City of Wyndham

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The City of Wyndham is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. It is located in the outer western suburbs of Melbourne in a growth corridor between Melbourne and the large regional city of Geelong.

It has an area of 542 square kilometres.

Rapid population growth

The city is home to numerous new housing estates in suburbs such as Point Cook and Sanctuary Lakes. In 1994, Wyndham had a population of 72,000. In 2001 it had a population of 83,000. In 2002, this had grown to 100,080. The current growth rate is over 8%, making Wyndham one of the fastest growing local government areas in Australia. It is expected that within the next 15 years Wyndham's population will have grown to 250, 000.

Suburbs

Suburbs within the boundaries of the city include:

Cocoroc 3030
Eynesbury (Shared with Shire of Melton) 3338
Hoppers Crossing 3029
Laverton (Shared with City of Hobsons Bay) 3028
Laverton North 3026
Little River (Shared with City of Greater Geelong) 3211
Mambourin 3024
Manor 3030
Mount Cottrell (Shared with Shire of Melton) 3024
Point Cook 3030
Quandong 3340
Tarneit 3029
Truganina (Shared with Shire of Melton) 3029
Werribee 3030
Werribee Park 3030
Werribee South 3030
Western Gardens 3028
Williams RAAF 3027
Wyndham Vale 3024

See List of localities (Victoria) for other Melbourne suburbs and municipalities.

External links

[Official website]

Local Government Areas of Melbourne
Metropolitan City of Banyule • City of Bayside • City of Boroondara • City of Brimbank • City of Casey • City of Darebin • City of Frankston • City of Glen Eira • City of Greater Dandenong • City of Hobsons Bay • City of Hume • City of Kingston • City of Knox • City of Manningham • City of Maribyrnong • Maroondah City Council • City of Melbourne • City of Monash; City of Moonee Valley • City of Moreland • City of Port Phillip • City of Stonnington • City of Whitehorse • City of Whittlesea • City of Wyndham • City of Yarra • Outer Metropolitan Shire of Cardinia • Shire of Melton • Shire of Mornington Peninsula • Shire of Nillumbik • Shire of Yarra Ranges

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