| City of Sunshine Victoria |
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Location in Melbourne |
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| Population: | 98,000 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1860 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 80.06 km² (30.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Sunshine | ||||||||||||
| Region: | Melbourne | ||||||||||||
| County: | Bourke | ||||||||||||
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The City of Sunshine was a Local Government Area located about 13 kilometres (8 mi) west of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of 80.05 square kilometres (30.91 sq mi), and existed from 1860 until 1994.
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Sunshine was first incorporated as the Braybrook District on 28 May 1860. It became a shire on 27 May 1871. In May 1916 and again in February 1951, parts of the shire were annexed to neighbouring Melton. The Shire of Braybrook was renamed to Sunshine and proclaimed a City on 16 May 1951.[2]
On 15 December 1994, along with nearly all other councils in Victoria, the City of Sunshine was abolished, with the western part including Sunshine itself becoming part of the City of Brimbank, and the eastern part becoming part of the City of Maribyrnong.[3]
The City of Sunshine met at the City Hall in Alexandra Avenue, Sunshine. The premises is used today as municipal offices for the City of Brimbank.
On 1 October 1981, the City of Sunshine was subdivided into four wards:
* Suburbs gazetted since the amalgamation.
| Year | Population |
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| 1954 | 41,332 |
| 1958 | 53,600* |
| 1961 | 62,321 |
| 1966 | 69,081 |
| 1971 | 76,427 |
| 1976 | 88,167 |
| 1981 | 94,419 |
| 1986 | 94,413 |
| 1991 | 94,020 |
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
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