The City of Wyndham is a local government area in Victoria, Australia in the outer south-western suburbs of Melbourne, within the Melbourne Metropolitan Area, between Melbourne and the regional city of Geelong. It has an area of . The city had a population of 292,011 as of the .

With an initial size of and being largely rural in character, the shire ceded land to metropolitan Melbourne as suburban development encroached. On 6 January 1922 and 5 February 1941, the City of Footscray annexed two parcels of land totalling about 700 hectares. On 20 February 1957, the Altona Riding of the Shire of Werribee was severed and incorporated as the Shire of Altona, which became a City eleven years later. After this, the boundaries remained fairly stable, and on 20 March 1987 Werribee was proclaimed a City.

Population

The City is home to numerous new housing estates in suburbs such as Williams Landing, Point Cook, Wyndham Vale, Truganina, Tarneit and Manor Lakes. The following table presents data from official census and other publications by the Australian Bureau of Statistics:

{| class="wikitable"

|-

! Year

! Population

! Annual growth rate

|-

| 1871 || 1,476 ||

|-

| 1933 || 7,853 || 7.0%

|-

| 1954 || 9,414# || 0.9%

|-

| 1958 || 10,520* || 2.9%

|-

| 1961 || 13,629 || 9.9%

|-

| 1966 || 18,369 || 7.0%

|-

| 1971 || 25,116 || 7.3%

|-

| 1976 || 31,790 || 5.3%

|-

| 1981 || 40,555 || 5.5%

|-

| 1986 || 52,458 || 5.9%

|-

| 1991 || 60,563 || 3.1%

|-

| 1996 || 73,691 || 4.3%

|-

| 2001 || 84,861 || 3.0%

|-

| 2006 || 112,695 || 6.6%

|-

| 2011 || 161,575 || 8.7%

|-

| 2016 || 217,122 || 6.9%

|-

| 2021 || 292,011 ||6.9%

|-

|}

<small>* Estimates in 1958, 1983 and 1988 Victorian Year Books.</small><br />

<small># Excludes Altona Shire which was severed in 1957. Source: 1958 Victorian Year Book.</small><br />

<small>^ Based on 2011 Census data.</small>

Wards and councillors

The City of Wyndham is divided into three wards (Chaffey, Harrison and Iramoo) and is represented by eleven elected councillors. The Victorian Electoral Commission undertook a representation review in 2011–2012, which resulted in the former Truganina ward being renamed Harrison ward. Ward boundaries were also redrawn. The council has adopted a portfolio system for councillors from 2013 onward.

Victorian local government elections were last held in October 2024, and the following were elected as councillors:

{| class="wikitable"

|-

!Ward!!colspan="2"|Party!!Councillor!!Notes

|-

| Bemin

| |&nbsp;

| Liberal

| Preet Singh

|Mayor

|-

| Brinbeal

| |&nbsp;

| Labor

| Robert Szatkowski

|

|-

| Cheetham

| |&nbsp;

| Independent

| Susan McIntyre

|

|-

| Featherbrook

| |&nbsp;

| Independent

| Jasmine Hill

| Deupty Mayor

|-

| Grange

| |&nbsp;

| Independent

| Shannon McGuire

|

|-

| Heathdale

| |&nbsp;

| Independent

| Jennie Barrera

|

|-

| Iramoo

| |&nbsp;

| Independent

| Maria King

|

|-

| Quandong

| |&nbsp;

| Labor

| Peter Maynard

|

|-

| Werribee Park

| |&nbsp;

| Liberal

| Mia Shaw

|

|-

| Williams Landing

| |&nbsp;

| Labor

| Larry Zhao

|

|-

| Wimba

| |&nbsp;

| Labor

| Josh Gilligan

|

|-

|}

Mayors

  • 2012–2013: Heather Marcus
  • 2013–2014: Bob Fairclough
  • 2014–2015: Peter Maynard
  • 2015–2016: Adele Hegedich
  • 2016–2017: Henry Barlow
  • 2017–2018: Peter Maynard
  • 2018–2019: Mia Shaw
  • 2019–2020: Josh Gilligan
  • 2020–2021: Adele Hegedich
  • 2021-2022: Peter Maynard
  • 2022-2023: Susan McIntyre
  • 2023-2024: Dr. Jennie Barrera
  • 2024-2025: Mia Shaw
  • 2025-2026: Josh Gilligan (Cr Josh Gilligan's term as mayor ended early upon a one month suspension effective 25 February 2026)
  • 2026-2026 Preet Singh

Townships and localities

The 2021 census, the city had a population of 292,011 up from 217,122 in the 2016 census

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

|-

! colspan="3" | Population

|-

! Locality !! 2016 !! 2021

|-

| || 0 || 0

|-

| ^ || 2,577 || 2,838

|-

| || 38,701 || 37,216

|-

| ^ || 4,915 || 4,760

|-

| || 73 || 119

|-

| ^ || 1,322 || 1,353

|-

| || 4 || 315

|-

| || * || 12,675

|-

| ^ || 569 || 496

|-

| || 49,929 || 66,781

|-

| || 0 || 5

|-

| || 34,562 || 56,370

|-

| ^ || 20,687 || 36,305

|-

| || 40,345 || 50,027

|-

| || 1,768 || 2,392

|-

| || 6,646 || 9,448

|-

| || 23,273 || 20,518

|}

^ - Territory divided with another LGA<br>

* - Not noted in 2016 Census

Sister cities

  • Changzhou
  • Costa Mesa, California, United States
  • Chiryū, Aichi Prefecture, Chūbu region, Japan

See also

  • Wyndham City Council
  • List of places on the Victorian Heritage Register in the City of Wyndham
  • Wyndham City Libraries

References

  • Wyndham City Council
  • City of Wyndham (Local Government Victoria)
  • Link to Land Victoria interactive maps