Glen Waverley is a suburb in Melbourne,
Victoria, Australia, 19 km south-east of
Melbourne's central business district in the
local government area of the City of Monash. At
the 2011 Census, Glen Waverley had a
population of 39,204. Glen Waverley had the
seventh highest number of one million dollar-
plus house sales in Melbourne in 2013.
Properties in Glen Waverley and surrounding
areas continued to show price gains in 2014 and
2015, largely due to interest from Chinese
property buyers.
The main street of Glen Waverley is Kingsway.
In recent years, Kingsway has developed into a
vibrant dining and entertainment area, with
strong Asian influences.
Also on Kingsway is Century City Walk, a
cinema multiplex. It houses various eateries, a
Strike Bowling Bar and a Village Cinema
(equipped with Gold Class facilities). There are
now many hotels such as Novotel Glen
Waverley, Hotel Ibis, Waverley International
Hotel, Apartments of Waverley and the Quest
Hotel. There is also a large branch of the
Monash Public Library Service.
Construction of a 10-storey apartment, office,
retail and carparking complex between the
railway station and Kingsway will begin in mid-
2011. Glen Waverley also has numerous
churches, and is home to the Victoria Police
Academy, which occupies a former Roman
Catholic seminary.
The Glen (formerly known as "Centro The
Glen") is a local regional shopping centre
owned, (formerly managed and developed by
Centro Properties Group). Although smaller
than nearby shopping centres such as Westfield
Knox or Chadstone, The Glen houses a
substantial collection of shops, including
supermarkets, a food court named Diners Life
and a number of smaller clothing stores.
Centro The Glen currently has over 207
specialty retail shops and 11 anchor retailers,
thus making Centro The Glen one of the
most significant shopping centres in the vicinity.
Centro The Glen was the first shopping centre
in suburban Victoria to contain a David
Jones retail outlet.