City of Wyndham

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City of Wyndham Victoria
Location of City of Wyndham within Melbourne.
Population:	84,861 (2001 Census)
Area:	541.6 km²
Mayor:	Shane Bourke
Council Seat:	Werribee
State District:	Lara, Tarneit, Altona
Federal Division:	Lalor
Website: http://www.wyndham.vic.gov.au/
LGAs around City of Wyndham Moorabool Melton Brimbank City of Wyndham Hobsons Bay Geelong

The City of Wyndham is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. It is located in the outer south-western suburbs of Melbourne between Melbourne and the regional city of Geelong. It has an area of 542 km².

Contents 1 Rapid population growth 2 Wards 3 Suburbs 4 Sister cities 5 See also 6 External links

[edit] Rapid population growth

The city is home to numerous new housing estates in suburbs such as Point Cook and Sanctuary Lakes. In 1994, Wyndham had a population of 72,000. By 2001 the population had risen to 83,000. By 2002, it had grown to 100,080.

The growth rate as of 2006 is above 8%, and Local Government Victoria estimates that it is the third fastest growing local government area in Victoria.

[edit] Wards

• Chaffney
• Iramoo
• Truganina

[edit] Suburbs

• Cocoroc
• Hoppers Crossing
• Laverton (shared with City of Hobsons Bay)
• Laverton North
• Little River (shared with City of Greater Geelong)
• Mambourin
• Mount Cottrell (shared with Shire of Melton)
• Point Cook
• Tarneit
• Truganina (shared with Shire of Melton)
• Werribee
• Werribee South
• Wyndham Vale

[edit] Sister cities

• Chiryu, Aichi, Japan
• Costa Mesa, California, United States

[edit] See also

• List of Melbourne suburbs
• List of localities (Victoria)
• List of postcodes in Victoria

[edit] External links

• Official website
• City of Wyndham (Local Government Victoria)

Local Government Areas of Melbourne

Metropolitan City of Banyule • City of Bayside • City of Boroondara • City of Brimbank • City of Casey • City of Darebin • City of Frankston • City of Glen Eira • City of Greater Dandenong • City of Hobsons Bay • City of Hume • City of Kingston • City of Knox • City of Manningham • City of Maribyrnong • Maroondah City Council • City of Melbourne • City of Monash • City of Moonee Valley • City of Moreland • City of Port Phillip • City of Stonnington • City of Whitehorse • City of Whittlesea • City of Wyndham • City of Yarra • Outer Metropolitan Shire of Cardinia • Shire of Melton • Shire of Mornington Peninsula • Shire of Nillumbik • Shire of Yarra Ranges