Shire of Belfast
| Shire of Belfast Victoria |
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 Location in Victoria |
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| Population | 1470 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1853 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 5,190 km2 (2,003.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Port Fairy | ||||||||||||
| County | Villiers, Normanby | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Belfast was a local government area about 290 kilometres (180 mi) west-southwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 5,190 square kilometres (2,003.9 sq mi), and existed from 1853 until 1994.
History
Belfast was first incorporated as a road district on 29 June 1853, and became a shire on 8 December 1863.[2]
On 23 September 1994, the Shire was abolished, and merged with Borough of Port Fairy, Tower Hill Reserve, the Shire of Minhamite, most of Warrnambool and Mortlake and parts of Dundas and Mount Rouse into the Shire of Moyne.[3]
Wards
Belfast was divided into three ridings, each of which elected three councillors:
- Kirkstall Riding
- Moyne Riding
- Yambuk Riding
Towns and localities
- Codrington
- Crossley
- Killarney
- Kirkstall
- Rosebrook
- St Helens
- Toolong
- Tyrendarra East
- Yambuk
Population
| Year | Population |
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| 1954 | 1,949 |
| 1958 | 1,970* |
| 1961 | 1,917 |
| 1966 | 1,855 |
| 1971 | 1,643 |
| 1976 | 1,638 |
| 1981 | 1,503 |
| 1986 | 1,435 |
| 1991 | 1,412 |
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. pp. 49–52. ISSN 0067-1223.
- ^ Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 598–599. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (1 August 1995). Victorian local government amalgamations 1994-1995: Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification. Commonwealth of Australia. p. 10. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 2008-01-05.
