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{{Use Australian English|date=April 2018}}
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{{Infobox Australian place
| type = lga
| name = City of Knox
| state = vic
| image = MelbLGA-Knox.gif
| caption = Map of Melbourne showing City of Knox
| local_map   = yes
| zoom        = 10
| pop = 165,147
| pop_year = 2020
| pop_footnotes = <ref name=ABSLGA>{{cite web|title=3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018 |url=http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/3218.02017-18|website=Australian Bureau of Statistics|publisher=[[Australian Bureau of Statistics]]|date=27 March 2019|access-date=25 October 2019}} Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.</ref>
| poprank = 42nd
| est = 1963
| area = 114
| area_footnotes = <ref name=ABSLGA/>
| mayor = Lisa Cooper  
| seat = [[Wantirna South]]
| region = [[Melbourne|Greater Melbourne]]
| stategov = [[Electoral district of Bayswater|Bayswater]]
| stategov2 = [[Electoral district of Monbulk|Monbulk]]
| stategov3 = [[Electoral district of Rowville|Rowville]]
| fedgov = [[Division of Aston|Aston]]
| logo = Knox City Council logo.svg
| url = https://www.knox.vic.gov.au
| near-n = [[City of Maroondah|Maroondah]]
| near-ne = [[Shire of Yarra Ranges|Yarra Ranges]]
| near-e = [[Shire of Yarra Ranges|Yarra Ranges]]
| near-se = [[City of Casey|Casey]]
| near-s = [[City of Casey|Casey]]
| near-sw = [[City of Greater Dandenong|Greater Dandenong]]
| near-w = [[City of Monash|Monash]]
| near-nw = [[City of Whitehorse|Whitehorse]]
}}

The '''City of Knox''' is a [[Local government areas of Victoria|local government area]] in Victoria, Australia in the eastern suburbs of [[Melbourne]]. It has an area of {{convert|114|km2|sqmi|1}} and in 2020, Knox had a population of 165,147.<ref name=ABSLGA/>  This municipality is one of only a handful that survived the widespread municipal amalgamations that occurred in Victoria in the early 1990s.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2004-04-25 |title=Kennett's blitz a decade on |url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/kennetts-blitz-a-decade-on-20040425-gdxqdy.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250907080529/https://www.theage.com.au/national/kennetts-blitz-a-decade-on-20040425-gdxqdy.html |archive-date=2025-09-07 |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=The Age |language=en}}</ref>

==History==

The City of Knox was named after Sir [[George Hodges Knox]] (1885–1960), a former soldier and speaker of the [[Victorian Legislative Assembly]].<ref name="VPkc">{{cite web |title=Knox City |url=https://www.victorianplaces.com.au/knox-city |website=Victorian Places |access-date=24 May 2020}}</ref> The City of Knox Crest incorporates his family's motto 'Move and Prosper'.<ref name="KCCarms">{{cite web |title=City of Knox Coat of Arms |url=https://www.knox.vic.gov.au/our-council/about-knox/city-knox-coat-arms |website=Knox City Council |access-date=19 November 2021}}</ref>

The area which is now Knox was once part of the Scoresby Riding of the [[Shire of Pakenham|Shire of Berwick]]. On 23 May 1889, the riding was severed to create the [[Shire of Sherbrooke|Shire of Fern Tree Gully]], which extended as far east as [[Olinda, Victoria|Olinda]] and [[Monbulk, Victoria|Monbulk]] in the [[Dandenong Ranges]]. Post-[[World War II]] development in the area closer to Melbourne led to rapid urbanisation and population growth—over 21,000 residents lived in the Knox area by the 1961 Census. A [[plebiscite]] to determine local residents' views led to the creation of the Shire of Knox on 9 October 1963, which was proclaimed on 16 November 1963 by the [[Governor of Victoria]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/articles/2272|title= Municipality of Fern Tree Gully, Victoria|website=Museums Victoria Collections|access-date=23 April 2023}}</ref> It was declared a City on 4 July 1969. 

By the 1986 Census, the area was home to over 100,000 residents.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.knox.vic.gov.au/our-council/about-knox/knox-community-demographics|title=Knox community demographics|author=Knox City Council|year=2021|access-date=19 November 2021}}</ref><ref name="vmd">{{cite book|title=Victorian Municipal Directory|year=1992|publisher=Arnall & Jackson|location=[[Brunswick, Victoria|Brunswick]]|pages=409, 832–833}} Accessed at [[State Library of Victoria]], La Trobe Reading Room.</ref> Before the local government reforms of the 1990s, the Cities of Knox and [[City of Waverley|Waverley]] were the state's two most populous municipalities, with around 125,000 residents each.<ref name=":02">{{Cite book |title=Local governments side by side: comparative information on Victorian councils |date=December 1993 |publisher=Office of Local Government, Department of Planning and Development |edition=2nd |location=Melbourne}}</ref>

The City of Knox was one of the few councils (and one of only four in Melbourne) to survive the statewide amalgamations. On 15 December 1994, its boundaries were extended to add the suburb of [[Upper Ferntree Gully, Victoria|Upper Ferntree Gully]] and part of [[Lysterfield, Victoria|Lysterfield]] from the former [[Shire of Sherbrooke]],<ref name=":1" /> while it ceded the locality of [[Lysterfield South, Victoria|Lysterfield South]] to the City of Casey.

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|text=The City of Knox before (green) and after (brown) the 1994 reforms}}

==Wards==

At present, the City of Knox has nine wards, each electing one councillor for a period of four years.<ref name="KCCmc">{{cite web|title=Mayor, councillors and wards|url=https://www.knox.vic.gov.au/our-council/councillors-and-meetings/mayor-and-councillors/current-mayor-and-councillors|access-date=19 November 2021|website=Knox City Council}}</ref>

* Baird ward
* Chandler ward
* Collier ward
* Dinsdale ward
* Dobson ward
* Friberg ward
* Scott ward
* Taylor ward
* Tirhatuan ward

Prior to 1994, the Council had three wards, each of which elected three councillors:
* Bayswater/Wantirna ward
* Boronia ward
* Rowville/Scoresby ward

==Council==
Knox City Council is composed of nine [[Single-member district|single-member]] wards. The mayor and deputy are elected by councillors at an annual meeting in November.<ref name="KCCmc" />

===Current composition===
The most recent election was held in [[2024 Victorian local elections|October 2024]]. The current council, as of November 2024, is:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Ward!!colspan="2"|Party!!Councillor!!Notes
|-
| '''Baird'''
| {{Australian party style|Independent Labor}}|&nbsp;
| [[Independent Labor (Australia)|Independent Labor]]
| [[Peter Lockwood]]
|
|-
| '''Chandler'''
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| Paige Kennett
|
|-
| '''Collier'''
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| Chris Duncan
|
|-
| '''Dinsdale'''
| {{Australian party style|Independent Liberal}}|&nbsp;
| [[Independent Liberal (Australia)|Independent Liberal]]
| Robert Williams
|
|-
| '''Dobson'''
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| Meagan Baker
|
|-
| '''Friberg'''
| {{Australian party style|Independent Liberal}}|&nbsp;
| [[Independent Liberal (Australia)|Independent Liberal]]
| Parisa Considine
| 
|-
| '''Scott'''
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| Lisa Cooper
| Mayor since 22 November 2024<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Cr Lisa Cooper elected Mayor {{!}} Knox |url=https://www.knox.vic.gov.au/whats-happening/news/cr-lisa-cooper-elected-mayor |website=www.knox.vic.gov.au |language=en |date=22 November 2024}}</ref>
|-
| '''Taylor'''
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| Susan Pearce
|
|-
| '''Tirhatuan'''
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| Glen Atwell
| Deputy Mayor since 22 November 2024<ref name=":0"/>
|}

==Election results==
===2024===
{{excerpt|Results of the 2024 Victorian local elections in Eastern Melbourne|section=Knox results}}

==Townships and localities==
The 2021 census, the city had a population of 159,103 up from 154,110 in the 2016 census<ref>{{cite web |title=Census {{!}} Australian Bureau of Statistics |url=https://www.abs.gov.au/census |website=www.abs.gov.au |language=en |date=11 January 2023}}</ref>

{{Table alignment}}
{| class="wikitable sortable defaultright col1left" 
|-
! colspan="3" | Population
|-
! Locality !! 2016 !! 2021
|-
| {{VICcity|Bayswater}} || 11,758 || 12,262
|-
| {{VICcity|Boronia}} || 22,195 || 23,607
|-
| {{VICcity|Ferntree Gully}} || 26,428 || 27,398
|-
| {{VICcity|Knoxfield}} || 7,462 || 7,645
|-
| {{VICcity|Lysterfield}}^ || 6,663 || 6,681
|-
| {{VICcity|Rowville}} || 33,672 || 33,571
|-
| {{VICcity|Sassafras}}^ || 1,061 || 970
|-
| {{VICcity|Scoresby}} || 6,022 || 6,066
|-
| {{VICcity|The Basin}} || 4,416 || 4,497
|-
| {{VICcity|Upper Ferntree Gully}}^ || 3,416 || 3,417
|-
| {{VICcity|Wantirna}} || 13,818 || 14,237
|-
| {{VICcity|Wantirna South}} || 19,271 || 20,754
|}

'''^''' - ''Territory divided with another [[Local government areas of Victoria|LGA]]''

==Population==
{{Table alignment}}
{| class="wikitable col1left col2right"
|-
! Year
! Population
|-
| 1961 || 21,281
|-
| 1966 || 36,491
|-
| 1971 || 56,786
|-
| 1976 || 74,456
|-
| 1981 || 88,902
|-
| 1986 || 104,207
|-
| 1991 || 121,982
|-
| 1996 || 130,401
|-
| 2001 || 141,408
|-
| 2006 || 146,740
|-
| 2016 || 154,110
|-
| 2020 || 165,147
|}

==Religion==
{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Religion in the City of Knox (2016)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://profile.id.com.au/knox/religion |title=Population by Religion, City of Knox |publisher=idcommunity |access-date=2020-07-21}}</ref>

|label1 = [[Catholic Church in Australia|Catholic]]
|value1 = 21.4
|color1 = RoyalBlue
|label2 = [[Anglican Church of Australia|Anglican]]
|value2 = 9.4
|color2 = #29AB87
|label3 = [[Christianity in Australia|Other Christian]]
|value3 = 19
|color3 = #76D6FF
|label4 = [[Buddhism]]
|value4 = 3.8
|color4 = #ED4F71
|label5 = [[Hinduism]]
|value5 = 2.6
|color5 = #F8DE7E
|label6 = Any other religion
|value6 = 2.2
|color6 = #AF6E4D
|label7 = [[Irreligion in the United Kingdom|Non-religious]]
|value7 = 33.8
|color7 = LightGrey
|label8 = Not stated
|value8 = 8.0
|color8 = #919094
}}
*[[CityLife Church]] – [http://www.citylife.church CityLife Church Weblink]
*[http://www.hillsbiblechurch.org Hills Bible Church]- Hills Bible Church is a Reformed Baptist congregation  
*Knox Community Baptist Church
*St. Jude's Parish, Scoresby
*Knox Presbyterian Church
*Our Saviours Lutheran Church
*Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church
*The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
*The Salvation Army
*Truth and Liberation Concern
*[http://stthomas.com.au/ St.Thomas Anglican Church Upper Ferntree Gully]

==Transport==
There are a number of bus routes that service the city run by [[Ventura Bus Lines]] the city has 4 train stations that are run by [[Metro Trains Melbourne|Metro Melbourne]].

==See also==
*[[List of places on the Victorian Heritage Register in the City of Knox]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{commonscat-inline}}
*[https://www.knox.vic.gov.au/ Knox City Council] – official website
*[http://home.vicnet.net.au/~khsinc/ Knox Historical Society Inc.]
*[http://services.land.vic.gov.au/landchannel/jsp/map/InteractiveMapIntro.jsp Link to Land Victoria interactive maps]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324211834/http://services.land.vic.gov.au/landchannel/jsp/map/InteractiveMapIntro.jsp |date=24 March 2022 }}.
*[https://profile.id.com.au/knox/home/ City of Knox Community Profile]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090109195857/http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/location/view/24 Public Transport Victoria local public transport map] (archived)
* {{Victorian local government areas pre-1994 vs present map link}}

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