Shire of Warrnambool

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Shire of Warrnambool
Local government area
Location in Victoria
Location in Victoria
Map
The Shire of Warrnambool as at its dissolution in 1994
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
RegionBarwon South West
Established1854
Council seatWarrnambool
Area
 • Total
1,605 km2 (620 sq mi)
Population
 • Total(s)8,940 (1992)[1]
 • Density5.570/km2 (14.426/sq mi)
CountyVilliers, Heytesbury, Hampden
LGAs around Shire of Warrnambool
Mount Rouse Mortlake Hampden
Minhamite Shire of Warrnambool Heytesbury
Belfast Southern Ocean Southern Ocean

The Shire of Warrnambool was a local government area located about 260 kilometres (162 mi) west-southwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 1,605 square kilometres (619.7 sq mi), and existed from 1854 until 1994.

The Shire of Warrnambool took in the rural areas around the regional city of Warrnambool, including the small towns of Allansford, Woolsthorpe, Panmure, Peterborough and (after 1985) Koroit. Warrnambool's urban area was managed by a separate entity, the City of Warrnambool.

History

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Warrnambool was first incorporated as a road district on 11 July 1854, and became a shire on 31 December 1863.[2]

Merger with Koroit

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Main article: Borough of Koroit § Merger with Shire of Warrnambool

On 1 June 1985, the Borough of Koroit was merged into the Shire of Warrnambool, as an additional riding known as the Koroit Riding.[2]

Abolition

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On 23 September 1994, the Shire of Warrnambool was abolished, and along with the Borough of Port Fairy, the Shires of Belfast and Minhamite, parts of the Shires of Dundas, Mortlake, Mount Rouse and the Tower Hill Reserve, was merged into the newly created Shire of Moyne.[3]

Wards

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The Shire of Warrnambool was divided into four ridings, each of which elected three councillors:

  • North Riding
  • South Riding
  • East Riding
  • Koroit Riding

Population

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Year Population
1954 8,920
1958 7,910*
1961 7,610
1966 7,492
1971 6,859
1976 6,753
1981 6,517
1986 6,571
1991 8,452
2016 34,618

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References

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  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. pp. 49–52. ISSN 0067-1223.
  2. ^ a b Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 886–888. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
  3. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (1 August 1995). Victorian local government amalgamations 1994-1995: Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification (PDF). Commonwealth of Australia. p. 10,11. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 5 January 2008.
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