Shire of Buninyong
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| Shire of Buninyong Victoria |
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 Location in Victoria |
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| Population: | 12,760 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1858 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 785.1 km² (303.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Buninyong | ||||||||||||
| County: | Grenville, Grant | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Buninyong was a Local Government Area located south and southeast of the regional city of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 785.1 square kilometres (303.1 sq mi), and existed from 1858 until 1994.
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[edit] History
Buninyong was first incorporated as a district on 9 July 1858, and became a shire on 18 February 1864. On 1 October 1915, it absorbed the Borough of Buninyong, which had been created on 15 July 1859.[2]
On 6 May 1994, the Shire was abolished, and split between the City of Ballarat and the Shire of Moorabool. A small section near Grenville was added to the Golden Plains Shire.
[edit] Wards
Buninyong was divided into three ridings , each of which elected three councillors:
- Centre Riding
- West Riding
- Northeast Riding
[edit] Towns and Localities
- Buninyong
- Cambrian Hill
- Canadian
- Clarendon
- Dunnstown
- Durham Lead
- Elaine
- Grenville
- Lal Lal
- Magpie
- Millbrook
- Mount Clear
- Mount Helen
- Scotchman
- Warrenheip
- Yendon
[edit] Population
| Year | Population |
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| 1954 | 3,953 |
| 1958 | 4,190* |
| 1961 | 4,313 |
| 1966 | 4,808 |
| 1971 | 5,124 |
| 1976 | 6,271 |
| 1981 | 8,096 |
| 1986 | 9,959 |
| 1991 | 12,140 |
* 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, 623-625. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
