Monomeith

Monomeith
Town
Country	Australia
State	Victoria
LGA	Shire of Cardinia
Location	67 km (42 mi) from Melbourne
Government
• State electorate	Bass
• Federal division	Monash
Population
• Total	69 (2021 census)[2]
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.^[2]

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."^[3]

Monomeith Post Office opened on 20 July 1900 and closed in 1969.^[4]

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.^[5]

See also

• City of Cranbourne – Monomeith was previously within this former local government area.

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Monomeith (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Monomeith (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
3. 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.
4. Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 April 2021
5. "Backing secured for major airport serving Melbourne's south-east". 3 July 2017.

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