About Kooyong
The Division of Kooyong is located in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs. It covers an area of approximately 52 sq km stretching from Kew and Hawthorn in the west to Balwyn and Canterbury in the east, and from Balwyn North in the north to Hawthorn East and Camberwell in the south. Kooyong suburbs include Balwyn, Balwyn North, Greythorn, Deepdene, Bellevue, Hartwell, Camberwell, Canterbury, Hawthorn, Hawthorn East, Kew, Kew East, Kew North, Surrey Hills (part) and Mont Albert North (part).
Kooyong contains a number of Melbourne landmarks including the Yarra River, beautiful parks and gardens and important architectural examples chronicling the history of Melbourne. It also possesses one of the highest concentrations of schools anywhere in the country.
There are over 145,000 people living in Kooyong. We have 55 schools and over 35,000 students. Kooyong is also a business hub with more than 28,000 businesses.
See our new electorate map below following the redistribution announcement in July 2021.
Named after the Aboriginal word meaning ‘resting place’.
1900/1901.
Predominantly residential with a number of major retail shopping strips.
Inner Metropolitan.
2010 – present: Josh Frydenberg
1994 – 2010: Petro Georgiou
1966 – 1994: Andrew Peacock
1931 – 1966: Sir Robert Menzies
1922 – 1934: John Latham
1910 – 1922: Sir Robert Best
1901 – 1910: William Knox
1901-1910 William Knox
1910 — 1922 Sir Robert Best
1922 — 1934 Sir John Latham
1934 — 1966 Sir Robert Menzies
1966 — 1994 Andrew Peacock
1994 — 2010 Petro Georgiou
2010 — Josh Frydenberg
2010 — Josh Frydenberg
1994 — 2010 Petro Georgiou
1966 — 1994 Andrew Peacock
1934 — 1966 Sir Robert Menzies
1922 — 1934 Sir John Latham
1910 — 1922 Sir Robert Best
1901-1910 William Knox