City of Croydon

City of Croydon Victoria
Location in Melbourne
Population:	48,900 (1992)[1]
Established:	1961
Area:	34.32 km² (13.3 sq mi)
Council Seat:	Croydon
Region:	Melbourne
County:	Evelyn, Mornington
LGAs around City of Croydon: Doncaster & Templestowe Lillydale Ringwood City of Croydon Lillydale Knox

The City of Croydon was a Local Government Area located about 30 kilometres (19 mi) east of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of 34.32 square kilometres (13.25 sq mi), and existed from 1961 until 1994.

History

Croydon was originally part of the Shire of Lillydale, which was incorporated as a district on 19 September 1856, and as a Shire in 1872. Croydon itself became the centre of a severance movement and was incorporated as a shire on 24 May 1961. After much local debate, it was proclaimed as a city on 22 May 1971.^[2][3]

On 15 December 1994, along with nearly all other councils in Victoria, the City of Croydon was abolished and merged with Ringwood into the newly-created City of Maroondah.^[4]

Council meetings were held at the Municipal Offices on Civic Drive off Mount Dandenong Road, Croydon. It presently serves as a service centre and library for the City of Maroondah.

Wards

The City of Croydon was subdivided into three wards, each electing three councillors:^[2]

• North Ward
• Centre Ward
• South Ward

Suburbs

• Bayswater (split with City of Knox)
• Bayswater North
• Croydon
• Croydon Hills
• Croydon North
• Croydon South
• Kilsyth (split with Shire of Lillydale)
• Warranwood

Population

Year	Population
1961	15,694
1966	21,757
1971	28,708
1976	33,474
1981	36,210
1986	40,096
1991	45,807

* 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. 354–355, 740–741.  Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
3. ^ Monash University (1999). "Australian Places - Croydon". Archived from the original on 2003-04-24. http://web.archive.org/web/20030424084759/http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/ncas/multimedia/gazetteer/list/croydon.html. Retrieved 2008-01-04. 
4. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (1 August 1995). Victorian local government amalgamations 1994-1995: Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification. Commonwealth of Australia. p. 9. 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°47′46″S 145°16′52″E / 37.796°S 145.281°E / -37.796; 145.281