City of Coburg

The City of Coburg was a local government area 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.

This article is about a former local government area. For the suburb, see Coburg, Victoria. For the city in Germany, see Coburg.

City of Coburg
Victoria
Location in Melbourne
Population52,500 (1992)[1]
 • Density2,701/km2 (6,995/sq mi)
Established1856
Area19.44 km2 (7.5 sq mi)
Council seatCoburg
RegionNorthern Melbourne
CountyBourke
LGAs around City of Coburg:
Broadmeadows Broadmeadows Preston
Essendon City of Coburg Preston
Essendon Brunswick Northcote

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 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 along with the City of Brunswick, was merged into the newly created City of Moreland (now City of Merri-bek). A tiny strip on the eastern boundary was transferred to the newly created City of Darebin, which incorporated the Cities of Preston and Northcote.[4]

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

Wards

The City of Coburg was divided into four wards, each electing three councillors:

  • East Ward
  • West Ward
  • North Ward
  • Central Ward

Suburbs

* Council seat.

Population
Year Population
18611,033
18915,272
19119,505
193333,118
195462,077
195868,900*
196170,771
196668,578
197165,662
197658,379
198155,035
198652,885
199150,625

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. p. 49. ISSN 0067-1223.
  2. Monash University (1999). "Australian Places - Coburg". Archived from the original on 3 October 2003. Retrieved 4 January 2008.
  3. Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 340–341. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
  4. 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. 5,10. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 16 December 2007.

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