City of Collingwood

This article is about a former local government area. For the suburb, see Collingwood, Victoria.

City of Collingwood Victoria
Location in Melbourne
Population:	14,000 (1992)[1]
Established:	1855
Area:	4.48 km² (1.7 sq mi)
Council Seat:	Collingwood
Region:	Melbourne
County:	Bourke
LGAs around City of Collingwood: Fitzroy Northcote Northcote Fitzroy City of Collingwood Kew Melbourne Richmond Richmond

The City of Collingwood was a Local Government Area located about 3 kilometres (2 mi) east-northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of 4.48 square kilometres (1.73 sq mi), and existed from 1855 until 1994.

History

Collingwood was first incorporated as a district on 24 April 1855, having split from City of Melbourne on the same day as neighbouring Richmond. It was split into two boroughs—Collingwood and East Collingwood—in 1863, which became towns on 23 May 1873 and 21 April 1873 respectively. They recombined into the City of Collingwood on 14 January 1876.^[2]

On 22 June 1994, the City of Collingwood was abolished and merged with the cities of Fitzroy and Richmond and the suburbs of Fairfield and Alphington to form the City of Yarra.^[3]

Council meetings were held at the Collingwood Town Hall in Hoddle Street, Abbotsford.

Mayors

Main article: List of mayors of Collingwood

Wards

Collingwood was divided into three wards, each electing three councillors, on 31 May 1887:

• Abbotsford Ward
• Clifton Hill Ward
• Collingwood Ward

Suburbs

• Abbotsford
• Clifton Hill
• Collingwood

Population

Year	Population
1857	10,786
1881	23,829
1921	34,239
1954	27,155
1958	26,000*
1961	25,413
1966	22,447
1971	21,022
1976	16,645
1981	15,089
1986	13,340
1991	13,388

* 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. ^ Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 351–352.  Also consulted p.231 of the 1915 edition of same. 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. Commonwealth of Australia. p. 12. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. http://www.ausstats.abs.gov.au/ausstats/free.nsf/0/76E601D6DB55E88ACA25722500049195/$File/12570_1994-95.pdf. Retrieved 2007-12-16. 

Coordinates: 37°48′11″S 144°59′17″E / 37.803°S 144.988°E / -37.803; 144.988