Shire of Ballarat
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| Shire of Ballarat Victoria |
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 Location in Victoria |
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| Population: | 19,530 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1856 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 481.74 km² (186.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Wendouree | ||||||||||||
| County: | Ripon, Talbot, Grenville | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Ballarat was a Local Government Area located immediately to the northwest and west of the regional city of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 481.74 square kilometres (186.0 sq mi), and existed from 1856 until 1994.
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[edit] History
Ballarat was first incorporated as a district on 7 October 1856, and became a shire on 24 November 1863.[2]
On 6 May 1994, the Shire was abolished, and merged with City of Ballaarat, Borough of Sebastopol and parts of the Shires of Bungaree, Buninyong, Grenville and Ripon into the City of Ballarat.[3]
[edit] Wards
Ballarat was divided into four ridings on 11 November 1952, each of which elected three councillors:
- Alfredton Riding
- Central Riding
- Rural Riding
- Showgrounds Riding
[edit] Towns and Localities
- Addington
- Ascot
- Alfredton (split with City of Ballaarat)
- Bald Hills
- Ballarat North
- Blowhard
- Burrumbeet
- Cardigan
- Cardigan Village
- Coghills Creek
- Dowling
- Glendaruel
- Invermay Park
- Learmonth
- Miners Rest
- Mitchell Park
- Mount Rowan
- Sulky
- Tourello
- Weatherboard
- Wendouree
- Windermere
[edit] Population
| Year | Population |
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| 1954 | 6,145 |
| 1958 | 7,970* |
| 1961 | 10,102 |
| 1966 | 12,254 |
| 1971 | 14,405 |
| 1976 | 17,037 |
| 1981 | 18,845 |
| 1986 | 19,110 |
| 1991 | 18,802 |
* Estimate in 1958 Victorian Year Book.
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book, 49-52. ISSN 0067-1223.
- ^ (1992) Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson, 584. 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. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved on 2008-01-05.
