City of Wyndham

The City of Wyndham is a local government area in Victoria, Australia in the outer south-western suburbs of Melbourne, within the Melbourne Metropolitan Area, between Melbourne and the regional city of Geelong. It has an area of 542 square kilometres (209 sq mi). The city had a population of 292,011 as of the 2021 census.^[1] For the year to 2018 the City of Wyndham increased its population by 14,251, the largest number of any LGA in Victoria, as well as being the second most populous and the second fastest growing at a rate of 5.9 per cent.^[1]

City of Wyndham Victoria
Location of City of Wyndham within Melbourne.
Population	292,011 (2021 census)[1] (14th)
• Density	538.8/km2 (1,395.4/sq mi)
Established	1862
Area	542 km2 (209.3 sq mi)[2]
Mayor	Cr Susan McIntyre
Council seat	Werribee
Region	Greater Melbourne
County	Bourke, Grant
State electorate(s)	Laverton Point Cook Tarneit Werribee
Federal division(s)	Gellibrand Lalor
Website	City of Wyndham
LGAs around City of Wyndham: Moorabool Melton Brimbank Greater Geelong City of Wyndham Hobsons Bay Greater Geelong Port Phillip Port Phillip

History

The Wyndham District was first incorporated as a local government entity on 6 October 1862. Under changes made to Local Government legislation, it became the Shire of Wyndham on 7 March 1864 and was renamed the Shire of Werribee on 15 December 1909.^[3]

With an initial size of 715 square kilometres (276 sq mi) and being largely rural in character, the shire ceded land to metropolitan Melbourne as suburban development encroached. On 6 January 1922 and 5 February 1941, the City of Footscray annexed two parcels of land totalling about 700 hectares. On 20 February 1957, the Altona Riding of the Shire of Werribee was severed and incorporated as the Shire of Altona, which became a City eleven years later. After this, the boundaries remained fairly stable, and on 20 March 1987 Werribee was proclaimed a City.^[3]

On 15 December 1994, during major restructuring of Victoria's local governments, Werribee changed less than most – losing only some rural land around Exford in its north to the Shire of Melton, and Laverton Reserve on its eastern boundary to the City of Hobsons Bay. After 85 years of being known as Werribee, the area's former name of Wyndham was restored.^[4]

Population

The City is home to numerous new housing estates in suburbs such as Williams Landing, Point Cook, Wyndham Vale, Truganina, Tarneit and Manor Lakes. The following table presents data from official census and other publications by the Australian Bureau of Statistics:

Year	Population	Growth rate (%)
1871	1,476
1933	7,853
1954	9,414#	19.88
1958	10,520*	11.75
1961	13,629	29.55
1966	18,369	34.78
1971	25,116	36.73
1976	31,790	26.57
1981	40,555	27.57
1986	52,458	29.35
1991	60,563	15.45
1996	73,691	21.68
2001	84,861	15.16
2006	112,695	32.80
2011	161,575	43.37
2016	217,122[5]	34.38
2021	292,011

* Estimates in 1958, 1983 and 1988 Victorian Year Books.
# Excludes Altona Shire which was severed in 1957. Source: 1958 Victorian Year Book.
^ Based on 2011 Census data.^[6]

Wards and councillors

The City of Wyndham is divided into three wards (Chaffey, Harrison and Iramoo) and is represented by eleven elected councillors. The Victorian Electoral Commission undertook a representation review in 2011–2012, which resulted in the former Truganina ward being renamed Harrison ward. Ward boundaries were also redrawn.^[7] The council has adopted a portfolio system for councillors from 2013 onward.

Victorian Local Government elections were held on Saturday 24 October 2020 and the following were elected as councilors:

Ward	Party		Councillor	Notes
Chaffey		Labor	Josh Gilligan
		Independent	Jennie Barrera
		Independent	Marcel Mahfoud
		Labor	Robert Szatkowski	Climate Futures and Environment
Harrison		Independent	Susan McIntyre
		Independent	Sahana Ramesh	Smart Cities
		Independent	Jasmine Hill
		Independent	Adele Hegedich
Iramoo		Independent	Heather Marcus
		Labor	Peter Maynard
		Liberal	Mia Shaw	Family Friendly City Portfolio

Mayors

• 2012–2013: Heather Marcus
• 2013–2014: Bob Fairclough
• 2014–2015: Peter Maynard
• 2015–2016: Adele Hegedich
• 2016–2017: Henry Barlow
• 2017–2018: Peter Maynard
• 2018–2019: Mia Shaw
• 2019–2020: Josh Gilligan
• 2020–2021: Adele Hegedich
• 2021-2022: Peter Maynard
• 2022-2023: Susan McIntyre
• 2023-2024: Dr. Jennie Barrera

Townships and localities

The 2021 census, the city had a population of 292,011 up from 217,122 in the 2016 census^[8]

Population
Locality	2016	2021
Cocoroc	0	0
Eynesbury^	2,577	2,838
Hoppers Crossing	38,701	37,216
Laverton^	4,915	4,760
Laverton North	73	119
Little River^	1,322	1,353
Mambourin	4	315
Manor Lakes	*	12,675
Mount Cottrell^	569	496
Point Cook	49,929	66,781
Quandong	0	5
Tarneit	34,562	56,370
Truganina^	20,687	36,305
Werribee	40,345	50,027
Werribee South	1,768	2,392
Williams Landing	6,646	9,448
Wyndham Vale	23,273	20,518

^ - Territory divided with another LGA
* - Not noted in 2016 Census

Sister cities

• Changzhou^[9]
• Costa Mesa, California, United States^[10]
• Chiryū, Aichi Prefecture, Chūbu region, Japan^[11]

See also

• Wyndham City Council
• List of places on the Victorian Heritage Register in the City of Wyndham
• Wyndham City Libraries

References

1. "2021 Wyndham, Census All persons QuickStats". Australian Bureau of Statistics. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
2. "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017–18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
3. Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 282, 524–525. Accessed at State Library of Victoria La Trobe Reading Room.
4. Australian Bureau of Statistics (1 August 1995). Victorian local government amalgamations 1994–1995: Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification (PDF). Commonwealth of Australia. p. 7. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 16 December 2007.
5. "2016 Census QuickStats: Wyndham (C)". www.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
6. .id Consulting Pty Ltd (30 June 2011). "Wyndham City Community Profile at profile.id". Wyndham City Community Profile. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
7. Victorian Electoral Commission – Wyndham City Council profile Archived 26 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine
8. "Census | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. 11 January 2023.
9. "Wyndham's Sister City Program". Retrieved 14 March 2024.
10. "Sister City Program". Costa Mesa Gov. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
11. "Chiryu, Japan at Wyndham". Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013.

External links

• Media related to City of Wyndham at Wikimedia Commons

• Wyndham City Council
• City of Wyndham (Local Government Victoria)
• Link to Land Victoria interactive maps Archived 24 March 2022 at the Wayback Machine

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