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Shire of Belfast
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| type | lga |
| name | Shire of Belfast |
| state | vic |
| region | Barwon South West |
| area | 5190 |
| est | 1853 |
| seat | Port Fairy |
| local_map | yes |
| local_map_caption | The Shire of Belfast as at its dissolution in 1994 |
| pop | 1,470 |
| pop_year | 1992 |
| pop_footnotes | |
| image | Old lga Belfast.png |
| caption | Location in Victoria |
| county | Villiers, Normanby |
| near-nw | Heywood |
| near-n | Minhamite |
| near-ne | Warrnambool |
| near-w | Southern Ocean |
| near-e | Warrnambool |
| near-sw | Southern Ocean |
| near-s | Southern Ocean |
| near-se | Southern Ocean |
| _noautocat | yes |
| near-nw = Heywood | near-n = Minhamite | near-ne = Warrnambool | near-w = Southern Ocean | near-e = Warrnambool | near-sw = Southern Ocean | near-s = Southern Ocean | near-se = Southern Ocean
The Shire of Belfast was a local government area about 290 km west-southwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 5190 km2, 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.
The shire contained no sizeable towns; the municipal office was in Port Fairy, next door to the Borough of Port Fairy's offices. In 1992 the shire employed 13 full-time equivalent staff, one of the smallest municipal workforces in Victoria.
On 23 September 1994, the Shire of Belfast was abolished, and along with the Borough of Port Fairy, the Shires of Minhamite and Mortlake, and parts of the Shires of Dundas, Mount Rouse, Warrnambool and the Tower Hill State Game Reserve, was merged into the newly created Shire of Moyne.
Wards
The Shire of 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 |
|---|---|
| 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
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office. (1994). "Victorian Year Book".
- (1992). "Victorian Municipal Directory". Arnall & Jackson.
- (1994). "South West review: interim report". Local Government Board.
- (December 1993). "Local governments side by side: comparative information on Victorian councils". Office of Local Government, Department of Planning and Development.
- 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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