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Shire of Ballan
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| type | lga | |
| name | Shire of Ballan | |
| state | vic | |
| region | Grampians | |
| area | 919.45 | |
| est | 1862 | |
| seat | Ballan | |
| local_map | yes | |
| local_map_caption | The Shire of Ballan as at its dissolution in 1994 | |
| pop | 4,900 | |
| pop_year | 1992 | |
| pop_footnotes | ||
| logo | [[File:Ballan Shire 1993.jpg | 120px]] |
| image | Old lga Ballan.png | |
| caption | Location in Victoria | |
| county | Bourke, Grant, Talbot | |
| near-nw | Bungaree | |
| near-n | Daylesford and Glenlyon | |
| near-ne | Kyneton | |
| near-w | Buninyong | |
| near-e | Bacchus Marsh | |
| near-sw | Buninyong | |
| near-s | Bannockburn | |
| near-se | Corio | |
| _noautocat | yes |
| near-nw = Bungaree | near-n = Daylesford and Glenlyon | near-ne = Kyneton | near-w = Buninyong | near-e = Bacchus Marsh | near-sw = Buninyong | near-s = Bannockburn | near-se = Corio
The Shire of Ballan was a local government area about 75 km west of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 919.45 km2, and existed from 1862 until 1994.
History
Ballan was first incorporated as a road district on 14 October 1862, and became a shire on 2 November 1864. On 9 October 1921, parts of the shire were annexed to the Shire of Kyneton.
On 15 December 1994, the Shire of Ballan was abolished, and along with the Shire of Bacchus Marsh, was merged into the Shire of Moorabool, which was created earlier in May 1994 after the merger of the Shire of Bungaree and parts of the Shire of Buninyong.
Wards
The Shire of Ballan was divided into four ridings, each of which elected three councillors:
- East Riding
- Central Riding
- West Riding
- South Riding
Towns and localities
- Ballan*
- Blackwood
- Blakeville
- Bunding
- Fiskville
- Gordon
- Greendale
- Ingliston
- Morrisons
- Mount Egerton
- Mount Wallace
- Council seat.
Population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1954 | 2,752 |
| 1958 | 2,830* |
| 1961 | 2,440 |
| 1966 | 2,349 |
| 1971 | 2,163 |
| 1976 | 2,206 |
| 1981 | 2,624 |
| 1986 | 3,338 |
| 1991 | 4,654 |
- Estimate in 1958 Victorian Year Book.
References
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office. (1994). "Victorian Year Book".
- (1992). "Victorian Municipal Directory". Arnall & Jackson.
- 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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