Shire of South Gippsland (former)

For the current entity, see South Gippsland Shire.

Shire of South Gippsland
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population6,180 (1992)[1]
 • Density4.315/km2 (11.175/sq mi)
Established1894
Area1,432.26 km2 (553.0 sq mi)
Council seatFoster
RegionSouth Gippsland
CountyBuln Buln
LGAs around Shire of South Gippsland:
Woorayl Woorayl Alberton
Bass Strait Shire of South Gippsland Bass Strait
Bass Strait Bass Strait Bass Strait

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.

History

Originally 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

South Gippsland was divided into three ridings, each of which elected three councillors:

  • West Riding
  • Central Riding
  • East Riding

Towns and localities

* Council seat.

Population

Year Population
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

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. pp. 49–52. ISSN 0067-1223.
  2. ^ Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 836–837. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
  3. ^ 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.

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