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Shire of Ballarat
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| type | lga | |
| name | Shire of Ballarat | |
| state | vic | |
| region | Grampians | |
| area | 481.74 | |
| est | 1856 | |
| seat | Wendouree | |
| local_map | yes | |
| local_map_caption | The Shire of Ballarat as at its dissolution in 1994 | |
| pop | 19,530 | |
| pop_year | 1992 | |
| pop_footnotes | ||
| logo | [[File:Ballarat (Shire) Council 1994.jpg | 120px]] |
| image | LearmonthBallaaratShireOffice.JPG | |
| caption | Historic shire office at Learmonth | |
| county | Ripon, Talbot, Grenville | |
| near-nw | Lexton | |
| near-n | Talbot and Clunes | |
| near-ne | Creswick | |
| near-w | Lexton | |
| near-e | Bungaree | |
| near-sw | Ripon | |
| near-s | Grenville | |
| near-se | Ballaarat | |
| _noautocat | yes |
| near-nw = Lexton | near-n = Talbot and Clunes | near-ne = Creswick | near-w = Lexton | near-e = Bungaree | near-sw = Ripon | near-s = Grenville | near-se = Ballaarat
The Shire of Ballarat was a local government area immediately to the northwest and west of the regional city of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 481.74 km2, and existed from 1856 until 1994.
History
Ballarat was first incorporated as a road district on 7 October 1856, and became a shire on 24 November 1863.
Although much of the detail of the Ballarat Shire Council is obscure, Donald Gunn was a Councillor between August 1865 - June 1867, and again between August 1870 - August 1876. He was President of the Shire from 11 November 1872 until 21 October 1874. In 1964, the shire offices moved from Learmonth to Wendouree.
On 6 May 1994, the Shire of Ballarat was abolished, and along with the City of Ballaarat, the Borough of Sebastopol and parts of the Shires of Bungaree, Buninyong, Grenville and Ripon, was merged into the newly created City of Ballarat.
Wards
The Shire of Ballarat was divided into four ridings on 11 November 1952, each of which elected three councillors:
- Alfredton Riding
- Central Riding
- Rural Riding
- Showgrounds Riding
Towns and localities
- Addington
- Ascot
- Alfredton (shared with the City of Ballaarat)
- Bald Hills
- Ballarat North
- Blowhard
- Burrumbeet
- Cardigan
- Cardigan Village
- Coghills Creek
- Dowling
- Glendaruel
- Invermay Park
- Learmonth
- Miners Rest
- Mitchell Park
- Mount Rowan
- Sulky
- Tourello
- Weatherboard
- Wendouree*
- Windermere
- Council seat.
Population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1954 | 6,145 |
| 1958 | 7,970* |
| 1961 | 10,102 |
| 1966 | 12,254 |
| 1971 | 14,405 |
| 1976 | 17,037 |
| 1981 | 18,845 |
| 1986 | 19,110 |
| 1991 | 18,802 |
- Estimate in 1958 Victorian Year Book.
References
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office. (1994). "Victorian Year Book".
- (1992). "Victorian Municipal Directory". Arnall & Jackson.
- Alastair Gunn 'Donald Gunn J.P. 1832 -1901 - from Brawlbin, Caithness, Scotland to Ballarat, Victoria, Australia'.
- [https://www.victorianplaces.com.au/ballarat-shire Ballarat Shire] Victorian Places
- 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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