Shire of Warrnambool
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = lga
| name = Shire of Warrnambool
| state = vic
| region = Barwon South West
| area = 1605
| est = 1854
| seat = Warrnambool
| pop = 8,940
| pop_year = 1992
| pop_footnotes = {{cite book|title=Victorian Year Book|author=Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office|year=1994|pages=49–52|issn= 0067-1223}}
| logo = 120px
| 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
}}
The Shire of Warrnambool was a local government area located about {{convert|260|km|mi|0}} west-southwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of {{convert|1605|km2|sqmi|1}}, and existed from 1854 until 1994.
Warrnambool itself 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.{{cite book|title=Victorian Municipal Directory|year=1992|publisher=Arnall & Jackson|location=Brunswick|pages=886–888}} Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
On 1 June 1985, the Borough of Koroit was merged into the Shire of Warrnambool, as an additional riding known as the Koroit Riding.
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.{{cite book|url=http://www.ausstats.abs.gov.au/ausstats/free.nsf/0/76E601D6DB55E88ACA25722500049195/$File/12570_1994-95.pdf|title=Victorian local government amalgamations 1994-1995: Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification|author=Australian Bureau of Statistics|author-link=Australian Bureau of Statistics|date=1 August 1995|publisher=Commonwealth of Australia|page=10,11|isbn=0-642-23117-6|access-date=2008-01-05}}
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
| class="wikitable" | |
| 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
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.victorianplaces.com.au/warrnambool-shire Victorian Places - Warrnambool Shire]
{{Victoria former LGAs}}
{{Authority control}}
{{Coord|38|32|S|142|49|E|type:adm2nd_region:AU-VIC|display=title}}
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