City of Yarra

The City of Yarra is a local government area (LGA) in Victoria, Australia in the inner eastern and northern suburbs of Melbourne. It is the second smallest LGA in the state with an area of 19.5 square kilometres (7.5 sq mi), and in June 2021 it had a population of 91,543,[1] making it the second most densely populated LGA, with around 4,695 people per square kilometre.[1] The City of Yarra was formed in 1994 as a result of the amalgamation of the former Cities of Richmond, Collingwood, Fitzroy, and parts of Carlton North (previously part of the City of Melbourne) and parts of Alphington and Fairfield (previously part of the former City of Northcote).

This article is about the inner city local government that contains the River. For the outer shire that contains the River and its Valley and is based in Lilydale, see Yarra Ranges Shire.

City of Yarra
Victoria
Population91,543 (2021)[1]
 • Density4,695/km2 (12,159/sq mi)
Established1994
Area19.5 km2 (7.5 sq mi)[1]
MayorClaudia Nguyen (Independent)
Council seatRichmond
RegionGreater Melbourne
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s)
WebsiteCity of Yarra
LGAs around City of Yarra:
Merri-bek Darebin Banyule
Melbourne City of Yarra Boroondara
Melbourne Stonnington Stonnington
Richmond Town Hall
Fitzroy Town Hall
Collingwood Town Hall

The administrative centre of the City of Yarra is the old Richmond Town Hall in Bridge Road, Richmond. The Collingwood Town Hall in Hoddle Street, Abbotsford is also still used by the council as secondary offices and as a service centre, and the Fitzroy Town Hall in Napier Street, Fitzroy is used for the local library and for use as a community space. Some council committees also meet at the Fitzroy and Collingwood Town Halls.

The city is culturally and socially diverse. The 2016 Australian Census found that 38.8% of residents were born outside Australia, with the largest numbers being born in England, New Zealand, Vietnam, China and Greece.[2]

The suburbs of the City of Yarra were established in the mid-to-late 19th century and retain a Victorian appearance. The majority of housing in the city is made up of Victorian cottages or terraces or apartments built from the 1960s.

The City of Yarra has some of Melbourne's best shopping streets. These include Bridge Road and Swan and Victoria Streets in Richmond, Brunswick and Gertrude streets in Fitzroy and Smith Street in Collingwood. In 2021, Smith Street was named the coolest street in the world.[3][4][5][6]

As of November 2022, the mayor is independent councillor Claudia Nguyen, and the deputy mayor is Greens councillor Edward Crossland.[7] The CEO since June 2022 is Sue Wilkinson.[8]

Australia Day

In August 2017, the City of Yarra Council voted unanimously at a town hall meeting to cancel annual Australia Day events, including citizenship ceremonies and instead hold a culturally sensitive event "marking the loss of Indigenous culture".[9] The council also voted to begin lobbying the federal government to change the date of Australia's national day and to use council publications and media to campaign in favour of changing the date. Then Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, accused the council of "using a day that should unite Australians to divide Australians".[9] The City of Darebin later followed suit.[10]

Council

Yarra City Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally as three separate wards, each electing three councillors. All councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The Mayor is elected annually in November by a special meeting of the full council. The most recent local government election was held in October 2020.[11]

Yarra City Council
Leadership
Mayor
Claudia Nguyen
Deputy Mayor
Edward Crossland
Structure
Yarra City Council composition
Council political groups
  Greens (3)
  Independent Socialist (2)
  Independent (4)
PartyCouncillors
  Independent 4
  Greens 3
  Independent Socialist 2
Total 9

The current Council, elected in 2020, in order of election by ward, is:

WardCouncillorPartyNotes
Langridge[11]  Stephen JollyIndependent Socialist[12]
 Anab MohamudGreens 
 Michael GlynatsisIndependentElected in 2023 via a countback to replace Gabrielle de Vietri[13]
Melba[11]  Edward CrosslandGreensDeputy Mayor
 Claudia NguyenIndependentMayor
 Herschel LandesIndependent 
Nicholls[11]  Bridgid O'BrienIndependent Socialist[12]
 Sophie WadeGreens 
 Amanda StoneIndependentElected as a member of The Greens but quit in February 2023[14]

Past Yarra councillors

5 Wards (1996–2004)
Ward1996–19991999–20022002–2004
Nicholson
(2 councillors)		John Phillips (Labor)
Ray Thomas (Labor)		John Phillips (Labor) 1999–2002
Ray Thomas (Labor) 1999–2001
Gurm Sekhon (Greens) 2001–2002		Gurm Sekhon (Greens)
Jackie Fristacky (Independent)
MacKillop
(2 councillors)		Steve Watson (Labor)
Linda Hoskins (Labor)		Steve Watson (Labor)
Linda Hoskins (Labor)		Greg Barber (Greens)
Deborah Di Natale (Greens)
Merri
(1 councillor)		Robyn Williams (Labor)Robyn Williams (Labor)Jenny Farrar (Greens)
Carringbush
(2 councillors)		John Sawyer (Labor)
Li Hiam Lai (Labor)		Li Hiam Lai (Labor)
Sue Corby (Labor)		Li Hiam Lai (Labor)
Sue Corby (Labor)
Docker
(2 councillors)		Marion Macleod
(Independent)
James Martakis (Independent)		Kay Meadows (Labor)
Fiona Harman (Labor)		Judy Morton (Labor-aligned Ind)
Kay Meadows (Labor)

3 Wards (2004–present)
Langridge Ward
Year Councillor Party Councillor Party Councillor Party
2004   Jenny Farrar Greens   Annabel Barbara Labor   Stephen Jolly Socialist
2008 Geoff Barbour Independent Labor
2008 Amanda Stone Greens Labor
2012
2016   The Socialists
2016 Danae Bosler Labor
2017   Independent Socialist
2018   Victorian Socialists
2019   Independent Socialist
2020 Anab Mohamud Greens   Gabrielle de Vietri Greens
2023   Michael Glynatsis Independent
Melba Ward
Year Councillor Party Councillor Party Councillor Party
2004   Kay Meadows Labor   Gurm Sekhon Greens   Judy Morton Independent Labor
2008 Josh Funder Labor Allison Clarke Greens   Dale Smedley Independent
2012 Simon Huggins Labor Misha Coleman Greens Phillip Vlahogiannis Independent
2016 Mi-Lin Chen Yi Mei Labor James Searle Greens Daniel Nguyen Independent
2020   Herschel Landes Independent Edward Crossland Greens Claudia Nguyen Independent
Nicholls Ward
Year Councillor Party Councillor Party Councillor Party
2004   Kathleen Maltzahn Greens   Paul D'Agostino Labor   Jackie Fristacky Independent
2008 Sam Gaylard Greens Jane Garrett Labor
2011   Anthony Main Socialist
2012   Roberto Colanzi Labor
2016 Mike McEvoy Greens   Misha Coleman Greens
2017   Independent
2020   Amanda Stone Greens   Sophie Wade Greens   Bridgid O'Brien Independent Socialist
2023   Independent

Election results

2020 election results[15]
City of Yarra: Party totals
Party Votes  % Seats Change
  Greens 14,359 27.40 5 Increase 1
  Independent 9,795 18.69 2 Steady
  Labor 7,501 14.31 0 Decrease 1
  Independent Socialist 7,380 14.08 2 Increase 1
  Victorian Socialists 4,836 9.23 0 Steady[lower-alpha 1]
  Reason 2,609 4.98 0 Steady
  Richmond First 1,897 3.62 0 Steady
  Liberal 1,725 3.29 0 Steady
  Liberal Democrats 1,282 2.45 0 Steady
  Animal Justice 524 1.00 0 Steady
  Independent Liberal 492 0.94 0 Steady
Turnout 52,400 70.15%
City of Yarra: Langridge Ward
Party Candidate Votes  % ±%
  Independent Socialist Stephen Jolly 4,836 26.07 -4.99
  Greens Anab Mohamud 3,216 17.34 +17.34
  Greens Gabrielle de Vietri 2,206 11.89 +11.89
  Labor Karen Douglas 1,823 9.83 +9.83
  Liberal James Bae 1,725 9.30 +9.30
  Independent Michael Glynatsis 1,503 8.10 +8.10
  Reason Jeremy Cowen 1,311 7.07 +7.07
  Independent Hai Tran 781 4.21 -3.28
  Independent Matoc Mordecai Achol 450 2.43 -4.11[lower-alpha 2]
  Independent Peter Hude 432 2.33 +2.33
  Labor Rowan Payne 267 1.44 +1.44
Turnout 19,367 68.96%
  Independent Socialist hold Swing -4.99
  Greens hold Swing N/A
  Greens gain from Labor Swing N/A
City of Yarra: Melba Ward
Party Candidate Votes  % ±%
  Greens Edward Crossland 2,866 16.82 -7.67[lower-alpha 3]
  Independent Claudia Nguyen 2,094 12.29 +12.29
  Labor Sandeep Sarathy 1,825 10.71 -8.44[lower-alpha 4]
  Independent Herschel Landes 1,437 8.43 -2.36
  Liberal Democrats Matthew Ford 1,282 7.52 +7.52
  Independent Meca Ho 1,207 7.08 +7.08
  Independent Sarah Witty 1,066 6.26 +6.26
  Richmond First Dora Tsipouras 968 5.68 +5.68
  Richmond First David Horseman 929 5.45 +5.45
  Independent Katarina Radonic 788 4.62 +4.62
  Independent Mitchell Price 562 3.30 +3.30
  Labor Julie Bignell 556 3.26 +3.26
  Reason Penelope Drummond 523 3.07 +3.07
  Independent Liberal Kate Drake 492 2.89 -1.02
  Independent Don Ash 444 2.61 +2.61
Turnout 19,367 68.96%
  Greens hold Swing N/A
  Independent gain from Labor Swing N/A
  Independent hold Swing N/A
City of Yarra: Nicholls Ward
Party Candidate Votes  % ±%
  Greens Amanda Stone 2,937 17.47 -5.82[lower-alpha 5]
  Greens Sophie Wade 2,684 15.97 -2.01[lower-alpha 6]
  Independent Socialist Bridgid O'Brien 2,544 15.13 +11.06
  Labor Annabelle Wilson 1,958 11.65 +11.65
  Independent Gerald Fisher 1,545 9.19 +9.19
  Independent Sasha Beitner 1,356 8.07 +8.07
  Labor Debra Thorpe 1,072 6.38 +6.38
  Independent Catherine Noone 944 5.62 +5.62
  Reason Guy Ewan Barker 775 4.61 +4.61
  Animal Justice Amber Anderson 524 3.12 +3.12
  Independent Em Sage 472 2.81 +2.81
Turnout 17,643 71.89%
  Independent Socialist gain from Independent Swing N/A
  Greens hold Swing -5.82
  Greens hold Swing -2.01

Townships and localities

In the 2021 census, the city had a population of 90,114 up from 86,657 in the 2016 census.[2]

Population
Locality20162021
Abbotsford8,1849,088
Alphington^5,0805,702
Burnley769794
Carlton North^6,3006,177
Clifton Hill6,3416,606
Collingwood8,5139,179
Cremorne2,0182,158
Fairfield^6,5586,535
Fitzroy10,44510,431
Fitzroy North^12,33912,781
Princes Hill2,1262,005
Richmond27,70528,587

^ - Territory divided with another LGA

Economy

The City of Yarra has a high concentration of fashion, technology, and media businesses. Companies located in the City of Yarra include:

See also

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  2. When compared to his 2016 results as a Greens candidate
  3. When compared to results of Greens councillor James Searle in 2016
  4. When compared to results of Labor councillor Mi-Lin Chen Yi Mei in 2016
  5. When compared to results of Greens councillor Mike McEvoy in 2016
  6. When compared to results of Greens councillor Misha Coleman in 2016
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