Shire of Winchelsea

The Shire of Winchelsea was a local government area about 110 kilometres (68 mi) southwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 1,294 square kilometres (499.6 sq mi), and existed from 1860 until 1994.

Shire of Winchelsea
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population5,020 (1992)[1]
 • Density3.879/km2 (10.048/sq mi)
Established1860
Area1,294 km2 (499.6 sq mi)
Council seatWinchelsea
CountyGrant, Grenville, Polwarth
LGAs around Shire of Winchelsea:
Colac Leigh Bannockburn
Colac Shire of Winchelsea Barrabool
Otway Otway Bass Strait

History

Winchelsea was first incorporated as a road district on 9 November 1860, and became a shire on 27 May 1864. On 6 May 1919, part of the shire was annexed to the then new Shire of Otway, and on 31 May 1927 parts were annexed to the Shire of Barrabool. On 1 April 1989, Winchelsea annexed parts of the Shire of Barrabool, and was re subdivided into three ridings.[2]

On 9 March 1994, the Shire of Winchelsea was abolished, and, along with parts of the City of South Barwon and the Shire of Barrabool, was merged into the newly created Surf Coast Shire.

Wards

The Shire of Winchelsea was divided into three ridings on 1 April 1989, each of which elected three councillors:

  • North Riding
  • Middle Riding
  • Coast Riding

Towns and localities

Population
Year Population
19544,361
19584,770*
19614,584
19664,246
19713,998
19763,858
19813,879
19864,113
19914,785

* Estimate in 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. p. 893. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.

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