Borough of Wonthaggi
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| Borough of Wonthaggi Victoria |
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 Location in Victoria |
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| Population: | 6,920 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1911 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 56.99 km² (22.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Wonthaggi | ||||||||||||
| County: | Mornington, Buln Buln | ||||||||||||
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The Borough of Wonthaggi was a Local Government Area located about 120 kilometres (75 mi) south-southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The borough covered an area of 56.99 square kilometres (22.0 sq mi), and existed from 1911 until 1994. Unlike many local government areas, it was constituted under its own Act of Parliament rather than the Local Government Act.
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[edit] History
Wonthaggi was constituted under the Wonthaggi Borough Act 1910 by the Government of Victoria on 26 January 1911. The Local Government Act 1903 stipulated that boroughs could not exceed 23 square kilometres (9 sq mi) in size and that the longest straight line distance between boundaries could not exceed 9.6 kilometres (6.0 mi)—neither was true of Wonthaggi. However it did meet the stipulation of a minimum of 500 householders and a minimum rate revenue of £300.[2]
The Borough was subdivided into wards in 1924, and again in 1975. On 1977 it absorbed North Wonthaggi from the Shire of Bass, and in August 1978 the ward system was abolished, after which all nine councillors represented the entire Borough.[3]
On 2 December 1994, the Shire was abolished, and merged with Shire of Bass, Shire of Phillip Island and parts of Cranbourne, Korumburra and Woorayl into the Bass Coast Shire.[4]
[edit] Towns and Localities
- Wonthaggi
- Cape Paterson
- Harmers Haven
- North Wonthaggi
- South Dudley
[edit] Population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1954 | 4,461 |
| 1958 | 4,560* |
| 1961 | 4,190 |
| 1966 | 4,022 |
| 1971 | 3,825 |
| 1976 | 4,021[5] |
| 1981 | 5,165[5] |
| 1986 | 5,931 |
| 1991 | 6,446 |
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book, 49-52. ISSN 0067-1223.
- ^ Local Government Act 1903 (Vic.), Section 16(2), as cited in Victorian Municipal Directory (1915), p.293.
- ^ (1992) Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson, 555,592-593. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (1 August 1995). Victorian local government amalgamations 1994-1995: Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification. Commonwealth of Australia, 4. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved on 2008-01-05.
- ^ a b 1976 census population was 4,889 after the 1977 redistribution.
