City of Camberwell

City of Camberwell Victoria
Location in Melbourne
Camberwell Town Hall
Population	91,000 (1992)[1]
• Density	2,527/km2 (6,550/sq mi)
Established	1914
Area	36.01 km2 (13.9 sq mi)
Council seat	Camberwell
Region	Eastern Melbourne
County	Bourke
LGAs around City of Camberwell: Heidelberg Doncaster & Templestowe Doncaster & Templestowe Kew City of Camberwell Box Hill Hawthorn Malvern Waverley

The City of Camberwell was a

History

Camberwell was first incorporated as the

The shire was renamed to the Shire of Camberwell and Boroondara on 16 May 1905. It became a borough on 28 April 1905, a town on 15 May 1906, and was proclaimed a city on 20 April 1914.^[3]

The council's pathway to amalgamation was different from most. Following a redevelopment deal for land behind the

At the same time, a major reform of local government in Victoria was taking place, and the western part of the City was planned to be merged with the City of Hawthorn and City of Kew to form the City of Riversdale, while the eastern part of the City was planned to be merged with the City of Box Hill to form the City of Whitehorse.^[6] Eventually, the decision was made to merge the entirety of Camberwell with Hawthorn and Kew to form the newly created City of Boroondara, which took effect on 22 June 1994.^[2][7]

Council meetings were held at the Camberwell Town Hall, on Camberwell Road, Camberwell. It presently serves as the council seat for the City of Boroondara.

Suburbs

• Ashburton
• Balwyn
• Balwyn North
• Burwood (shared with the Cities of Box Hill and Waverley)
• Camberwell*
• Canterbury
• Glen Iris (shared with the Cities of Malvern and Hawthorn)
• Surrey Hills (shared with the City of Box Hill)

* Council seat.

Population

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

Councillors

The City of Camberwell was subdivided into four wards on 22 May 1934:

• North East Ward
• North West Ward
• Centre Ward
• South Ward

Prior to 1934, North East and North West were combined as North Ward. Each of the four wards elected three councillors.^[3] Unlike present day multi-councillor wards, each election was staggered, with only one councillor per ward up for election at a time, and an election every year.^[8]

A number of local parties were active in Camberwell, including the Camberwell Ratepayers' Protection League (CRPL), Glen Iris Progress Association (GIPA), Reform Movement, South Camberwell Progress Association (SCPA) and the Victorian Free Trade and Land Values League.

1905−1934 (three wards)

1934−1993 (four wards)

Further reading

• ISBN 0-85091-124-9
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• Camberwell Conservation Study (1991)[11]^{[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]}

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