rudolf Steiner School, on Wonga Road and Warranwood Primary School, on Wellington Park Drive.

Warranwood Primary was formerly known as Warrandyte South Primary and relocated from Hall Rd. in Warrandyte South to its current location in Term 2, 1996.

See also

References

  1. ^ "2021 Census QuickStats Warranwood". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Why Warranwood?". The Argus. 20 November 1946.
  3. ^ Muriel McGivern (1968). A History of Croydon, Volume Two