Melbourne City Council
Address
Town Hall, 120 Swanston Street, MELBOURNE 3000
Postal
GPO Box 1603, MELBOURNE 3001
Tel
03 9658 9658
Fax
03 9654 4854
Website
Municipality Profile
The City of Melbourne is made up of the city centre and a number of inner-city suburbs. It is the commercial, retail and transport focus of the metropolitan area. Its major features include the Port of Melbourne, sporting, leisure and arts complexes, parks and gardens, as well as universities and hospitals.
Localities
Carlton, Carlton North, Docklands, East Melbourne, Flemington, Hotham Hill, Kensington, Melbourne, Melbourne West, North Melbourne, Parkville, Port Melbourne, Prahran, South Yarra and Southbank. For a detailed map showing shire boundaries and locality names, visit
VICNAMES.
Area
36 sq km
Population
Estimated Resident Population
 | Total | 0-17 | 18-34 | 35-64 | 65+ |
| 2006 | 76,678 | 8% | 59% | 27% | 6% |
| 2007 | 85,844 | 9% | 66% | 30% | 7% |
| 2016 | 99,252 | 11% | 51% | 31% | 7% |
2006 & 2007 - Australian Bureau of Statistics - ABS Census 2006 (and updates).
2016 - DSE, Victoria in Future 2004 – Projections based on 2001 Census.
Elections
Melbourne City is an unsubdivided municipality consisting of 9 councillors.
Visit the Victorian Electoral Commission for more elections details.
Councillors
9 Councillors elected in Nov 2008.
Leadership Team - Cr Robert Doyle (Lord Mayor)
Leadership Team - Cr Susan Riley (Deputy Lord Mayor)
Unsubdivided - Cr Peter Clarke
Unsubdivided - Cr Carl Jetter
Unsubdivided - Cr Brian Shanahan
Unsubdivided - Cr Jennifer Kanis
Unsubdivided - Cr Kevin Louey
Unsubdivided - Cr Cathy Oke
Unsubdivided - Cr Ken Ong
Chief Executive Officer
Dr Kathy Alexander
Finances
| Recurrent Income | VGC Grants | Rates Income | % Income from rates |
| 2005/06 | $ 326.408 M | $ 1.447 M | $ 127.833 M | 39% |
| 2006/07 | $ 371.040 M | $ 1.608 M | $ 147.220 M | 40% |
| 2007/08 | $ 425.484 M | $ 1.715 M | $ 156.874 M | 37% |
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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