| Type: | lga |
| City of Prahran | |
| State: | vic |
| Region: | Inner Melbourne |
| Area: | 9.55 |
| Est: | 1855 |
| Seat: | Prahran |
| Pop: | 42,200 |
| Pop Year: | 1992 |
| Pop Footnotes: | [1] |
| County: | Bourke |
| Near-Nw: | Melbourne |
| Near-N: | Richmond |
| Near-Ne: | Hawthorn |
| Near-W: | South Melbourne |
| Near-E: | Malvern |
| Near-Sw: | St Kilda |
| Near-S: | St Kilda |
| Near-Se: | Caulfield |
| Noautocat: | yes |
The City of Prahran was a local government area about 5km (03miles) southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of 9.55km2, and existed from 1855 until 1994, when it was merged with the City of Malvern to create the City of Stonnington.[2]
Prahran (/pɛ'ræn/) was incorporated as a municipal district on 24 April 1855, and became a borough on 1 October 1863, a town on 13 May 1870, and a city on 30 May 1879.[3]
On 22 June 1994, the City of Prahran was abolished, and along with the City of Malvern, was merged into the newly created City of Stonnington.[2] Parts of Windsor were transferred to the newly created City of Port Phillip. The residential district of South Yarra was transferred to the City of Melbourne.
Council meetings were held at the Prahran Town Hall, at Chapel Street and Greville Street, Prahran. It presently serves as a service centre for the City of Stonnington.
See main article: List of mayors of Prahran.
The City of Prahran was subdivided into four wards on 2 December 1887, each electing three councillors:[3]
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1861 | 9,886 | |
| 1881 | 21,268 | |
| 1891 | 39,703 | |
| 1921 | 50,290 | |
| 1947 | 59,882 | |
| 1954 | 54,009 | |
| 1958 | 51,500* | |
| 1961 | 52,554 | |
| 1966 | 54,629 | |
| 1971 | 56,766 | |
| 1976 | 48,462 | |
| 1981 | 45,018 | |
| 1986 | 43,051 | |
| 1991 | 42,195 |