City of St Kilda

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

City of St Kilda Victoria
Location in Melbourne
Population:	45,889 (1992)[1]
Established:	1855
Area:	8.70 km² (3.4 sq mi)
Council Seat:	St Kilda
Region:	Melbourne
County:	Bourke
LGAs around City of St Kilda: South Melbourne Melbourne Prahran Port Phillip City of St Kilda Caulfield Port Phillip Brighton Caulfield

Final logo used by the City of St Kilda

The City of St Kilda was a Local Government Area located on Port Phillip about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of 8.70 square kilometres (3.36 sq mi), and existed from 1855 until 1994.

History

St Kilda was first incorporated as a district on 24 April 1855, and became a Borough in April 1863. It was proclaimed a City on 8 September 1890.^[2]

The first town hall corner of Grey and Barkly Streets

Council meetings were first held at the St Kilda Police Station at the St Kilda Junction before the city's first town hall was built in 1859 on the corner of Grey and Barkly streets.^[3]

A new town hall was built for the city on the corner of Carlisle Street and Brighton Road. The site was reserved in 1883, selected in 1887 with plans drawn up by architect William Pitt in 1888.^[4]

St Kilda Town Hall on the corner of Carlisle and St Kilda Road

On 22 June 1994, the City of St Kilda was abolished and merged into the newly-created City of Port Phillip along with the Cities of Port Melbourne and South Melbourne.^[5]

The council met at the St Kilda Town Hall at the intersection of St Kilda Road and Carlisle Street, St Kilda. The facility is now the main council chambers for the City of Port Phillip.

Wards

St Kilda was divided into four wards on 5 April 1987, each electing three councillors:^[2]

• North Ward
• West Ward
• Centre Ward
• South Ward

Suburbs

The council area was bounded by Fraser and Lorne Streets, Punt Road and Wellington Street/Dandenong Road to the north; Orrong Road, Inkerman Street and Hotham Street to the east, Glen Huntly Road, St Kilda Street and Head Street to the south, and Port Phillip to the west.^[6]

Suburbs within the City of St Kilda were:

• Balaclava
• Elwood
• Ripponlea
• St Kilda
• St Kilda East (shared with City of Caulfield)

Population

Year	Population
1861	6,408
1901	20,542
1921	38,579
1947	58,318
1954	53,301
1958	51,200*
1961	52,205
1966	58,179
1971	61,203
1976	51,254
1981	49,366
1986	45,889
1991	45,481

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References

1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. p. 50. ISSN 0067-1223. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 497–498.  Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
3. ^ http://www.skhs.org.au/SKHSbuildings/33.htm
4. ^ ibid
5. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (1 August 1995). Victorian local government amalgamations 1994-1995: Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification. Commonwealth of Australia. p. 11. 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. 
6. ^ Melway - Greater Melbourne Street Directory (22nd edition). Glen Iris, Victoria: Melway Publishing Pty Ltd. 1993. pp. Maps 57, 67. ISSN 0311-3957. 

Coordinates: 37°51′50″S 144°58′55″E / 37.864°S 144.982°E / -37.864; 144.982