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Shire of Heywood
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| type | lga | |
| name | Shire of Heywood | |
| state | vic | |
| region | Barwon South West | |
| area | 3764 | |
| est | 1856 | |
| seat | Heywood | |
| local_map | yes | |
| local_map_caption | The Shire of Heywood as at its dissolution in 1994 | |
| pop | 7,500 | |
| pop_year | 1992 | |
| pop_footnotes | ||
| logo | [[File:Heywood Council 1994 (The Age 20-07-94).jpg | 120px]] |
| image | Old lga Heywood.png | |
| caption | Location in Victoria | |
| county | Normanby, Follett | |
| near-nw | Penola (SA) | |
| near-n | Glenelg | |
| near-ne | Dundas | |
| near-w | Mount Gambier (SA) | |
| Port MacDonnell (SA) | ||
| near-e | Minhamite | |
| near-sw | Southern Ocean | |
| near-s | Portland | |
| near-se | Belfast | |
| _noautocat | yes |
| near-nw = Penola (SA) | near-n = Glenelg | near-ne = Dundas | near-w = Mount Gambier (SA) Port MacDonnell (SA) | near-e = Minhamite | near-sw = Southern Ocean | near-s = Portland | near-se = Belfast
The Shire of Heywood was a local government area about 360 km west-southwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 3764 km2, and existed from 1856 until 1994.
It was, for most of its life, known as the Shire of Portland.
History
Heywood was first incorporated as the Portland Road District on 25 January 1856, which became the Shire of Portland on 8 December 1863. On 23 April 1958 and 31 May 1968, it lost parts of its area to the Town of Portland, and on 1 October 1988, it was renamed the Shire of Heywood.
On 23 September 1994, the Shire of Heywood was abolished, and along with the City of Portland and most of the Shire of Glenelg, was merged into the new Shire of Glenelg.
Wards
The Shire of Heywood was divided into four ridings, each of which elected three councillors:
- East Riding
- South Riding
- West Riding
- Central Riding
Towns and localities
- Council seat.
Population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1954 | 7,056 |
| 1958 | 7,370* |
| 1961 | 6,982 |
| 1966 | 6,859 |
| 1971 | 6,439 |
| 1976 | 6,368 |
| 1981 | 6,791 |
| 1986 | 7,211 |
| 1991 | 7,125 |
- 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.
- 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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