City of Heidelberg

This article is about a former local government area in Victoria. For the German city, see Heidelberg.

City of Heidelberg Victoria
Location in Melbourne
Population:	62,800 (1992)[1]
Established:	1840
Area:	34.08 km² (13.2 sq mi)
Council Seat:	Ivanhoe
Region:	Melbourne
County:	Bourke
LGAs around City of Heidelberg: Whittlesea Diamond Valley Eltham Preston City of Heidelberg Doncaster & Templestowe Northcote Kew Camberwell

Heidelberg Town Hall

The City of Heidelberg was a Local Government Area located about 10 kilometres (6 mi) northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of 34.08 square kilometres (13.16 sq mi), and existed from 1840 until 1994.

History

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 a District with a Roads Board. On 27 January 1871 it became a Shire and on 11 April 1934 it was proclaimed a City. In the 1960s it lost significant sections of its territory when on 1 October 1962 the neighbouring City of Northcote annexed its South Ward, and on 30 September 1964 the Shire of Diamond Valley was created out of its mostly rural North Ward.^[2]

On 15 December 1994, along with nearly all other councils in Victoria, the City of Heidelberg was abolished and was merged with parts of Diamond Valley and Eltham into the new City of Banyule. A small area near La Trobe University was added to the City of Darebin.^[3]

Council meetings were held at Heidelberg Town Hall in Upper Heidelberg Road, Ivanhoe. It is still used for the same purpose by the City of Banyule.

Wards

The City of Heidelberg was subdivided into five wards, each electing three councillors:

• Banyule Ward
• Eaglemont Ward
• Heidelberg West Ward
• Ivanhoe Ward
• Macleod Ward^[2]

Suburbs

• Eaglemont
• Heidelberg
• Heidelberg Heights
• Heidelberg West
• Ivanhoe
• Ivanhoe East
• Macleod (split with Shire of Diamond Valley)
• Rosanna
• Viewbank
• Yallambie

Population

Year	Population
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

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
+ Includes the two sections severed in 1962-1964.

References

1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. p. 49. ISSN 0067-1223. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 397–398.  Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
3. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (1 August 1995). Victorian local government amalgamations 1994-1995: Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification. Commonwealth of Australia. pp. 4–5. 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. 

Coordinates: 37°46′S 145°03′E / 37.767°S 145.05°E / -37.767; 145.05