| City of Sandringham Victoria |
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Location in Melbourne |
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| Population: | 32,500 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1917 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 14.97 km² (5.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Sandringham | ||||||||||||
| Region: | Melbourne | ||||||||||||
| County: | Bourke | ||||||||||||
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The City of Sandringham was a Local Government Area located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia, on the eastern side of Port Phillip. The city covered an area of 14.97 square kilometres (5.78 sq mi), and existed from 1917 until 1994.
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Sandringham was originally part of the Shire of Moorabbin, and was severed and incorporated as the Borough of Sandringham on 28 February 1917. It was proclaimed a Town on 9 April 1919 and a City on 21 March 1923.[2]
On 15 December 1994, along with nearly all other councils in Victoria, the City of Sandringham was abolished and merged into the newly-created City of Bayside along with Brighton and St Kilda and parts of Moorabbin and the eastern section of Beaumaris from City of Mordialloc.[3]
Council meetings were held at the Municipal Offices at Royal Avenue, Sandringham. It presently serves as a corporate centre for the City of Bayside.
The City of Sandringham was subdivided into three wards on 15 September 1970, each electing three councillors:[2]
| Year | Population |
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| 1921 | 11,316 |
| 1947 | 26,435 |
| 1954 | 31,758 |
| 1958 | 36,800* |
| 1961 | 37,001 |
| 1966 | 36,644 |
| 1971 | 35,460 |
| 1976 | 32,698 |
| 1981 | 31,175 |
| 1986 | 30,416 |
| 1991 | 30,319 |
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
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