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{{Short description|Local government area in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia}}
{{About|the inner city local government area that borders the River|the outer shire that contains the River and its valley and is based in [[Lilydale, Victoria|Lilydale]]|Yarra Ranges Shire}}
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox Australian place | type = lga
| name     = City of Yarra
| state    = vic
| image    = MelbLGA-Yarra.gif
| caption  = 
| local_map   = yes
| zoom        = 11
| pop      = 91,543
| pop_year = 2021
| pop_footnotes = <ref name=ABSLGA>{{cite web|title=Estimated resident population, Local Government Areas (ASGS2021), Australia, 2001 to 2021 |url=https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/regional-population/2021|website=Australian Bureau of Statistics|publisher=[[Australian Bureau of Statistics]]|date=26 July 2022|access-date=9 February 2023}}</ref>
| area      = 19.5
| area_footnotes = <ref name=ABSLGA/>
| est       = 22 June 1994
| seat      = [[Richmond, Victoria|Richmond]]
| mayor     = [[Stephen Jolly]]
| region    =[[Melbourne|Greater Melbourne]] 
| logo      = City of Yarra.svg
| url       = www.yarracity.vic.gov.au
| stategov  = [[Electoral district of Brunswick|Brunswick]]
| stategov2 = [[Electoral district of Northcote|Northcote]]
| stategov3 = [[Electoral district of Richmond (Victoria)|Richmond]] 
| fedgov    = [[Division of Cooper|Cooper]] 
| fedgov2   = [[Division of Melbourne|Melbourne]]
| fedgov3   = [[Division of Wills|Wills]]
| near-nw   = [[City of Merri-bek|Merri-bek]]
| near-n    = [[City of Darebin|Darebin]]
| near-ne   = [[City of Banyule|Banyule]]
| near-w    = [[City of Melbourne|Melbourne]]
| near-e    = [[City of Boroondara|Boroondara]]
| near-sw   = [[City of Melbourne|Melbourne]]
| near-s    = [[City of Stonnington|Stonnington]]
| near-se   = [[City of Stonnington|Stonnington]]
}}
The '''City of Yarra''' is a [[Local government areas of Victoria|local government area]] (LGA) in [[Victoria, Australia]] in the inner eastern and northern suburbs of [[Melbourne]]. It is the second smallest LGA in the state (after the [[Borough of Queenscliffe]]) with an area of {{convert|19.5|sqkm}}, and in June 2021 it had a population of 91,543,<ref name=ABSLGA/> making it the second most densely populated LGA (after the [[City of Port Phillip]]), with around 4,695 people per square kilometre.<ref name=ABSLGA/> 

The administrative centre of the City of Yarra is the old [[Richmond Town Hall, Melbourne|Richmond Town Hall]] in [[Bridge Road, Melbourne|Bridge Road]], Richmond. The [[Collingwood Town Hall]] in [[Hoddle Highway|Hoddle Street]], Abbotsford is also still used by the council as secondary offices and as a service centre, and the [[Fitzroy Town Hall]] in Napier Street, Fitzroy is used for the local library and for use as a community space. Some council committees also meet at the Fitzroy and Collingwood Town Halls.

The city is culturally and socially diverse. The 2016 Australian Census found that 38.8% of residents were born outside Australia, with the largest numbers being born in [[England]], [[New Zealand]], [[Vietnam]], [[China]] and [[Greece]].<ref name=":0" />

The City of Yarra has some of Melbourne's best shopping streets. These include [[Bridge Road, Melbourne|Bridge Road]] and [[Swan Street|Swan]] and [[Victoria Street, Melbourne|Victoria]] streets in Richmond, [[Brunswick Street, Melbourne|Brunswick]] and [[Gertrude Street|Gertrude]] streets in Fitzroy and [[Smith Street, Melbourne|Smith Street]] in Collingwood. In 2021, Smith Street was named the coolest street in the world.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kelly |first1=Cait |title=Melbourne beats out Sydney, with this street named the coolest in the world |url=https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/national/2021/06/11/smith-street-melbourne-cool/ |website=[[The New Daily]]|date=11 June 2021 |access-date=17 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Street |first1=Francesca |title=The world's 'coolest' street revealed by Time Out |url=https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/time-out-coolest-streets-2021/index.html |website=[[CNN]]|access-date=17 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=McMah |first1=Lauren |title=Melbourne's Smith Street named coolest street in the world |url=https://www.news.com.au/travel/australian-holidays/melbournes-smith-street-named-coolest-street-in-the-world/news-story/264160d78e8f1fbce1358e45f6cdb39e |newspaper=[[News.com.au]]|date=10 June 2021 |publisher=News Corp |access-date=17 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Russo |first1=Rebecca |title=Smith Street has been named the coolest street in the world |url=https://www.timeout.com/melbourne/news/smith-street-has-been-named-the-coolest-street-in-the-world-060921 |website=Timeout |access-date=17 June 2021}}</ref>

As of November 2024, the mayor is [[Stephen Jolly]], and the deputy mayor is Labor councillor Sarah McKenzie.<ref>{{cite web|title=Councillors |url=https://www.yarracity.vic.gov.au/about-us/council-people/councillors |website=Yarra City Council |date=29 November 2023 |access-date=20 January 2024}}</ref> The CEO since June 2022 is Sue Wilkinson.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Moore |first1=Ian |title=Former Darebin CEO to take over at Yarra City |url=https://www.innereastreview.com.au/story/7655470/yarra-city-appoints-new-chief-executive.|date=15 March 2022 |website=Inner East Review |access-date=9 February 2023}}</ref>

==History==
The suburbs of the City of Yarra were established in the mid-to-late 19th century and retain a [[Victorian architecture|Victorian]] appearance. The majority of housing in the city is made up of Victorian cottages or terraces or apartments built from the 1960s.

The City of Yarra was formed in 1994 as a result of the amalgamation of the former Cities of [[City of Richmond|Richmond]], [[City of Collingwood|Collingwood]], [[City of Fitzroy|Fitzroy]], and parts of Carlton North (previously part of the [[City of Melbourne]]) and parts of Alphington and Fairfield (previously part of the former [[City of Northcote]]).

[[File:Victoria LGAs pre- vs post-amalgamation Yarra.png|thumb|center|The City of Yarra's predecessor LGAs (green) as they were in 1993]]

==Council==
{{Infobox legislature
| name               =  Yarra City Council 
| leader1 = 
| leader1_type = [[List of mayors of Yarra|Mayor]]
| leader2 = 
| leader2_type = [[List of mayors of Yarra#Deputy mayors|Deputy Mayor]]
|structure1  = 
| house1             = Council 
| political_groups1  = {{nowrap|{{Color box|{{Australian politics/party colours|Yarra For All}}|border=darkgray}} [[Yarra For All]] (4)}} <br> {{nowrap|{{Color box|{{Australian politics/party colours|independent}}|border=darkgray}} [[Independent politician|Independents]] (2)}} <br> {{Color box|{{Australian politics/party colours|Greens}}|border=darkgray}} [[Victorian Greens|Greens]] (2) <br> {{Color box|{{Australian politics/party colours|Labor}}|border=darkgray}} [[Victorian Labor Party|Labor]] (1)
| module = {{Victoria LGA ward map|year=2024|lga=Yarra|frameless=yes}}
}}
[[File:City of Yarra Councillors February 2025.jpg|thumb|Five of the nine councillors in February 2025, from left to right: Kenneth Gomez, [[Stephen Jolly]] (mayor), Evangeline Aston, Sharon Harrison and Meca Ho]]
Yarra City Council is composed of nine single-member wards. Prior to the 2024 election, it was composed of three multi-member wards with three members each, but the electoral structure changed as a result of the [[Local Government Act 2020]]. 

All councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The [[List of mayors of Yarra|mayor]] is elected annually in November by a special meeting of the full council.<ref name="EC-1">{{cite web |title=Yarra City Council election results 2020 |url=https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/results/2020-council-election-results/yarra-city-council |publisher=Victorian Electoral Commission |access-date=5 November 2020}}</ref>

===Current composition===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan="2"|Party!!Councillors
|-
| {{Australian party style|yarra for all}}|&nbsp;
| [[Yarra For All]]
| align=right | 4
|-
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| align=right | 2
|-
| {{Australian party style|Greens}}|&nbsp;
| [[Victorian Greens|Greens]]
| align=right | 2
|-
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
| [[Victorian Labor Party|Labor]]
| align=right | 1
|-
| colspan="2"| '''Total'''
| align=right | '''9'''
|}

The current council, elected in [[2024 Victorian local elections|2024]], is:<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dexter |first1=Rachael |title=Park scrapped, dog poo audit launched as new-look Yarra council adopts mega manifesto |url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/park-scrapped-dog-poo-audit-launched-as-new-look-yarra-council-adopts-mega-manifesto-20241127-p5kttl.html |publisher=The Age |access-date=27 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241127062837/https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/park-scrapped-dog-poo-audit-launched-as-new-look-yarra-council-adopts-mega-manifesto-20241127-p5kttl.html |archive-date=27 November 2024 |date=27 November 2024 |quote=Four Yarra For All councillors were elected, as well as two other independents not funded by the group but who voted for Jolly, who has been on the council for 20 years and was formerly a member of the Victorian Socialists, as mayor.}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Ward!!colspan="2"|Councillor!!Party!!Notes
|-
| '''Boulevard'''
| {{Australian party style|yarra for all}}|&nbsp;
| Sharon Harrison
| [[Yarra For All]]
| 
|-
| '''Curtain'''
| {{Australian party style|greens}}|&nbsp;
| Edward Crossland
| [[Victorian Greens|Greens]]
| 
|-
| '''Hoddle'''
| {{Australian party style|greens}}|&nbsp;
| Sophie Wade
| [[Victorian Greens|Greens]]
| 
|-
| '''Langridge'''
| {{Australian party style|yarra for all}}|&nbsp;
| Evangeline Aston
| [[Yarra For All]]
| 
|-
| '''Lennox'''
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
| Andrew Davies
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| 
|-
| '''MacKillop'''
| {{Australian party style|yarra for all}}|&nbsp;
| [[Stephen Jolly]]
| [[Yarra For All]]
| Mayor
|-
| '''Melba'''
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
| Meca Ho
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| 
|-
| '''Nicholls'''
| {{Australian party style|yarra for all}}|&nbsp;
| Kenneth Gomez
| [[Yarra For All]]
| 
|-
| '''Yarra Bend'''
| {{Australian party style|labor}}|&nbsp;
| Sarah McKenzie
| [[Victorian Labor Party|Labor]]
| Deputy Mayor
|}

===Mayors===
{{main|List of mayors of Yarra}}

==Past councillors==
===1996–2004 (five wards)===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! rowspan="2"|Year
! style="color:crimson"; colspan="4"|Carringbush
! style="color:crimson"; colspan="4"|Docker
! style="color:crimson"; colspan="4"|MacKillop
! style="color:crimson"; colspan="2"|Merri
! style="color:crimson"; colspan="4"|Nicholson
|-
! colspan="2"|Councillor
! colspan="2"|Councillor
! colspan="2"|Councillor
! colspan="2"|Councillor
! colspan="2"|Councillor
! colspan="2"|Councillor
! colspan="2"|Councillor
! colspan="2"|Councillor
! colspan="2"|Councillor
|-
| '''[[1996 Victorian local elections|1996]]'''
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="1"; align="center" | John Sawyer ([[Victorian Labor Party|Labor]])
| rowspan="4" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="4"; align="center" | Li Hiam Lai ([[Victorian Labor Party|Labor]])
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="1"; align="center" | Marion Macleod ([[Independent politician|Independent]])
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="1"; align="center" | James Martakis ([[Independent politician|Independent]])
| rowspan="3" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="3"; align="center" | Steve Watson ([[Victorian Labor Party|Labor]])
| rowspan="3" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="3"; align="center" | Linda Hoskins ([[Victorian Labor Party|Labor]])
| rowspan="3" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="3"; align="center" | Robyn Williams ([[Victorian Labor Party|Labor]])
| rowspan="3" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="3"; align="center" | John Phillips ([[Victorian Labor Party|Labor]])
| rowspan="2" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="2"; align="center" | Ray Thomas ([[Victorian Labor Party|Labor]])
|-
| '''[[1999 Victorian local elections|1999]]'''
| rowspan="3" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="3"; align="center" | Sue Corby ([[Victorian Labor Party|Labor]])
| rowspan="2" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="2"; align="center" | Fiona Harman ([[Victorian Labor Party|Labor]])
| rowspan="3" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="3"; align="center" | Kay Meadows ([[Victorian Labor Party|Labor]])
|-
| ''[[2001 Victorian local elections#By-elections|2001]]''
| rowspan="2" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Greens}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="2"; align="center" | Gurm Sekhon ([[Victorian Greens|Greens]])
|-
| '''[[2002 Victorian local elections|2002]]'''
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="1"; align="center" | Judy Morton ([[Independent Labor (Australia)|Ind. Labor]])
| rowspan="2" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Greens}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="2"; align="center" | [[Greg Barber]] ([[Victorian Greens|Greens]])
| rowspan="2" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Greens}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="2"; align="center" | Deborah Di Natale ([[Victorian Greens|Greens]])
| rowspan="2" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Greens}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="2"; align="center" | Jenny Farrar ([[Victorian Greens|Greens]])
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="1"; align="center" | Jackie Fristacky ([[Independent politician|Independent]])
|}

===2004–2024 (three wards)===
====Langridge Ward====
{|class="wikitable"
|+ 
|-
! Year
! colspan="2"|Councillor
! Party
! colspan="2"|Councillor
! Party
! colspan="2"|Councillor
! Party
|-
| '''[[2004 Victorian local elections|2004]]'''
| rowspan="11" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Greens}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="2"|Jenny Farrar
| rowspan="2"|[[Victorian Greens|Greens]]
| rowspan="9" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="1"|Annabel Barbara
| rowspan="1"|[[Victorian Labor Party|Labor]]
| rowspan="4" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Socialist}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="12"|[[Stephen Jolly]]
| rowspan="4"|[[Socialist Action (Australia)|Socialist]]
|-
| ''2008''
| rowspan="4"|Geoff Barbour
| rowspan="4"|[[Victorian Labor Party|Labor]]
|-
| '''[[2008 Victorian local elections|2008]]'''
| rowspan="7"|Amanda Stone
| rowspan="7"|[[Victorian Greens|Greens]]
|-
| '''[[2012 Victorian local elections|2012]]'''
|-
|''2016''
| rowspan="2" width="1px" {{Australian party style|victorian socialists}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="2"|[[The Socialists (Victoria)|The Socialists]]
|-
| '''[[2016 Victorian local elections|2016]]'''
| rowspan="4"|Danae Bosler
| rowspan="4"|[[Victorian Labor Party|Labor]]
|-
|''2017''
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Independent Socialist}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="1"| [[Socialism in Australia|Independent Socialist]]
|-
|''2018''
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Victorian Socialists}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="1"|[[Victorian Socialists]]
|-
|''2019''
| rowspan="3" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Independent Socialist}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="3"|[[Socialism in Australia|Independent Socialist]]
|-
| '''[[2020 Victorian local elections|2020]]'''
| rowspan="3"| Anab Mohamud
| rowspan="2"|[[Victorian Greens|Greens]]
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Greens}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="1"| [[Gabrielle de Vietri]]
| rowspan="1"|[[Victorian Greens|Greens]]
|-
| ''2023''
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="2"| Michael Glynatsis
| rowspan="1"| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
| ''2024''
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="1"| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|yarra for all}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="1"|[[Yarra For All]]
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|yarra for all}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="1"|[[Yarra For All]]
|}

====Melba Ward====
{|class="wikitable"
|+ 
|-
! Year
! colspan="2"|Councillor
! Party
! colspan="2"|Councillor
! Party
! colspan="2"|Councillor
! Party
|-
| '''[[2004 Victorian local elections|2004]]'''
| rowspan="4" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="1"|Kay Meadows
| rowspan="1"|[[Victorian Labor Party|Labor]]
| rowspan="5" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Greens}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="1"|Gurm Sekhon
| rowspan="1"|[[Victorian Greens|Greens]]
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="1"|Judy Morton
| rowspan="1"|[[Independent Labor (Australia)|Independent Labor]]
|-
| '''[[2008 Victorian local elections|2008]]'''
| rowspan="1"|Josh Funder
| rowspan="1"|[[Victorian Labor Party|Labor]]
| rowspan="1"|Allison Clarke
| rowspan="1"|[[Victorian Greens|Greens]]
| rowspan="4" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="1"|Dale Smedley
| rowspan="1"|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
| '''[[2012 Victorian local elections|2012]]'''
| rowspan="1"|Simon Huggins
| rowspan="1"|[[Victorian Labor Party|Labor]]
| rowspan="1"|Misha Coleman
| rowspan="1"|[[Victorian Greens|Greens]]
| rowspan="1"|Phillip Vlahogiannis 
| rowspan="1"|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
| '''[[2016 Victorian local elections|2016]]'''
| rowspan="1"|Mi-Lin Chen Yi Mei
| rowspan="1"|[[Victorian Labor Party|Labor]]
| rowspan="1"|James Searle
| rowspan="1"|[[Victorian Greens|Greens]]
| rowspan="1"|Daniel Nguyen
| rowspan="1"|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
| '''[[2020 Victorian local elections|2020]]'''
| rowspan="4" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="1"|Herschel Landes
| rowspan="1"|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
| rowspan="1"|Edward Crossland	
| rowspan="1"|[[Victorian Greens|Greens]]
| rowspan="1"|Claudia Nguyen
| rowspan="1"|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|}

====Nicholls Ward====
{|class="wikitable"
|+ 
|-
! Year
! colspan="2"|Councillor
! Party
! colspan="2"|Councillor
! Party
! colspan="2"|Councillor
! Party
|-
| '''[[2004 Victorian local elections|2004]]'''
| rowspan="6" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Greens}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="1"|[[Kathleen Maltzahn]]
| rowspan="1"|[[Victorian Greens|Greens]]
| rowspan="2" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="1"|Paul D'Agostino
| rowspan="1"|[[Victorian Labor Party|Labor]]
| rowspan="7" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="7"|Jackie Fristacky
| rowspan="7"|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
| '''[[2008 Victorian local elections|2008]]'''
| rowspan="3"|Sam Gaylard
| rowspan="3"|[[Victorian Greens|Greens]]
| rowspan="1"|[[Jane Garrett]]
| rowspan="1"|[[Victorian Labor Party|Labor]]
|-
| ''2011''
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Socialist}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="1"|Anthony Main
| rowspan="1"|[[Socialist Action (Australia)|Socialist]]
|-
| '''[[2012 Victorian local elections|2012]]'''
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="1"|Roberto Colanzi
| rowspan="1"|[[Victorian Labor Party|Labor]]
|-
| '''[[2016 Victorian local elections|2016]]'''
| rowspan="2"|Mike McEvoy
| rowspan="2"|[[Victorian Greens|Greens]]
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Greens}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="3"|Misha Coleman
| rowspan="1"|[[Victorian Greens|Greens]]
|-
| ''2017''
| rowspan="2" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="2"|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
| ''2019''
| rowspan="3" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Independent Socialist}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="4"|Bridgid O'Brien	
| rowspan="3"|[[Socialism in Australia|Independent Socialist]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Why I joined the Socialist Party |url=https://thesocialist.org.au/why-i-joined-the-socialist-party-28/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180410151825/https://thesocialist.org.au/why-i-joined-the-socialist-party-28/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2018-04-10 |publisher=The Socialist |access-date=10 April 2018 |date=4 February 2013}}</ref>
|-
| '''[[2020 Victorian local elections|2020]]'''
| rowspan="3" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Greens}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="3"|Sophie Wade
| rowspan="3"|[[Victorian Greens|Greens]]
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Greens}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="3"|Amanda Stone
| rowspan="1"|[[Victorian Greens|Greens]]
|-
| ''2023''
| rowspan="2" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="2"|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
| ''2024''
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|yarra for all}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="1"|[[Yarra For All]]
|}

===2024 (nine wards)===
{{see also|Local Government Act 2020}}

{|class="wikitable"
|-
! rowspan="2"|Year
! style="color:crimson"; colspan="2"|Boulevard
! style="color:crimson"; colspan="2"|Curtain
! style="color:crimson"; colspan="2"|Hoddle
! style="color:crimson"; colspan="2"|Langridge
! style="color:crimson"; colspan="2"|Lennox
! style="color:crimson"; colspan="2"|MacKillop
! style="color:crimson"; colspan="2"|Melba
! style="color:crimson"; colspan="2"|Nicholls
! style="color:crimson"; colspan="2"|Yarra Bend
|-
! colspan="2"|Councillor
! colspan="2"|Councillor
! colspan="2"|Councillor
! colspan="2"|Councillor
! colspan="2"|Councillor
! colspan="2"|Councillor
! colspan="2"|Councillor
! colspan="2"|Councillor
! colspan="2"|Councillor
|-
| '''[[2024 Victorian local elections|2024]]'''
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Yarra For All}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="1"; align="center" | Sharon Harrison<br/>([[Yarra For All|YFA]])
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Greens}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="1"; align="center" | Edward Crossland ([[Victorian Greens|Greens]])
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Greens}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="1"; align="center" | Sophie Wade ([[Victorian Greens|Greens]])
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Yarra For All}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="1"; align="center" | Evangeline Aston<br/>([[Yarra For All|YFA]])
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="1"; align="center" | Andrew Davies<br/>([[Independent politician|Ind]])
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Yarra For All}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="1"; align="center" | [[Stephen Jolly]]<br/>([[Yarra For All|YFA]])
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="1"; align="center" | Meca Ho<br/>([[Independent politician|Ind]])
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Yarra For All}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="1"; align="center" | Kenneth Gomez<br/>([[Yarra For All|YFA]])
| rowspan="1" width="1px" {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan="1"; align="center" | Sarah McKenzie ([[Victorian Labor Party|Labor]])
|}

== Election results ==
=== 2024 ===
{{excerpt|Results of the 2024 Victorian local elections in Inner Melbourne|section=Yarra results}}

=== 2020 ===
{{excerpt|Results of the 2020 Victorian local elections in Inner Melbourne|section=Yarra results}}

=== 2004 ===
{{excerpt|Results of the 2004 Victorian local elections|section=Yarra}}

==Controversies==
===Australia Day===
In August 2017, the Yarra City Council voted unanimously at a [[town hall meeting]] to cancel annual [[Australia Day]] events, including [[Australian citizenship ceremony|citizenship ceremonies]] and instead hold a [[culturally sensitive]] event "marking the loss of [[Indigenous Australian culture|Indigenous culture]]".<ref name=ABCnews/> The council also voted to begin lobbying the [[Australian government|federal government]] to change the date of Australia's national day and to use council publications and media to campaign in favour of changing the date. Then [[Prime Minister of Australia|Prime Minister]], [[Malcolm Turnbull]], accused the council of "using a day that should unite Australians to divide Australians".<ref name="ABCnews">{{cite news |title=City of Yarra council's 'attack on Australia Day' angers Malcolm Turnbull |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-15/melbourne-council-votes-to-ban-references-to-australia-day/8810286 |website=ABC News |date=15 August 2017 |access-date=23 December 2020}}</ref> The [[City of Darebin]] later followed suit.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-21/darebin-council-decision-on-australia-day-ceremonies/8828198  |title=Melbourne's City of Darebin council decides to dump Australia Day ceremonies |author=Clure, Elias|date=21 August 2017|work=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]|access-date=22 August 2017}}</ref>
===Captain Cook statue===
In May 2025, the Yarra City Council voted unanimously to permanently remove a statue of [[Captain Cook]] from Edinburgh Gardens in [[North Fitzroy]] following frequent attacks from vandals, a decision which prompts criticism from Victorian premier [[Jacinta Allan]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Abbott|first=Lachlan|date=13 May 2025|title=‘We haven’t got the money’: Yarra mayor rebuffs premier’s criticism of Cook statue removal |url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/captain-cook-memorial-to-be-permanently-removed-from-melbourne-park-20250511-p5lyal.html|work=The Age|access-date=18 May 2025}}</ref>

==Townships and localities==
In the 2021 census, the city had a population of 90,114 up from 86,657 in the 2016 census.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Census {{!}} Australian Bureau of Statistics |url=https://www.abs.gov.au/census |website=www.abs.gov.au |language=en |date=11 January 2023}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! colspan="3" | Population
|-
! Locality !! 2016 !! 2021
|-
| {{VICcity|Abbotsford}} || 8,184 || 9,088
|-
| {{VICcity|Alphington}}^ || 5,080 || 5,702
|-
| {{VICcity|Burnley}} || 769 || 794
|-
| {{VICcity|Carlton North}}^ || 6,300 || 6,177
|-
| {{VICcity|Clifton Hill}} || 6,341 || 6,606
|-
| {{VICcity|Collingwood}} || 8,513 || 9,179
|-
| {{VICcity|Cremorne}} || 2,018 || 2,158
|-
| {{VICcity|Fairfield}}^ || 6,558 || 6,535
|-
| {{VICcity|Fitzroy}} || 10,445 || 10,431
|-
| {{VICcity|Fitzroy North}}^ || 12,339 || 12,781
|-
| {{VICcity|Princes Hill}} || 2,126 || 2,005
|-
| {{VICcity|Richmond}} || 27,705 || 28,587
|}

'''^''' - ''Territory divided with another [[Local government areas of Victoria|LGA]]''

==Economy==

The City of Yarra has a high concentration of fashion, technology, and media businesses. Companies located in the City of Yarra include:
* [[Aesop (brand)|Aesop]] has its global headquarters on Smith Street, [[Fitzroy, Victoria|Fitzroy]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130417065158/http://aesop-europe.com/find-us/item/3-about-us About Us – Aesop]." [[Aesop (skin care)]]. Retrieved 14 April 2013.</ref>
* [[Carsales]] has its head office located on Punt Road, [[Richmond, Victoria|Richmond]].<ref>"[http://helpcentre.carsales.com.au/help/contact-us Help Centre – carsales.com.au] [[Carsales]] Retrieved 14 April 2013.</ref>
* [[Computershare]], one of the largest stock exchange technology and registrar service businesses in the world is located on Johnston Street, [[Abbotsford, Victoria|Abbotsford]].<ref>"[http://www.computershare.com/au/about/ir/info/Pages/directory.aspx Corporate Directory – ComputerShare Australia] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130621031450/http://www.computershare.com/au/about/ir/info/Pages/directory.aspx |date=21 June 2013 }}." [[Computershare]]. Retrieved 14 April 2013.</ref><ref>"[http://www.computershare.com/au/about/Pages/default.aspx About Us – ComputerShare Australia] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422124953/http://www.computershare.com/au/about/Pages/default.aspx |date=22 April 2016 }}" [[Computershare]]. Retrieved 14 April 2013.</ref>
* [[Country Road (retailer)|Country Road]], an upscale Australia clothing and homewares manufacturer and retailer is headquartered on Church Street, [[Richmond, Victoria|Richmond]]<ref>"[http://www.countryroad.com.au/Information/6914 Information – Country Road] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130410131818/https://www.countryroad.com.au/information/6914 |date=10 April 2013 }}." [[Country Road (retailer)|Country Road]]. Retrieved 14 April 2013.</ref>
* [[Epworth Hospital|Epworth]] the not-for-profit private health care group, employ 1,800 staff at their head office, and largest hospital, on Bridge Road.<ref>"[http://www.epworth.org.au/Our-Hospitals/Pages/Epworth-Richmond.aspx Epworth Richmond]." [[Epworth Hospital]]. Retrieved 21 June 2014.</ref>
* [[GSK plc|GSK]] operates offices of its pharmaceutical division on Johnston Street, Abbotsford.<ref name=gsk>{{cite web|title=Our Facilities|url=https://www.gsk.com.au/about-us_our-facilities.aspx|publisher=GlaxoSmithKline}}</ref>
* [[Just Group]] and its brands [[Just Jeans]], [[Jay Jays]], [[Jacqui E]], [[Portmans]], [[Dotti (retailer)|Dotti]], [[Peter Alexander (fashion designer)|Peter Alexander]], and [[Smiggle]] are headquartered on Church Street, [[Richmond, Victoria|Richmond]]<ref>"[http://www.justgroup.com/asp/contact.asp Contact – Just Group] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130417044824/http://www.justgroup.com/asp/contact.asp |date=17 April 2013 }}." [[Just Group]]. Retrieved 14 April 2013.</ref>
* [[Madman Entertainment]] has its head office in the [[Richmond, Victoria|Richmond]] suburb and in the Melba Ward in Yarra.<ref>"[http://www.madman.com.au/actions/about.do?pageId=14 Contact Information]." [[Madman Entertainment]]. Retrieved 29 March 2010.</ref><ref>"[http://www.yarracity.vic.gov.au/Council/Elections/pdf/yarra-ward-map2.pdf Map of the Ward Boundaries] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100602090829/http://www.yarracity.vic.gov.au/Council/Elections/pdf/yarra-ward-map2.pdf |date=2 June 2010 }}." City of Yarra. Retrieved 29 March 2010.</ref>
* [[REA Group]] which includes realestate.com.au has its head office located on Church Street, [[Richmond, Victoria|Richmond]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Open State: REA Group HQ | website=Universe | date=21 March 2018 | url=https://www.universe.com/events/open-state-rea-group-hq-tickets-richmond-R5VW21 | access-date=15 September 2020}}</ref>
* [[Schwartz Publishing]] publisher of ''[[The Monthly]]'', ''[[Quarterly Essay]]'' and the book imprint Black Inc is located on Langridge Street, [[Collingwood, Victoria|Collingwood]].<ref>"[http://www.themonthly.com.au/contact Contact – The Monthly]." [[The Monthly]]. Retrieved 14 April 2013.</ref><ref>"[http://www.quarterlyessay.com/content/about-us About Us – Quarterly Essay] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227081715/http://quarterlyessay.com/content/about-us |date=27 February 2015 }}." [[Quarterly Essay]]. Retrieved 14 April 2013.</ref><ref>"[http://www.blackincbooks.com/contact Contact – Black Inc Books]." Black Inc. Retrieved 14 April 2013.</ref>
* [[SitePoint]], a global technology publisher and its website subsidiaries 99designs.com, Flippa.com, Learnable.com and Wave Digital are based on Cambridge Street and Wellingston Street, [[Collingwood, Victoria|Collingwood]].<ref>"[http://www.sitepoint.com/about-us/ About Us – SitePoint Pty Ltd]." [[SitePoint]]. Retrieved 14 April 2013.</ref><ref>"[http://www.sitepoint.com/contact-us/ Contact Us – SitePoint Pty Ltd]." [[SitePoint]]. Retrieved 14 April 2013.</ref><ref>"[http://99designs.com.au/about About Us – 99designs]." 99designs.com. Retrieved 14 April 2013.</ref>
* [[Star Entertainment Group]], an ASX-listed radio broadcaster best known for [[SEN 1116]], is based on [[Swan Street]], [[Richmond, Victoria|Richmond]].<ref>"[http://www.pacificstarnetwork.com.au/index.php?sectionID=5761&pageID=5762 Contact Us – Pacific Star Network Limited] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021033125/http://pacificstarnetwork.com.au/index.php?sectionID=5761&pageID=5762 |date=21 October 2016 }}." Pacific Star Network Limited. Retrieved 14 April 2013.</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.yarracity.vic.gov.au/ Official website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090916114816/http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/location/view/53 Public Transport Victoria local public transport map] 
*[http://services.land.vic.gov.au/landchannel/jsp/map/InteractiveMapIntro.jsp Link to Land Victoria interactive maps] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324211834/http://services.land.vic.gov.au/landchannel/jsp/map/InteractiveMapIntro.jsp |date=24 March 2022 }}
* {{Victorian local government areas pre-1994 vs present map link}}

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