Donvale is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Manningham local government area.
History
Donvale Post Office opened on 16 September 1929 and closed in 1972. It now houses the Donvale Historical Society
Donvale is named after the two roads that border the suburb. Doncaster Road and Springvale Road.
Demographics
thumb|350px|Hillcrest Reserve and the Eastlink Melba Tunnel in Donvale in January 2020
In the 2016 census, the population of Donvale was 12,347. Of this population 52.3% were female and 47.7% were male. The median/average age of the population was 44 years of age.
Nearly two-thirds (63.4%) of people living in Donvale were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were China 5.6%, Malaysia 3.1%, England, 2.8%, Hong Kong 2.1% and Italy 1.6%.
Donvale also has an indoor sports centre, with a gymnasium, complete with a sprung floor and a foam pit. The centre also has two basketball courts, which are played on every Saturday by the children in the Doncaster District Primary School Basketball Association.
See also
- City of Doncaster and Templestowe – Donvale was previously within this former local government area.