City of Darebin

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The City of Darebin is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, in the northern suburbs of Melbourne. It has an area of 53km2, and at the 2016 Census, Darebin had a population of 146,719. Municipal offices are located at 350 High Street, Preston.Darebin was rated 386th of 590 Australian Local Government Areas in the BankWest Quality of Life Index 2008.HistoryThe City of Darebin was formed in 1994 with the merger of most of the former Cities of Northcote and Preston, with the transfer of the portion of the City of Northcote of Heidelberg Road to the City of Yarra and minor adjustments with the former Cities of Coburg, Heidelberg and the Shire of Diamond Valley.Suburbs Alphington (Shared with the City of Yarra) Bundoora (Shared with the Cities of Banyule and Whittlesea) Coburg (Shared with the City of Moreland – A few properties, primarily the eastern side of Elizabeth Street, lie within Darebin) Coburg North (Shared with the City of Moreland – A few properties, primarily the eastern side of Elizabeth Street, lie within Darebin) Fairfield (Shared with the City of Yarra) Kingsbury Macleod (Shared with the City of Banyule) Northcote Preston Reservoir Thornbury