City of Berwick

The City of Berwick was a local government area about 40 kilometres (25 mi) southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of 120.43 square kilometres (46.50 sq mi), and existed from 1973 until 1994.

City of Berwick Victoria
Location in Melbourne
Population	75,400 (1992)[1]
• Density	626.1/km2 (1,621.6/sq mi)
Established	1973
Area	120.43 km2 (46.5 sq mi)
Council seat	Narre Warren
Region	Outer Southeast Melbourne
County	Mornington
LGAs around City of Berwick: Knox Sherbrooke Sherbrooke Dandenong City of Berwick Pakenham Dandenong Cranbourne Pakenham

History

The area which came under the City of Berwick had previously been the Berwick and Doveton ridings of the Shire of Berwick. It had been incorporated as the Berwick Road District on 24 October 1862 and became a shire on 12 May 1868. On 1 October 1973, the area surrounding Berwick and Narre Warren, which was undergoing rapid population growth and urbanisation, split from the shire and was proclaimed a city.^[2]

On 15 December 1994, the City of Berwick was abolished, and along with parts of the City of Cranbourne, was merged into the newly created City of Casey. The Doveton industrial district was transferred to the newly created City of Greater Dandenong.^[3]

Council met at the Narre Warren Civic Centre, adjacent to Westfield Fountain Gate, in Narre Warren. The facility continued to remain in use by the City of Casey until its replacement by Bunjil Place in the late 2010s. It was subsequently demolished.

Wards

The City of Berwick was divided into four wards, each of which elected three councillors:

• Centre Ward
• East Ward
• North Ward
• South Ward

Suburbs

• Beaconsfield (shared with the Shire of Pakenham)
• Berwick
• Doveton
• Endeavour Hills
• Eumemmering
• Hallam
• Harkaway
• Narre Warren*
• Narre Warren North
• Narre Warren South

* Council seat.

Population

Year	Population
1971	20,474
1976	25,616
1981	36,181
1986	48,677
1991	69,144
2016	47,614