Shire of Phillip Island
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| Shire of Phillip Island Victoria |
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 Location in Victoria |
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| Population: | 5330 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1928 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 101.05 km² (39.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Cowes | ||||||||||||
| County: | Mornington | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Phillip Island was a Local Government Area located in Western Port about 120 kilometres (75 mi) south of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 101.05 square kilometres (39.0 sq mi), and existed from 1928 until 1994.
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[edit] History
Phillip Island was initially incorporated as part of the Phillip Island district on 8 September 1871, which was, however, based on the mainland. This district became the Shire of Phillip Island and Woolamai on 24 December 1874. A severance movement was successful in creating a separate Shire of Phillip Island on 18 September 1928, with the remainder ultimately becoming the Shire of Bass.[2]
On 2 December 1994, the Shire was abolished, and merged with Shire of Bass, Borough of Wonthaggi and parts of Cranbourne, Korumburra and Woorayl into the Bass Coast Shire.[3]
The Shire of Phillip Island had 9 councillors each of whom represented the entire Shire.
[edit] Towns and Localities
- Cowes
- Cape Woolamai
- Churchill Island
- Newhaven
- Rhyll
- Silverleaves
- Smiths Beach
- Summerland
- Sunderland Bay
- Surf Beach
- Ventnor
- Wimbledon Heights
[edit] Population
| Year | Population |
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| 1954 | 1,231 |
| 1958 | 1,580* |
| 1961 | 1,241 |
| 1966 | 1,413 |
| 1971 | 1,711 |
| 1976 | 2,273 |
| 1981 | 2,832 |
| 1986 | 4,101 |
| 1991 | 4,994 |
* Estimate in the 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, 592-593, 809-810. 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.
