City of Hume

- 37.683333333333144.91666666667Koordinaten: 37 ° 41 ' S, 144 ° 55' O Hume City is a Local Government Area ( LGA) in the Australian state of Victoria. Hume belongs to the city of Melbourne, the capital of Victoria. The area is 503 km ² and has about 167,000 inhabitants.

Hume is 13 to 40 km from the city center of Melbourne at the northern edge of the city and contains 25 neighborhoods: Attwood, Broadmeadows, Bulla, Campbellfield, Coolaroo, Dallas, Gladstone Park, Greenvale, Jacana, Kalkallo, Meadow Heights, Melbourne Airport, Mickleham, Oaklands Junction, Roxburgh Park, Somerton, Sunbury, West Meadows, Yuroke and parts of Clarkefield, Craigieburn, Diggers Rest, Donnybrook, Keilor and Tullamarine. The seat of the City Council is located in Broadmeadows.

In the south of the City of Hume is the airport Melbourne. According to this important industry has settled, mainly from the automotive industry ( Ford Motor Company ) and the aviation industry.

Almost one in three residents of the City was born overseas and about a third of the population is under 18 years old.

Management

The Hume City Council has nine members, who are elected by the residents of the four Ward ( two councilor from Airport, Jackson Creek and Merri, three from Aitken Ward). These four districts are set independently of the districts. From the circle of Councillor also the Mayor ( Mayor ) of the Council recruited.

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