City of Springvale
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City of Springvale Victoria |
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Location in Melbourne |
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Population: | 93,900 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||
Established: | 1857 | ||||||||||||
Area: | 97.60 km² (37.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
Council Seat: | Springvale | ||||||||||||
Region: | Melbourne | ||||||||||||
County: | Bourke, Mornington | ||||||||||||
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The City of Springvale was a Local Government Area located about 30 kilometres (19 mi) southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of 97.60 square kilometres (37.68 sq mi), and existed from 1857 until 1994.
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[edit] History
Springvale was first incorporated as the Dandenong Roads District on 6 February 1857. It became a Shire on 16 May 1873. In May 1920, its coastal section split away to form the Borough of Carrum. The Shire of Dandenong was renamed Shire of Springvale and Noble Park on 31 May 1955. In May 1959, it lost 6.5 square kilometres (2.5 sq mi) of land to the City of Oakleigh. The City of Springvale was proclaimed on 22 April 1961.[2]
On 15 December 1994, along with nearly all other councils in Victoria, the City of Springvale was abolished, and split three ways—Carrum Downs was added to the City of Frankston, while the rest split roughly east-west between the new Cities of Greater Dandenong and Kingston.[3]
Council meetings were held at the City Hall at Springvale Road and Grace Park Avenue, Springvale. It presently serves as city offices for the City of Greater Dandenong.
[edit] Wards
The City of Springvale was subdivided into four wards in April 1987, each electing three councillors:[2]
- North Ward
- Central Ward
- South Ward
- West Ward
[edit] Suburbs
- Aspendale Gardens
- Bangholme
- Braeside
- Carrum Downs (split with City of Frankston)
- Chelsea Heights
- Dingley Village
- Keysborough (split with City of Dandenong)
- Noble Park (split with City of Dandenong)
- Noble Park North (split with City of Dandenong)
- Patterson Lakes
- Springvale
- Springvale South
[edit] Population
Year | Population |
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1958 | 22,800* |
1961 | 28,542 |
1966 | 39,412 |
1971 | 58,374 |
1976 | 72,474 |
1981 | 77,817 |
1986 | 83,385 |
1991 | 89,478 |
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book, 49. ISSN 0067-1223.
- ^ a b (1992) Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson, 489-490. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (1 August 1995). Victorian local government amalgamations 1994-1995: Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification. Commonwealth of Australia, 6, 8. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved on 2007-12-16.
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