City of Collingwood
Local government area
Location inMelbourne
The extent of the City of Collingwood at its dissolution in 1994
Country	Australia
State	Victoria
Region	InnerMelbourne
Established	1855
Council seat	Collingwood
Area
• Total	4.48 km2 (1.73 sq mi)
Population
• Total	14,000 (1992)[1]
• Density	3,130/km2 (8,090/sq mi)
County	Bourke
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TheCity of Collingwood was alocal government area about 3 kilometres (2 mi) east-northeast ofMelbourne, the state capital ofVictoria,Australia. The city covered an area of 4.48 square kilometres (1.73 sq mi), and existed from 1855 until 1994.

Collingwood was first incorporated as a district on 24 April 1855, having split from theCity of Melbourne on the same day as the neighbouringCity of Richmond. It was split into twoboroughs — 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 along with the Cities ofFitzroy and Richmond, and parts ofFairfield andAlphington from theCity of Northcote, was merged into the newly createdCity of Yarra.^[3]

Council meetings were held at theCollingwood Town Hall, onHoddle Street,Abbotsford.

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

• Abbotsford Ward
• Clifton Hill Ward
• Collingwood Ward

• Abbotsford
• Clifton Hill
• Collingwood*

* Council seat.

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

• Interactive map of Victorian local government areas (pre-1994 vs present) -Victorian Government - Digital Twin Victoria
• Victorian Places - Collingwood

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• Former local government areas of Victoria (state)
• City of Yarra
• 1994 disestablishments in Australia
• 1855 establishments in Australia

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