Shire of Bulla

The Shire of Bulla was a local government area located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 422.17 square kilometres (163.0 sq mi), and existed from 1862 until 1994.

Shire of Bulla
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population42,500 (1992)[1]
 • Density100.67/km2 (260.73/sq mi)
Established1862
Area422.17 km2 (163.0 sq mi)
Council seatSunbury
RegionNorthwest Melbourne
CountyBourke
LGAs around Shire of Bulla:
Gisborne Romsey Kilmore
Gisborne Shire of Bulla Whittlesea
Melton Keilor Broadmeadows

History

The Bulla Road District was created on 16 September 1862. It became a shire on 9 March 1866. It gained some territory from the Shire of Broadmeadows in 1955, including then-rural areas such as Craigieburn.[2] The Shire Offices were transferred from Bulla to Sunbury in 1956.[3]

On 15 December 1994, the Shire of Bulla was abolished, and, along with sections of the City of Broadmeadows north of the Western Ring Road and parts of the Cities of Keilor and Whittlesea, was merged into the newly created City of Hume.[4]

Council met at the Shire Offices, in Sunbury. The facility is used today by the City of Hume, Western Water and VicRoads.

Wards

The Shire of Bulla was divided into four ridings on 1 April 1985, each of which elected three councillors:

  • Bulla Riding
  • Craigieburn Riding
  • Sunbury East Riding
  • Sunbury West Riding

Suburbs and localities

Population
Year Population
18712,234
19472,656
19543,232
19584,020*+
19614,824
19665,711
19718,243
197613,399
198118,624
198628,347
199139,301

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
+ Includes population gained from City of Broadmeadows in 1955.

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. p. 49. ISSN 0067-1223.
  2. Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 612–613. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
  3. Monash University (1999). "Australian Places - Bulla". Archived from the original on 20 December 2002. Retrieved 4 January 2008.
  4. 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. 7. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 16 December 2007.

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