Back Melbourne (rehiyon) CEB Melbourne City German شهر ملبورن FA Ville de Melbourne French הסיטי של מלבורן HE Città di Melbourne Italian Melbourne (LGA) Dutch City of Melbourne Polish City of Melbourne Swedish Lungsod ng Melbourne TL
| City of Melbourne Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 Aerial view of the Melbourne skyline from Kings Domain, May 2020 | |||||||||||||||
 Location in Greater Melbourne | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 37°48′49″S 144°57′47″E / 37.81361°S 144.96306°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 149,615 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 3,969/km2 (10,279/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 12 August 1842 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 37.7 km2 (14.6 sq mi)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | AEDT (UTC+11) | ||||||||||||||
| Lord Mayor | Nicholas Reece | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Melbourne CBD (Town Hall) | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Greater Melbourne | ||||||||||||||
| County | Bourke | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | City of Melbourne | ||||||||||||||
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The City of Melbourne is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the central city area of Melbourne. In 2021, the city has an area of 37.7 square kilometres (14.6 sq mi) and had a population of 149,615.[3] The city's motto is "vires acquirit eundo" which means "we gather strength as we go".[4]
The current Lord Mayor is Nicholas Reece, who replaced Sally Capp on 2 July 2024. The Melbourne City Council (MCC) holds office in Melbourne Town Hall.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Melbourne (C)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Residents Profiles". melbourne.vic.gov.au. City of Melbourne. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ "2021 Melbourne, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ^ "Coat of arms". City of Melbourne. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
