City of Melton
| Shire of Melton Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 Location of Melton within Melbourne's metropolitan area. | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 78,912 (2006)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | Lua error: Unable to convert population "78912 (2006)'"`UNIQ--ref-00000000-QINU`"'" to a number. | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1994 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 527.3 km2 (203.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Bruce Rowan | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Melton | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Western Metropolitan Melbourne | ||||||||||||||
| County | Bourke | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Melton, Macedon | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Lalor, Gorton | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Shire of Melton | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire of Melton is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia, located in the outer western suburbs of Melbourne. The Shire comprises several settled urban areas, the main one being the township of Melton, which lies at the western end of the Shire. It has an area of 527.3 square kilometres (203.6 sq mi), and at the 2006 census it had a population of 78,912.[1]
History
Melton was first incorporated as a district on 16 September 1862, and became a shire on 24 May 1871. Parts of the north and south ridings of the Shire of Braybrook (now City of Sunshine) were annexed to Melton as the Rockbank Riding on 24 May 1916, and this was added to in 1951. Other minor boundary adjustments with Bulla and Keilor occurred in May 1959. The shire had a total area of 450.4 square kilometres (173.9 sq mi).[2]
In 1994, following large-scale statewide local government reform, Melton acquired the Diggers Rest area from the Shire of Bulla and the Exford district from the City of Werribee, growing to its present size.[3]
Since the early 1970s the shire has undergone tremendous population growth and as at 2006, Melton is one of Victoria's fastest growing local government areas along with neighbouring Wyndham.
Wards
The shire's area is divided into seven wards, each of which elects one councillor. The councillors elect a Mayor from among the council's members.
- Cambridge Ward
- Cochrane Ward
- Courthouse Ward
- Pennyroyal Ward
- Reservoir Ward
- Sugargum Ward
- Watts Ward
Suburbs and towns
Suburbs and towns within the boundary of the shire include:
- Brookfield
- Burnside
- Caroline Springs
- Diggers Rest
- Exford
- Hillside
- Kurunjang
- Melton
- Melton South
- Melton West
- Mount Cottrell (shared with City of Wyndham)
- Plumpton
- Ravenhall
- Rockbank
- Taylors Hill
- Toolern Vale
- Truganina (shared with City of Wyndham)
- Toolern Downs
Population
| Year | Population | Annual Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 1,424 | N/A |
| 1958 | 1,580 | 2.63 |
| 1961 | 1,804 | 4.52 |
| 1966 | 2,542 | 7.10 |
| 1971 | 5,974 | 18.64 |
| 1976 | 13,856 | 18.32 |
| 1981 | 21,300 | 8.98 |
| 1986 | 29,500 | 6.73 |
| 1991 | 35,695 | 3.89 |
| 1996 | 39,109 | 1.84 |
| 2001 | 51,685 | 5.73 |
| 2006 | 78,448 | 8.70 |
* Estimates in 1958, 1983 and 1988 Victorian Year Books.
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Melton (S) (Local government Area)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2007-12-20.
- ^ Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 756–757. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
- ^ 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. 9. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 2007-12-16.
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