Shire of Waranga

The Shire of Waranga was a local government area about 165 kilometres (103 mi) north of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 1,644.19 square kilometres (634.8 sq mi), and existed from 1863 until 1994.

Shire of Waranga
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population4,750 (1992)[1]
 • Density2.8890/km2 (7.482/sq mi)
Established1863
Area1,644.19 km2 (634.8 sq mi)
Council seatRushworth
CountyRodney
LGAs around Shire of Waranga:
Rochester Deakin Rodney
Huntly Shire of Waranga Rodney
Strathfieldsaye McIvor Goulburn

History

Waranga was incorporated as a road district on 1 June 1863, and became a shire on 30 October 1865.[2]

A large area was annexed to the Shire of Echuca on 10 October 1879, which ended up located within the Shire of Deakin. The Shire of Rodney was severed and incorporated on 19 March 1886. On 16 May 1956 another loss of area occurred when Shire of Goulburn annexed some land in Waranga's southeast.

On 18 November 1994, the Shire was abolished, and merged with the City of Echuca, the Town of Kyabram, the Shires of Deakin and Rochester and some neighbouring districts into the Shire of Campaspe. The Murchison district was transferred to the City of Greater Shepparton.[3]

Wards

Waranga was divided into four ridings on 5 May 1971, each of which elected three councillors:

  • North Riding
  • South Riding
  • East Riding
  • West Riding

Towns and localities
Rushworth Shire Hall

Population
Year Population
19544,655
19584,690*
19614,528
19664,502
19714,333
19764,187
19814,187
19864,196
19914,396

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. p. 52. ISSN 0067-1223.
  2. Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 881–882. 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. 5,7. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 5 January 2008.

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