City of Maryborough (Victoria)

The City of Maryborough was a local government area about 170 kilometres (106 mi) northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia, and the governing body for the regional centre of Maryborough. The city covered an area of 23.32 square kilometres (9.0 sq mi), and existed from 1857 until 1995. The City of Maryborough was surrounded by the Shire of Tullaroop, which was united with Maryborough under the Shire of Central Goldfields, as part of a large-scale statewide amalgamation program by the Victorian Government in 1994–95.

City of Maryborough
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Maryborough Town Hall
Population7,990 (1992)[1]
 • Density342.62/km2 (887.4/sq mi)
Established1857
Area23.32 km2 (9.0 sq mi)
Council seatMaryborough
RegionNorth Central Victoria
CountyTalbot

History

Maryborough was first incorporated as a borough on 31 March 1857, and became a city on 31 March 1961.[2]

On 20 January 1995, the City of Maryborough was abolished, and along with the Shires of Bet Bet, Tullaroop and surrounding districts, was merged into the newly created Shire of Central Goldfields.[3]

Wards

The City of Maryborough was divided into three wards in 1887, each of which elected three councillors:

  • North Ward
  • South Ward
  • East Ward

Population
Year Population
19546,827
19587,300*
19617,235
19667,694
19717,472
19767,569
19817,858
19867,705
19917,623

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. p. 52. ISSN 0067-1223.
  2. Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. p. 417. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
  3. Australian Bureau of Statistics (1 August 1995). Victorian local government amalgamations 1994-1995: Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification (PDF). Commonwealth of Australia. p. 5. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 5 January 2008.

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