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Shire of Warrnambool
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| type | lga | |
| name | Shire of Warrnambool | |
| state | vic | |
| region | Barwon South West | |
| area | 1605 | |
| est | 1854 | |
| seat | Warrnambool | |
| local_map | yes | |
| local_map_caption | The Shire of Warrnambool as at its dissolution in 1994 | |
| pop | 8,940 | |
| pop_year | 1992 | |
| pop_footnotes | ||
| logo | [[File:Shire of Warrnambool logo.jpg | 150px]] |
| image | Old lga Warrnambool.png | |
| caption | Location in Victoria | |
| county | Villiers, Heytesbury, Hampden | |
| near-nw | Mount Rouse | |
| near-n | Mortlake | |
| near-ne | Hampden | |
| near-w | Minhamite | |
| near-e | Heytesbury | |
| near-sw | Belfast | |
| near-s | Southern Ocean | |
| near-se | Southern Ocean | |
| _noautocat | yes |
| near-nw = Mount Rouse | near-n = Mortlake | near-ne = Hampden | near-w = Minhamite | near-e = Heytesbury | near-sw = Belfast | near-s = Southern Ocean | near-se = Southern Ocean
The Shire of Warrnambool was a local government area located about 260 km west-southwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 1605 km2, and existed from 1854 until 1994.
The Shire of Warrnambool took in the rural areas around the regional city of Warrnambool, including the small towns of Allansford, Woolsthorpe, Panmure, Peterborough and (after 1985) Koroit. Warrnambool's urban area was managed by a separate entity, the City of Warrnambool.
History
Warrnambool was first incorporated as a road district on 11 July 1854, and became a shire on 31 December 1863.
Merger with Koroit
Main article: Borough of Koroit#Merger with Shire of Warrnambool
On 1 June 1985, the Borough of Koroit was merged into the Shire of Warrnambool, as an additional riding known as the Koroit Riding.
Abolition
On 23 September 1994, the Shire of Warrnambool was abolished, and along with the Borough of Port Fairy, the Shires of Belfast and Minhamite, parts of the Shires of Dundas, Mortlake, Mount Rouse and the Tower Hill Reserve, was merged into the newly created Shire of Moyne.
Wards
The Shire of Warrnambool was divided into four ridings, each of which elected three councillors:
- North Riding
- South Riding
- East Riding
- Koroit Riding
Population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1954 | 8,920 |
| 1958 | 7,910* |
| 1961 | 7,610 |
| 1966 | 7,492 |
| 1971 | 6,859 |
| 1976 | 6,753 |
| 1981 | 6,517 |
| 1986 | 6,571 |
| 1991 | 8,452 |
| 2016 | 34,618 |
- 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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