City of Prahran

The City of Prahran was a local government area about 5 kilometres (3 mi) southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of 9.55 square kilometres (3.69 sq mi), and existed from 1855 until 1994, when it was merged with the City of Malvern to create the City of Stonnington.[2]

City of Prahran
Victoria
Location in Melbourne
Prahran Town Hall
Population42,200 (1992)[1]
 • Density4,419/km2 (11,445/sq mi)
Established1855
Area9.55 km2 (3.7 sq mi)
Council seatMalvern
RegionMelbourne
CountyBourke
LGAs around City of Prahran:
Melbourne Richmond Hawthorn
South Melbourne City of Prahran Malvern
St Kilda St Kilda Caulfield

History

Prahran (/pɛ'ræn/) was incorporated as a municipal district on 24 April 1855, and became a borough on 1 October 1863, a town on 13 May 1870, and a city on 30 May 1879.[3]

On 22 June 1994, the City of Prahran was abolished (with parts of Windsor going to the new City of Port Phillip), and, along with the City of Malvern, was merged into the newly created City of Stonnington.[2]

Council meetings were held at the Prahran Town Hall, at Chapel Street and Greville Street, Prahran. It presently serves as a service centre for the City of Stonnington.

Mayors
Main article: List of mayors of Prahran

Wards

The City of Prahran was subdivided into four wards on 2 December 1887, each electing three councillors:[3]

  • Prahran Ward
  • South Yarra Ward
  • Toorak Ward
  • Windsor Ward

Suburbs

Population
Year Population
18619,886
188121,268
189139,703
192150,290
194759,882
195454,009
195851,500*
196152,554
196654,629
197156,766
197648,462
198145,018
198643,051
199142,195

* 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. 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. 11. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 16 December 2007.
  3. Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 455–456. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.

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