City of Prahran

City of Prahran Victoria
Location in Melbourne
Population:	42,200 (1992)[1]
Established:	1855
Area:	9.55 km² (3.7 sq mi)
Council Seat:	Malvern
Region:	Melbourne
County:	Bourke
LGAs around City of Prahran: Melbourne Richmond Hawthorn South Melbourne City of Prahran Malvern St Kilda St Kilda Caulfield

Prahran Town Hall

The City of Prahran was a Local Government Area located 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.

History

Prahran was incorporated as a municipal district on 24 April 1855, which became a borough on 1 October 1863, a town on 13 May 1870 and a City on 30 May 1879.^[2]

On 22 June 1994, the City of Prahran was abolished and merged with Malvern into the newly-created City of Stonnington.^[3]

Council meetings were held at Prahran Town Hall on 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:^[2]

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

Suburbs

• Armadale (split with City of Malvern)
• Melbourne (Domain district)
• Prahran
• South Yarra
• Toorak (split with City of Malvern)
• Windsor

Population

Year	Population
1861	9,886
1881	21,268
1891	39,703
1921	50,290
1947	59,882
1954	54,009
1958	51,500*
1961	52,554
1966	54,629
1971	56,766
1976	48,462
1981	45,018
1986	43,051
1991	42,195

* 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. ^ ^{a b} Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 455–456.  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. 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. 

Coordinates: 37°51′25″S 145°02′10″E / 37.857°S 145.036°E / -37.857; 145.036