TheCity of Port Melbournewas alocal government areaabout 4 kilometres (2 mi) southwest ofMelbourne,the state capital ofVictoria,Australia,on the south bank of theYarra River.The city covered an area of 10.62 square kilometres (4.10 sq mi), and existed from 1860 until 1994.
| City of Port Melbourne Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 Location inMelbourne | |||||||||||||||
 The former Port Melbourne Town Hall | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 7,900 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 744/km2(1,927/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1860 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 10.62 km2(4.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Port Melbourne | ||||||||||||||
| Region | InnerMelbourne | ||||||||||||||
| County | Bourke | ||||||||||||||
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The council area covered the current boundaries of the suburb ofPort Melbourne;the Yarra River to the west and north, Boundary Street to the northeast,Hobsons Bayto the south and Pickles Street to the east.[2]
History
editPort Melbourne was first incorporated as the SandridgeBoroughon 13 July 1860. It was renamed Port Melbourne on 25 January 1884, and became a town on 20 January 1893. It was proclaimed a city on 14 May 1919.[2]
TheLabor Partynormally dominated the council. In 1992,Lyn Allisonwas elected to the council as an Independent, a position she held until 1994.[3]Allison was later elected as a member of theAustralian Senate,and she also served as Leader of theAustralian Democrats.
On 22 June 1994, the City of Port Melbourne was abolished, and along with the Cities ofSouth MelbourneandSt Kilda,was merged into the newly createdCity of Port Phillip.[4]
The council met at thePort Melbourne Town Hall,at Bay Street and Spring Street, Port Melbourne. The facility is now used as a municipal library by the City of Port Phillip.
Wards
editThe City of Port Melbourne was divided into three wards, each electing three councillors:
- Boundary Ward
- Centre Ward
- Sandridge Ward
Population
edit| Year | Population |
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| 1954 | 13,104 |
| 1958 | 12,700* |
| 1961 | 12,370 |
| 1966 | 12,596 |
| 1971 | 11,705 |
| 1976 | 9,356 |
| 1981 | 8,585 |
| 1986 | 8,080 |
| 1991 | 7,496 |
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
References
edit- ^Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994).Victorian Year Book.p. 49.ISSN0067-1223.
- ^abVictorian Municipal Directory.Brunswick:Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 453–454.Accessed atState Library of Victoria,La Trobe Reading Room.
- ^Ainsley Symons (2012), "The Democrats and Local Government. Were they ever a threat to the ALP?" inRecorder (Australian Society for the Study of Labour History, Melbourne Branch)No. 274, Page 7.
- ^Australian Bureau of Statistics(1 August 1995).Victorian local government amalgamations 1994-1995: Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification(PDF).Commonwealth of Australia. p. 11.ISBN0-642-23117-6.Retrieved16 December2007.