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Shire of Woorayl
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| type | lga |
| name | Shire of Woorayl |
| state | vic |
| region | South Gippsland |
| area | 1245.79 |
| est | 1888 |
| seat | Leongatha |
| local_map | yes |
| local_map_caption | The Shire of Woorayl as at its dissolution in 1994 |
| pop | 12030 |
| pop_year | 1992 |
| pop_footnotes | |
| image | Old lga Woorayl.png |
| caption | Location in Victoria |
| county | Buln Buln |
| near-nw | Korumburra |
| near-n | Warragul |
| near-ne | Mirboo |
| near-w | Bass |
| near-e | South Gippsland |
| near-sw | Bass Strait |
| near-s | Bass Strait |
| near-se | South Gippsland |
| _noautocat | yes |
| near-nw = Korumburra | near-n = Warragul | near-ne = Mirboo | near-w = Bass | near-e = South Gippsland | near-sw = Bass Strait | near-s = Bass Strait | near-se = South Gippsland
The Shire of Woorayl was a local government area about 130 km southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 1245.79 km2, and existed from 1888 until 1994.
History
Initially part of the Shire of Narracan, Woorayl was first incorporated as a shire on 25 May 1888. It annexed the South Riding of the Shire of Alberton on 14 March 1890, and the Mirboo Riding of the Shire of Traralgon on 1 May 1891. Over the next 20 years, various boundary changes occurred between Woorayl, Korumburra, Narracan, and South Gippsland.
On 2 December 1994, the Shire of Woorayl was abolished, and along with the Shires of Mirboo, South Gippsland and parts of the Shire of Korumburra, was merged into the new Shire of South Gippsland. The area around Inverloch was transferred into the newly created Shire of Bass Coast.
Wards
Woorayl was divided into four ridings in May 1975, each of which elected three councillors:
- North Riding
- Central Riding
- West Riding
- South Riding
Towns and localities
- Dumbalk
- Hallston
- Inverloch
- Koonwarra
- Leongatha*
- Leongatha South
- Meeniyan
- Mount Eccles
- Nerrena
- Ruby
- Tarwin Lower
- Venus Bay
- Council seat.
Population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1954 | 7,046 |
| 1958 | 7,820* |
| 1961 | 8,784 |
| 1966 | 8,922 |
| 1971 | 9,145 |
| 1976 | 9,525 |
| 1981 | 9,854 |
| 1986 | 10,644 |
| 1991 | 11,003 |
- 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.
- (1 August 1995). "Victorian local government amalgamations 1994–1995: Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification". Commonwealth of Australia.
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