City of Hobsons Bay
City of Hobsons Bay | |||||||||||||
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Location within Melbourne metropolitan area | |||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
| Region | Greater Melbourne | ||||||||||||
| Established | June 1994 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Altona | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • Mayor | Daria Kellander | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 64 km2 (25 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 96,470 (2018) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,507/km2 (3,904/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Website | City of Hobsons Bay | ||||||||||||
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The City of Hobsons Bay is a local government area in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It comprises the south-western suburbs between 6 and 20 km from the Melbourne city centre.
It takes its name from Hobsons Bay, the water body off the east code of the LGA, named after Captain William Hobson. The city has an area of 64 square kilometres, and in June 2018 had a population of 96,470.