| City of Footscray Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in Melbourne | |||||||||||||||
 City of Footscray building, located corner of Napier and Hyde Street in Footscray | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 47,900 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 2,801/km2 (7,255/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1859 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 17.10 km2 (6.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Footscray | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Western Melbourne | ||||||||||||||
| County | Bourke | ||||||||||||||
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The City of Footscray was a local government area about 5 kilometres (3 mi) west of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of 17.10 square kilometres (6.60 sq mi) and existed from 1859 until 1994. Its civic centre, after which it was named, was Footscray.