Wantirna is a suburb of Melbourne in Victoria,
Australia. It is 24 km east of Melbourne's
central business district. Its local government area
is the City of Knox. According to the 2006
census Wantirna had a population of 13,978. Its
name is derived from the local aboriginal
population's meaning for, "a gurgling stream".
The Knox Private Hospital and Westfield Knox
shopping centre are located in Wantirna.
The EastLink tollway runs through Wantirna with
interchanges at Boronia Road and Burwood
Highway.