Deepdene, Victoria
| Deepdene Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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Outer Circle Trail, Deepdene | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°48′47″S 145°4′04″E / 37.81306°S 145.06778°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 2,101 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | April 2010 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3103 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 9 km (6 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Boroondara | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Kew | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Kooyong | ||||||||||||||
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Deepdene is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 9 kilometres (5.6 miles) east from Melbourne's central business district, located within the City of Boroondara local government area. Deepdene recorded a population of 2,101 at the 2021 census.
Formerly a neighbourhood within the suburb of Balwyn, Lachlan Williams, former Councillor for Cotham Ward, took the idea of having Deepdene gazetted as a suburb to the 2004 Boroondara Council Elections. As Councillor he obtained budget approval in 2006 for local consultation on gazetting and boundaries. After a positive community response, Council sought formalisation and the Office of Geographic Names officially gazetted the proposal in the Victoria Government Gazette on 4 December 2008 and recognised Deepdene as a bounded locality in April 2010. A proposal to extend the suburb boundaries east to Balwyn Road and north to Belmore Road was voted down by Boroondara Council in April 2014.