City of Casey

City of Casey
Victoria
Map of Melbourne showing City of Casey
Population340,419 (2018)[1] (8th)
 • Density832.3/km2 (2,155.7/sq mi)
Established1994
Area409 km2 (157.9 sq mi)[1]
Council seatNarre Warren
RegionGreater Melbourne
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s)
WebsiteCity of Casey
LGAs around City of Casey:
Knox Yarra Ranges Cardinia
Greater Dandenong
Frankston
City of Casey Cardinia
Mornington Peninsula Western Port Western Port

The City of Casey is a local government area in Victoria, Australia in the outer south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Casey is Victoria's most populous municipality, with a June 2018 population of 340,419.[1] It has an area of 409 square kilometres (157.9 sq mi).

The city is named after Lord Casey, the 16th Governor-General of Australia, and was formed in 1994 by the merger of most of the City of Berwick with parts of the Shire of Cranbourne (including Cranbourne itself), and the Churchill Park Drive estate within the City of Knox.[2]

  1. ^ a b c "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (1 August 1995). Victorian local government amalgamations 1994–1995: Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification (PDF). Commonwealth of Australia. p. 7. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 16 December 2007.

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