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.
| Shire of Warrnambool Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 8,940 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 5.570/km2 (14.426/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1854 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1,605 km2 (619.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Warrnambool | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Barwon South West | ||||||||||||||
| County | Villiers, Heytesbury, Hampden | ||||||||||||||
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Warrnambool itself was managed by a separate entity; the City of Warrnambool.
History edit
Warrnambool was first incorporated as a road district on 11 July 1854, and became a shire on 31 December 1863.[2]
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]
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 edit
The Shire of Warrnambool was divided into four ridings, each of which elected three councillors:
- North Riding
- South Riding
- East Riding
- Koroit Riding
Population edit
| 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 edit
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. pp. 49–52. ISSN 0067-1223.
- ^ a b Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 886–888. 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 (PDF). Commonwealth of Australia. p. 10,11. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 5 January 2008.