City of Footscray

City of Footscray
Victoria
Location in Melbourne
City of Footscray building, located corner of Napier and Hyde Street in Footscray
Population47,900 (1992)[1]
 • Density2,801/km2 (7,255/sq mi)
Established1859
Area17.10 km2 (6.6 sq mi)
Council seatFootscray
RegionWestern Melbourne
CountyBourke
LGAs around City of Footscray:
Sunshine Essendon Melbourne
Sunshine City of Footscray Melbourne
Altona Williamstown Port Melbourne

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.

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. p. 49. ISSN 0067-1223.