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Файл:Hobsons Bay council chambers.jpg

Hobsons Bay council chambers in Altona.

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 was founded on 22 June 1994 during the amalgamation of local councils by the state government from the City of Williamstown and the City of Altona, as well as the suburb of South Kingsville from the City of Footscray. It took its name from Hobsons Bay, named after Captain William Hobson. The city has an area of 64 square kilometres, and in June 2018 had a population of 96,470.

Council

The current councillors, in order of election at the 2020 election, are:

Ward	Party		Councillor	Notes
Cherry Lake	Шаблон:Australian party style|	Independent	Antoinette (Tony) Briffa	Mayor
	Шаблон:Australian party style|	Liberal	Daria Kellander
Strand	Шаблон:Australian party style|	Greens	Jonathon Marsden
	Шаблон:Australian party style|	Independent	Peter Hemphill
	Шаблон:Australian party style |	Independent	Pamela Sutton-Legaud
Wetlands	Шаблон:Australian party style|	Labor	Matt Tyler
	Шаблон:Australian party style|	Independent	Diana Grima

Education

Libraries

The library, run by the council has five branches: Altona, Altona Meadows, Altona North, Newport and Williamstown. Reflecting the multiculturalism of the community, the library service has a large amount of material in eight different languages.

The Environment Resource Centre is located in Altona library and provides the community access to resources concerning the environment, including initiatives and environmental groups in Hobsons Bay.

Transport

Файл:Altona, Victoria main street.jpg

Main street of Altona

Suburban railway

Hobsons Bay has seven train stations on the Werribee railway line, in PTV Zones 1 and 2. These stations are Spotswood, Newport, Seaholme, Altona, Westona, Laverton and Aircraft. Previously on this line were the stations of Mobiltown, Paisley, and Galvin.

Williamstown railway line is another service which runs through Hobsons Bay. It departs the Werribee railway line at Newport and visits the stations of North Williamstown, Williamstown Beach, and Williamstown.

Freeways

The interchange between the West Gate Freeway, Western Ring Road and Princes Freeway lies in the north-west of Hobsons Bay.

From Hobsons Bay, the West Gate Freeway provides access to the Melbourne CBD and eastern suburbs (over the iconic West Gate Bridge), the Princes Freeway provides access to outer south-western suburbs and Geelong, while the Western Ring Road leads to the northern suburbs and Melbourne Airport.

Townships and localities

The 2021 census, the city had a population of 91,322 up from 88,778 in the 2016 census

Population
Locality	2016	2021
Шаблон:VICcity	10,762	11,490
Шаблон:VICcity	19,160	18,479
Шаблон:VICcity	12,152	12,962
Шаблон:VICcity^	1,856	1,979
Шаблон:VICcity^	4,915	4,760
Шаблон:VICcity	12,916	13,658
Шаблон:VICcity	5,124	4,952
Шаблон:VICcity	1,928	2,067
Шаблон:VICcity	1,947	2,156
Шаблон:VICcity	2,604	2,820
Шаблон:VICcity	13,969	14,407
Шаблон:VICcity	1,593	1,622

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Sister cities

• Шаблон:Flagicon Anjo, Aichi, Japan
• Шаблон:Flagicon Shire of Buloke, Victoria, Australia (friendship alliance)

See also

• List of places on the Victorian Heritage Register in the City of Hobsons Bay
• List of Melbourne suburbs

External links

• Шаблон:Commons category-inline
• Hobsons Bay City Council
• Hobsons Bay Community Online Forum
• Metlink local public transport map
• Link to Land Victoria interactive maps Шаблон:Webarchive
• The Times - publisher of Hobsons Bay Times