Shire of South Gippsland (former)

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
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
CountyBuln Buln
LGAs around Shire of South Gippsland:
Woorayl Woorayl Alberton
Bass Strait Shire of South Gippsland Bass Strait
Bass Strait

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 was abolished, and merged with Shire of Mirboo and most of Shire of Korumburra and Shire of Woorayl into the South Gippsland Shire.[3]

Wards

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

  • West Riding
  • Central Riding
  • East Riding

Towns and localities

Population

Year Population
19544,882
19585,110*
19615,247
19665,411
19715,408
19765,667
19815,999
19865,967
19915,850

* 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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