 የተቋቋመው 1974, ወደ ዩኒቨርሲቲው የአውስትራሊያ ፌዴሬሽን እንቅስቃሴ መሪ እና ብሔር ሁለተኛ ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር በኋላ ተባለ, አልፍሬድ Deakin.
Established in 1974, the University was named after the leader of the Australian federation movement and the nation's second PM, Alfred Deakin.