The Shire of South Gippsland was a local government area about 170 kilometres (106 mi) south-southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 1,432.26 square kilometres (553.0 sq mi), and existed from 1894 until 1994.
| Shire of South Gippsland Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 6,180 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 4.315/km2 (11.175/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1894 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1,432.26 km2 (553.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Foster | ||||||||||||||
| Region | South Gippsland | ||||||||||||||
| County | Buln Buln | ||||||||||||||
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History
editOriginally part of the Alberton Road District, South Gippsland was first incorporated as a shire on 16 February 1894.[2]
On 2 December 1994, the Shire of South Gippsland was abolished, and along with the Shire of Mirboo and parts of the Shires of Korumburra and Woorayl, was merged into the new Shire of South Gippsland.[3]
Wards
editSouth Gippsland was divided into three ridings, each of which elected three councillors:
- West Riding
- Central Riding
- East Riding
Towns and localities
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* Council seat.
Population
edit| Year | Population |
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| 1954 | 4,882 |
| 1958 | 5,110* |
| 1961 | 5,247 |
| 1966 | 5,411 |
| 1971 | 5,408 |
| 1976 | 5,667 |
| 1981 | 5,999 |
| 1986 | 5,967 |
| 1991 | 5,850 |
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
References
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. pp. 49–52. ISSN 0067-1223.
- ^ Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 836–837. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (1 August 1995). Victorian local government amalgamations 1994-1995: Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification (PDF). Commonwealth of Australia. p. 11. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 5 January 2008.