City of Mordialloc

City of Mordialloc Victoria
Location in Melbourne
Population:	27,900 (1992)[1]
Established:	1920
Area:	13.57 km² (5.2 sq mi)
Council Seat:	Mentone
Region:	Melbourne
County:	Mornington
LGAs around City of Mordialloc: Moorabbin Moorabbin Springvale Sandringham City of Mordialloc Springvale Port Phillip Port Phillip Chelsea

Final logo used by the City of Mordialloc

The City of Mordialloc was a Local Government Area located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia, on the eastern side of Port Phillip. The city covered an area of 13.57 square kilometres (5.24 sq mi), and existed from 1920 until 1994.

History

Mordialloc was originally part of the Shire of Moorabbin, and was severed and incorporated as the Borough of Mentone and Mordialloc on 26 May 1920. It increased in size on 18 May 1921 by absorbing another small section of Moorabbin. It was declared a Town on 17 April 1923 and its name changed to Mordialloc a week later. It was proclaimed a City on 5 May 1926.^[2]

On 15 December 1994, along with nearly all other councils in Victoria, the City of Mordialloc was abolished and merged into the newly-created City of Kingston along with Chelsea and parts of Moorabbin. The eastern section of Beaumaris was included in the new City of Bayside.^[3]

Council meetings were held at Mentone Town Hall at Mentone Parade, Mentone. It presently serves as a council service centre and library for the City of Kingston.

Wards

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

• Mentone Ward
• Parkdale Ward
• Mordialloc Ward

Suburbs

• Beaumaris (split with City of Sandringham and City of Moorabbin)
• Mentone (split with City of Moorabbin)
• Mordialloc
• Parkdale

Population

Year	Population
1933	9,216
1954	21,025
1958	24,500*
1961	26,526
1966	28,058
1971	29,753
1976	28,615
1981	27,869
1986	26,817
1991	26,325

* 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. 430–431.  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. 4,8. 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°59′S 145°04′E / 37.983°S 145.067°E / -37.983; 145.067