City of Heidelberg | |||||||||||||
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 Heidelberg Town Hall | |||||||||||||
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 The extent of the City of Heidelberg at its dissolution in 1994 | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
| Region | NortheasternMelbourne | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1840 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Ivanhoe | ||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 34.08 km2 (13.16 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 62,800 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,842.7/km2 (4,773/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| County | Bourke | ||||||||||||
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TheCity of Heidelberg was alocal government area about 10 kilometres (6 mi) northeast ofMelbourne, the state capital ofVictoria,Australia. The city covered an area of 34.08 square kilometres (13.16 sq mi), and existed from 1840 until 1994.
Heidelberg was first incorporated as a trust in 1840, making it one of the earliest local government formations in Australia. On 12 October 1860, it became aroad district, administered by a Roads Board. It became a shire on 27 January 1871, and was proclaimed a city on 11 April 1934. In the 1960s, it lost significant sections of its territory; on 1 October 1962, the neighbouringCity of Northcote annexed its South Ward, and on 30 September 1964, theShire of Diamond Valley was created out of its mostly rural North Ward.[2]
On 15 December 1994, the City of Heidelberg was abolished, and along with parts of the Shires of Diamond Valley andEltham, was merged into the newly createdCity of Banyule. A small area nearLa Trobe University was transferred to theCity of Darebin.[3]
Council meetings were held at theHeidelberg Town Hall, on Upper Heidelberg Road,Ivanhoe. It is still used for the same purpose by the City of Banyule.
The City of Heidelberg was subdivided into five wards, each electing three councillors:
* Council seat.
| Year | Population |
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| 1954 | 60,007 |
| 1958 | 77,000*+ |
| 1961 | 59,795 |
| 1966 | 63,810 |
| 1971 | 68,013 |
| 1976 | 66,108 |
| 1981 | 64,757 |
| 1986 | 62,717 |
| 1991 | 60,468 |
| 2011 | 118,305 |
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
+ Includes the two sections severed in 1962-1964.
