City of Preston (Victoria)

City of Preston
Victoria
Location in Melbourne
Population79,700 (1992)[1]
 • Density2,151.1/km2 (5,571/sq mi)
Established1871
Area37.05 km2 (14.3 sq mi)
Council seatPreston
RegionNorthern Melbourne
CountyBourke
LGAs around City of Preston:
Broadmeadows Whittlesea Diamond Valley
Broadmeadows City of Preston Heidelberg
Coburg Northcote Heidelberg

The City of Preston was a local government area about 11 kilometres (7 mi) north-northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of 37.05 square kilometres (14.31 sq mi), and existed from 1871 until 1994.

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