City of St Kilda
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| City of St Kilda Victoria |
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 Location in Melbourne |
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| Population: | 45,889 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1855 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 8.70 km² (3.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | St Kilda | ||||||||||||
| Region: | Melbourne | ||||||||||||
| County: | Bourke | ||||||||||||
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The City of St Kilda was a Local Government Area located on Port Phillip about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of 8.70 square kilometres (3.36 sq mi), and existed from 1855 until 1994.
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[edit] History
St Kilda was first incorporated as a district on 24 April 1855, and became a Borough in April 1863. It was proclaimed a City on 8 September 1890.[2]
On 22 June 1994, the City of St Kilda was abolished and merged into the newly-created City of Port Phillip along with the Cities of Port Melbourne and South Melbourne.[3]
The council met at the St Kilda Town Hall at the intersection of St Kilda Road and Carlisle Street, St Kilda. The facility is now the main council chambers for the City of Port Phillip.
[edit] Wards
St Kilda was divided into four wards on 5 April 1987, each electing three councillors:[2]
- North Ward
- West Ward
- Centre Ward
- South Ward
[edit] Suburbs
The council area was bounded by Fraser and Lorne Streets, Punt Road and Wellington Street/Dandenong Road to the north; Orrong Road, Inkerman Street and Hotham Street to the east, Glen Huntly Road, St Kilda Street and Head Street to the south, and Port Phillip Bay to the west.[4]
Suburbs within the City of St Kilda were:
- Balaclava
- Elwood
- Ripponlea
- St Kilda
- St Kilda East (shared with City of Caulfield)
[edit] Population
| Year | Population |
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| 1861 | 6,408 |
| 1901 | 20,542 |
| 1921 | 38,579 |
| 1947 | 58,318 |
| 1954 | 53,301 |
| 1958 | 51,200* |
| 1961 | 52,205 |
| 1966 | 58,179 |
| 1971 | 61,203 |
| 1976 | 51,254 |
| 1981 | 49,366 |
| 1986 | 45,889 |
| 1991 | 45,481 |
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book, 50. ISSN 0067-1223.
- ^ a b (1992) Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson, 497-498. 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, 11. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved on 2007-12-16.
- ^ (1993) Melway - Greater Melbourne Street Directory (22nd edition). Glen Iris, Victoria: Melway Publishing Pty Ltd, Maps 57, 67. ISSN 0311-3957.
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