City of Port Phillip explained

Type:lga
City of Port Phillip
State:vic
Local Map:yes
Zoom:11
Pop:109515
Pop Year:2023
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Area:20.7
Density:4871.1
Est:1994
Seat:St Kilda
Region:Greater Melbourne
Mayor:Cr. Louise Crawford[2]
Stategov:Albert Park
Stategov2:Brighton
Stategov3:Caulfield
Stategov4:Prahran
Fedgov:Macnamara
Near-Nw:Melbourne
Near-N:Melbourne
Near-Ne:Stonnington
Near-W:Melbourne
Near-E:Glen Eira
Near-Sw:Port Phillip
Near-S:Port Phillip
Near-Se:Bayside

The City of Port Phillip is a local government area of Victoria, Australia on the northern shores of Port Phillip, south of Melbourne's central business district. It has an area of 20.7 km2 and had a population of 109,515 in 2023.[1]

Port Phillip contains a number of varied and substantial retail, entertainment and leisure precincts. These include Bay Street (Port Melbourne), Victoria Avenue (Albert Park), Clarendon Street (South Melbourne), Armstrong Street (Middle Park), Fitzroy Street (St Kilda), Acland Street (St Kilda), Carlisle Street (Balaclava) and Ormond Road (Elwood). A number of significant employment areas lie within Port Phillip, including part of the St Kilda Road business district and industrial, warehousing and manufacturing districts in South Melbourne and Port Melbourne. The city has experienced a significant amount of residential development in the 1990s, particularly in areas close to the foreshore. Port Phillip is well served by public transport with a substantial tram network, the St Kilda and Port Melbourne tram lines and two stations on the Sandringham railway line, in addition to bus services.

Comprising nine single member wards, it is predominantly an amalgamation of three former cities – St Kilda, parts of South Melbourne, most of Port Melbourne, as well as a small portion of Windsor from the former City of Prahran[3]

The city was created with its present borders in June 1994 under the municipal restructure by the state government. It is bounded by White Reserve and Todd Road to the west, the West Gate Freeway, Kings Way and Dorcas Street to the north, St Kilda Road, High Street, Punt Road, Queens Way, Dandenong Road, Orrong Road, Inkerman Street, Hotham Street, Glen Huntly Road, St Kilda Street and Head Street generally to the east and the foreshore of Port Phillip to the south. Adjacent councils include the City of Melbourne, City of Bayside, City of Glen Eira and the City of Stonnington. When first created, the city was administered by three appointed commissioners, headed by Des Clarke. The first council elections were held in March 1996.

Council offices are currently located in the St Kilda Town Hall, Port Melbourne Town Hall and the South Melbourne Town Hall (currently closed for restoration). The council operates several other facilities including local libraries, childcare centres, parks, playgrounds and community centres. In 2020 ANAM was given a long lease to South Melbourne Town Hall and council staff there and a few community groups vacated the building.

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Offices

Libraries

Notable institutions

Notable events

Townships and localities

The 2021 census, the city had a population of 101,942 up from 100,863 in the 2016 census[4]

Population
Locality 2016 2021
6,215 6,044
5,396 5,392
15,543 15,153
^ 47,285 54,941
4,143 4,000
^ 16,175 17,633
1,576 1,532
10,920 11,548
^ 18,709 22,631
20,230 19,490
^ 13,101 12,571
3,162 2,951
^ 7,281 7,273

^ – Territory divided with another LGA

Current council composition

Since 2024 Port Phillip City Council is composed of nine councillors elected from nine single-member wards, up from seven in 2012.[5] [6] Councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The mayor is elected by the councillors at the first meeting of the council. The most recent election was held in October 2024.

The current council, elected in 2024, in order of election by ward, is as follows:[7]

WardPartyCouncillor
Albert Park Ward Residents of Port PhillipRod Hardy
Alma Ward IndependentJustin Halliday
Balaclava Ward LaborLibby Buckingham
Elwood Ward LaborLouise Crawford
Lakeside Ward Residents of Port PhillipBryan Mears
Montague Ward IndependentAlex Makin
Port Melbourne Ward IndependentHeather Cunsolo
South Melbourne Ward Residents of Port PhillipBeti Jay
St Kilda Ward People Empowering Port PhillipSerge Thomann

Election results

2020

Elected Councillors of Port Phillip

Mayors

+ deceased

Sister Cities and Friendship Links

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 3218.0 – Region Summary: Port Phillip . Australian Bureau of Statistics. 2023 . 3 January 2025. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2023.
  2. Web site: City of Port Phillip Website . 6 February 2023.
  3. Web site: Port Phillip . 9 September 2006 . 3 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303185146/http://www.portphillip.vic.gov.au/about_copp.htm1#L6 . dead .
  4. Web site: Census Australian Bureau of Statistics . Australian Bureau of Statistics. 11 January 2023.
  5. Web site: Port Phillip City Council Election Results 2012 . Victorian Electoral Commission . October 2012 . 31 October 2012 . 22 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160822023832/https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/Results/PortPhillipResult2012.html . dead .
  6. https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/Results/Council2016/PortPhillipResult.html Port Phillip City Council election results 2016
  7. Web site: Port Phillip City Council election results 2024 . 3 January 2025 . Victorian Electoral Commission . VEC.
  8. Web site: City of Port Phillip Media Release . 6 February 2023.
  9. Web site: Robbie Nyaguy is Port Phillip's newest Councillor Elect after vote countback – City of Port Phillip . 2023-04-30 . portphillip.vic.gov.au.
  10. http://www.portphillip.vic.gov.au/sister-cities.htm International Relations: Sister City Relationship with City of Obu, Japan.
  11. Web site: Friends of Suai . 5 August 2018 . 19 June 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090619130759/http://www.portphillip.vic.gov.au/friendsofsuai.htm . dead .
  12. Web site: Friends of Suai/Covalima Strategic Plan: 2010–2020. . 5 August 2018 . 1 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160401183746/http://www.portphillip.vic.gov.au/E29454_11__Friends_of_Suai_Strategic_Plan_2010-_2020.pdf . dead .

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