City profile
Hobsons Bay is in Melbourne's inner west, along the northern shore of Port Phillip Bay. It takes in Williamstown, Newport, Spotswood, Altona, the council seat, and Altona Meadows, Seabrook and Laverton to the west.
New to these terms? Read them in plain English
- Local Government Area (LGA)
- The official area a council governs.
- Estimated Resident Population (ERP)
- The official population count for an area.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
- The national statistics agency behind population figures.
The area at a glance
- Population (ERP, 30 June 2025)
- 97,031ABS Estimated Resident Population (preliminary).
- Area
- 64.2 km²ABS. The VEC's council page gives 64 km².
- Population density
- About 1,510 people per km²ABS population ÷ ABS area.
- Wards
- 7, with one councillor each
- Council group (LGPRF)
- Metro
- Traditional Owners
- The Bunurong People of the Kulin NationAs acknowledged by the council.
Suburbs & postcodes
- Altona3018
- Altona Meadows3028
- Altona North3025
- Brooklyn (part)3012
- Laverton (part)3028
- Newport3015
- Seabrook3028
- Seaholme3018
- South Kingsville3015
- Spotswood3015
- Williamstown3016
- Williamstown North3016
On the map
The shaded area is the official Local Government Area boundary.
These 12 localities are the ones the CSA assigns to Hobsons Bay, and the same set the council uses as project locations on its consultation site. We checked each against the official Vicmap locality boundaries: Brooklyn is split with Brimbank and Laverton with Wyndham, so they are marked '(part)'. Postcodes come from the CSA's suburb and postcode table for Hobsons Bay. The map shows the ABS boundary; area and density use the ABS area.
Sources — check it yourself
- ABS — Regional population 2024–25, data cube 32180DS0002 Table 2 (Victoria) · ERP 30 Jun 2025
- ABS — Regional population, latest release · Released Mar 2026
- ABS — Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Edition 3, 2025 LGA boundaries · 2025
- Victorian Electoral Commission — Hobsons Bay City Council (7 single-councillor wards, council area) · Sep 2026
- Crime Statistics Agency (CSA) — LGA Recorded Offences, Table 03 (suburb and postcode by LGA) · Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
- DataVic — Vicmap Admin locality polygons · Sep 2026
- Participate Hobsons Bay — project locations · Sep 2026
- Local Government Victoria — LGPRF 2020–2025 Full Council Data Set (council group: Metro) · 2024–25
Figures are current as at the dates shown and may change — always confirm with the linked source. See the notice at the bottom of the page for full details and how to report a correction.