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City of Yarra

Local government area in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Field	Value
name	City of Yarra
state	vic
image	MelbLGA-Yarra.gif
local_map	yes
zoom	11
pop	91,543
pop_year	2021
pop_footnotes
area	19.5
area_footnotes
est	22 June 1994
seat	Richmond
mayor	Stephen Jolly
region	Greater Melbourne
logo	City of Yarra.svg
url	www.yarracity.vic.gov.au
stategov	Brunswick
stategov2	Northcote
stategov3	Richmond
fedgov	Cooper
fedgov2	Melbourne
fedgov3	Wills
near-nw	Merri-bek
near-n	Darebin
near-ne	Banyule
near-w	Melbourne
near-e	Boroondara
near-sw	Melbourne
near-s	Stonnington
near-se	Stonnington

Note

the inner city local government area that borders the River

| near-nw = Merri-bek | near-n = Darebin | near-ne = Banyule | near-w = Melbourne | near-e = Boroondara | near-sw = Melbourne | near-s = Stonnington | near-se = Stonnington 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 (after the Borough of Queenscliffe) with an area of 19.5 sqkm, and in June 2021 it had a population of 91,543, making it the second most densely populated LGA (after the City of Port Phillip), with around 4,695 people per square kilometre.

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.

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.

As of November 2024, the mayor is Stephen Jolly, and the deputy mayor is Labor councillor Sarah McKenzie. The CEO since June 2022 is Sue Wilkinson.

History

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 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).

The City of Yarra's predecessor LGAs (green) as they were in 1993

Council

Greens (2) Labor (1)

Yarra City Council is composed of nine single-member wards. Prior to the 2024 election, it was composed of three multi-member wards with three members each, but the electoral structure changed as a result of the Local Government Act 2020.

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.

Current composition

Party	Councillors
		Yarra For All
		Independent
		Greens
		Labor
Total	9

The current council, elected in 2024, is:

Ward	Notes
Boulevard	Sharon Harrison	Yarra For All
Curtain	Edward Crossland	Greens
Hoddle	Sophie Wade	Greens
Langridge	Evangeline Aston	Yarra For All
Lennox	Andrew Davies	Independent
MacKillop	Stephen Jolly	Yarra For All
Melba	Meca Ho	Independent
Nicholls	Kenneth Gomez	Yarra For All
Yarra Bend	Sarah McKenzie	Labor

Mayors

Main article: List of mayors of Yarra

Past councillors

1996–2004 (five wards)

Year	Carringbush	MacKillop	Merri	Councillor	Councillor	Councillor	Councillor	Councillor	Councillor
1996	Labor}}	John Sawyer (Labor)	Labor}}	Li Hiam Lai (Labor)	Independent}}	Marion Macleod (Independent)	Independent}}	James Martakis (Independent)	Labor}}	Steve Watson (Labor)	Labor}}	Linda Hoskins (Labor)	Labor}}	Robyn Williams (Labor)
1999	Labor}}	Sue Corby (Labor)	Labor}}	Fiona Harman (Labor)	Labor}}	Kay Meadows (Labor)
2001	Greens}}	Gurm Sekhon (Greens)
2002	Labor}}	Judy Morton (Ind. Labor)	Greens}}	Greg Barber (Greens)	Greens}}	Deborah Di Natale (Greens)	Greens}}	Jenny Farrar (Greens)	Independent}}	Jackie Fristacky (Independent)

2004–2024 (three wards)

Langridge Ward

Year	Councillor	Party	Councillor	Party	Councillor	Party
2004	Greens}}		Jenny Farrar	Greens	Labor}}		Annabel Barbara	Labor
2008	Geoff Barbour	Labor
2008	Amanda Stone	Greens
2012
2016	victorian socialists}}		The Socialists
2016	Danae Bosler	Labor
2017	Independent Socialist}}		Independent Socialist
2018	Victorian Socialists}}		Victorian Socialists
2019	Independent Socialist}}		Independent Socialist
2020	Anab Mohamud	Greens	Greens}}		Gabrielle de Vietri	Greens
2023	Independent}}		Michael Glynatsis	Independent
2024	Independent}}		Independent	yarra for all}}		Yarra For All	yarra for all}}		Yarra For All

Melba Ward

Year	Councillor	Party	Councillor	Party	Councillor	Party
2004	Labor}}		Kay Meadows	Labor	Greens}}		Gurm Sekhon	Greens
2008	Josh Funder	Labor	Allison Clarke	Greens	Independent}}		Dale Smedley
2012	Simon Huggins	Labor	Misha Coleman	Greens	Phillip Vlahogiannis	Independent
2016	Mi-Lin Chen Yi Mei	Labor	James Searle	Greens	Daniel Nguyen	Independent
2020	Independent}}		Herschel Landes	Independent	Edward Crossland	Greens	Claudia Nguyen

Nicholls Ward

Year	Councillor	Party	Councillor	Party	Councillor	Party
2004	Greens}}		Kathleen Maltzahn	Greens	Labor}}		Paul D'Agostino	Labor
2008	Sam Gaylard	Greens	Jane Garrett	Labor
2011	Socialist}}		Anthony Main	Socialist
2012	Labor}}		Roberto Colanzi	Labor
2016	Mike McEvoy	Greens	Greens}}		Misha Coleman	Greens
2017	Independent}}		Independent
2019	Independent Socialist}}		Bridgid O'Brien	Independent Socialist
2020	Greens}}		Sophie Wade	Greens	Greens}}		Amanda Stone	Greens
2023	Independent}}		Independent
2024	yarra for all}}		Yarra For All

2024 (nine wards)

Year	Boulevard	Hoddle	Langridge	MacKillop	Melba	Yarra Bend
2024	Yarra For All}}	Sharon Harrison
(YFA)	Greens}}	Edward Crossland (Greens)	Greens}}	Sophie Wade (Greens)	Yarra For All}}	Evangeline Aston
(YFA)	Independent}}	Andrew Davies
(Ind)	Yarra For All}}	Stephen Jolly
(YFA)	Independent}}	Meca Ho
(Ind)	Yarra For All}}	Kenneth Gomez
(YFA)	Labor}}	Sarah McKenzie (Labor)

Election results

2024

2020

2004

Controversies

Australia Day

In August 2017, the Yarra City 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". The City of Darebin later followed suit.

Captain Cook statue

In May 2025, the Yarra City Council voted unanimously to permanently remove a statue of Captain Cook from Edinburgh Gardens in North Fitzroy following frequent attacks from vandals, a decision which prompts criticism from Victorian premier Jacinta Allan.

Townships and localities

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

Population	Locality	2016
	8,184	9,088
^	5,080	5,702
	769	794
^	6,300	6,177
	6,341	6,606
	8,513	9,179
	2,018	2,158
^	6,558	6,535
	10,445	10,431
^	12,339	12,781
	2,126	2,005
	27,705	28,587

^ - 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:

Aesop has its global headquarters on Smith Street, Fitzroy.
Carsales has its head office located on Punt Road, Richmond.
Computershare, one of the largest stock exchange technology and registrar service businesses in the world is located on Johnston Street, Abbotsford.
Country Road, an upscale Australia clothing and homewares manufacturer and retailer is headquartered on Church Street, Richmond
Epworth the not-for-profit private health care group, employ 1,800 staff at their head office, and largest hospital, on Bridge Road.
GSK operates offices of its pharmaceutical division on Johnston Street, Abbotsford.
Just Group and its brands Just Jeans, Jay Jays, Jacqui E, Portmans, Dotti, Peter Alexander, and Smiggle are headquartered on Church Street, Richmond
Madman Entertainment has its head office in the Richmond suburb and in the Melba Ward in Yarra.
REA Group which includes realestate.com.au has its head office located on Church Street, Richmond.
Schwartz Publishing publisher of The Monthly, Quarterly Essay and the book imprint Black Inc is located on Langridge Street, Collingwood.
SitePoint, a global technology publisher and its website subsidiaries 99designs.com, Flippa.com, Learnable.com and Wave Digital are based on Cambridge Street and Wellingston Street, Collingwood.
Star Entertainment Group, an ASX-listed radio broadcaster best known for SEN 1116, is based on Swan Street, Richmond.

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