City of Sunshine
City of Sunshine | |||||||||||||
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Location in Melbourne | |||||||||||||
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The extent of the City of Sunshine at its dissolution in 1994 | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
| Region | Western Melbourne | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1860 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Sunshine | ||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 80.06 km2 (30.91 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 98,000 (1992) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,224/km2 (3,170/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| County | Bourke | ||||||||||||
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The City of Sunshine was a local government area about 13 kilometres (8 mi) west of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of 80.05 square kilometres (30.91 sq mi), and existed from 1860 until 1994.