City of Maryborough (Victoria)

Local government area in Victoria, Australia

City of Maryborough
Victoria

Location in Victoria

Maryborough Town Hall

Population| 7,990 (1992)[1]
• Density| 342.62/km2 (887.4/sq mi)
Established| 1857
Area| 23.32 km2 (9.0 sq mi)
Council seat| Maryborough
Region| North Central Victoria
County| Talbot

The City of Maryborough was a local government area about 170 kilometres (106 mi) northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia, and the governing body for the regional centre of Maryborough. The city covered an area of 23.32 square kilometres (9.0 sq mi), and existed from 1857 until 1995. The City of Maryborough was surrounded by the Shire of Tullaroop, which was united with Maryborough under the Shire of Central Goldfields, as part of a large-scale statewide amalgamation program by the Victorian Government in 1994–95.

## History

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Maryborough was first incorporated as a borough on 31 March 1857, and became a city on 31 March 1961.[2]

On 20 January 1995, the City of Maryborough was abolished, and along with the Shires of Bet Bet, Tullaroop and surrounding districts, was merged into the newly created Shire of Central Goldfields.[3]

## Wards

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The City of Maryborough was divided into three wards in 1887, each of which elected three councillors:

* North Ward
* South Ward
* East Ward

## Population

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Year  | Population

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1954 | 6,827
1958 | 7,300*
1961 | 7,235
1966 | 7,694
1971 | 7,472
1976 | 7,569
1981 | 7,858
1986 | 7,705
1991 | 7,623

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

## References

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1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. p. 52\. ISSN 0067-1223.
2. ^ Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. p. 417. 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 (PDF). Commonwealth of Australia. p. 5\. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 5 January 2008.

## External links

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* Victorian Places - Maryborough

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