Boroondara City Council
Address
8 Inglesby Road, CAMBERWELL 3124
Postal
Private Bag 1, CAMBERWELL 3124
Tel
03 9278 4444
Fax
03 9278 4466
boroondara@boroondara.vic.gov.au
Website
Municipality Profile
The City of Boroondara is in Melbourne's inner and middle-eastern suburbs, five kilometres east of the central business district. Almost two-thirds of the City is bounded by water courses and parklands including the Yarra River, Gardiner’s Creek and Yarra Bend Park. The city is primarily residential in nature, although it has a number of educational and private and public health-care facilities. The main industries include building construction, air and space transport, machinery and equipment wholesaling, publishing.
Localities
Ashburton, Auburn, Auburn South, Balwyn, Balwyn North, Burwood, Camberwell, Camberwell East, Canterbury, Cotham, Glen Iris, Glenferrie South, Greythorn, Hartwell, Hawthorn, Hawthorn East, Kew, Kew East, Mont Albert and Surrey Hills. For a detailed map showing shire boundaries and locality names, visit
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Area
60 sq km
Population
Estimated Resident Population
 | Total | 0-17 | 18-34 | 35-64 | 65+ |
| 2006 | 162,285 | 22% | 25% | 40% | 14% |
| 2007 | 163,890 | 22% | 25% | 40% | 14% |
| 2016 | 163,273 | 19% | 26% | 40% | 15% |
2006 & 2007 - Australian Bureau of Statistics - ABS Census 2006 (and updates).
2016 - DSE, Victoria in Future 2004 – Projections based on 2001 Census.
Elections
Boroondara City is a subdivided municipality consisting of 10 wards and 10 councillors.
Councillors are elected through preferential voting.
From November 2008 general council elections, all Victorian councillors serve a four year term.
The council's next independent Electoral Representation Review is scheduled to be conducted prior to the 2016 elections.
Visit the Victorian Electoral Commission for more elections details.
Councillors
10 Councillors elected in Nov 2008.
Bellevue - Cr Brad Miles
Cotham - Cr David Bloom
Gardiner - Cr Coral Ross
Glenferrie - Cr Phil Meggs
Junction - Cr Jack Wegman (Mayor)
Lynden - Cr Heinz Kreutz
Maling - Cr Dick Menting
Maranoa - Cr Nicholas Tragas
Solway - Cr Kevin Chow
Studley - Cr Phillip Healey
Chief Executive Officer
Dr Catherine Dale
Finances
| Recurrent Income | VGC Grants | Rates Income | % Income from rates |
| 2005/06 | $ 127.583 M | $ 3.267 M | $ 83.523 M | 66% |
| 2006/07 | $ 129.764 M | $ 3.353 M | $ 90.329 M | 70% |
| 2007/08 | $ 140.107 M | $ 3.512 M | $ 97.922 M | 70% |
Map Source: Maps prepared by the Victorian Electoral Commission using Vicmap spatial data provided by the Department of Sustainability and Environment.
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