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Rural City of Warragul


FieldValue
typelga
nameRural City of Warragul
statevic
regionWest Gippsland
area352.2
est1881
seatWarragul
local_mapyes
local_map_captionThe Rural City of Warragul as at its dissolution in 1994
pop13,540
pop_year1992
pop_footnotes
logo[[File:Warragul Council 1993.jpeg120px]]
imageOld lga Warragul.png
captionLocation in Victoria
countyBuln Buln
near-nwBuln Buln
near-nBuln Buln
near-neNarracan
near-wBuln Buln
near-eNarracan
near-swKorumburra
near-sWoorayl
near-seMirboo
_noautocatyes

| near-nw = Buln Buln | near-n = Buln Buln | near-ne = Narracan | near-w = Buln Buln | near-e = Narracan | near-sw = Korumburra | near-s = Woorayl | near-se = Mirboo

The Rural City of Warragul was a local government area about 100 km east-southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The rural city covered an area of 352.2 km2, and existed from 1881 until 1994.

History

Originally part of the Shire of Buln Buln, Warragul was first incorporated as a shire on 9 December 1881. It annexed part of the Western Riding of the Shire of Narracan on 30 May 1906. On 17 August 1990, Warragul was proclaimed a rural city, one of the first in Victoria under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1989.

On 2 December 1994, the Rural City of Warragul was abolished, and along with the Shires of Buln Buln and Narracan, and parts of the Shire of Upper Yarra, was merged into the newly created Shire of Baw Baw.

Wards

The Rural City of Warragul was divided into four wards, each of which elected three councillors:

  • North Ward
  • South Ward
  • Central East Ward
  • Central West Ward

Towns and localities

  • Bona Vista
  • Brandy Creek
  • Bull Swamp
  • Buln Buln
  • Cloverlea
  • Darnum
  • Ellinbank
  • Ferndale
  • Gainsborough
  • Lillico
  • Nilma
  • Rokeby
  • Seaview
  • Tetoora Road
  • Warragul*
  • Warragul South
  • Council seat.

Population

YearPopulation
19548,605
19589,450*
19619,925
19669,925
197110,010
197610,377
198110,892
198611,748
199112,924
  • Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office. (1994). "Victorian Year Book".
  2. (1992). "Victorian Municipal Directory". Arnall & Jackson.
  3. Australian Bureau of Statistics. (1 August 1995). "Victorian local government amalgamations 1994-1995: Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification". Commonwealth of Australia.
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