City of Coburg

City of Coburg
Victoria

Location in Melbourne

Population:

52,500 (1992)^[1]

Established:

1856

Area:

19.44 km² (7.5 sq mi)

Council Seat:

Coburg

Region:

Melbourne

County:

Bourke

LGAs around City of Coburg:
Broadmeadows	Broadmeadows	Preston
Essendon	City of Coburg	Preston
Essendon	Brunswick	Northcote

The City of Coburg was a Local Government Area located about 10 kilometres (6 mi) north of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of 19.44 square kilometres (7.51 sq mi), and existed from 1859 until 1994.

1 History
2 Wards
3 Suburbs
4 Population
5 References

History

Initial efforts at local government saw the Sydney Road Trust set up in 1840, which boasted John Fawkner as a founding member, but the first incorporation in the area was the Pentridge District Road Board in 1859, which was renamed to Coburg on 21 January 1869 after a Royal visit from Prince Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.^[2] It became a Shire on 24 December 1874, before increasing urbanisation in the late 19th century led to it being reclassified a Borough in January 1905. Coburg then became a town on 18 September 1912, and was proclaimed a City on 29 March 1922.^[3]

Between 1947 and 1981, the percentage of overseas-born residents of the City of Coburg increased from 9% to 34%, with significant proportions being of Italian or Greek origins.^[2]

On 22 June 1994, the City of Coburg was abolished and merged into the newly-created City of Moreland along with the City of Brunswick, although a tiny strip on the eastern boundary was joined to the new City of Darebin which incorporated Preston and Northcote.^[4]

Council meetings were held at the Coburg City Hall at Bell Street, Coburg. The hall is still used for this purpose by the City of Moreland.