City of Preston Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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![]() Location in Melbourne | |||||||||||||||
Population | 79,700 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 2,151.1/km2 (5,571/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1871 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 37.05 km2 (14.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Preston | ||||||||||||||
Region | Northern Melbourne | ||||||||||||||
County | Bourke | ||||||||||||||
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The City of Preston was a local government area about 11 kilometres (7 mi) north-northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of 37.05 square kilometres (14.31 sq mi), and existed from 1871 until 1994.