Shire of Eltham

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Shire of Eltham
Victoria

Location in outer Melbourne
Population 44,800 (1992)[1]
 • Density 161.66/km2 (418.7/sq mi)
Established 1856
Area 277.13 km2 (107.0 sq mi)
Council seat Eltham
Region NE Melbourne
County Evelyn
LGAs around Shire of Eltham:
Whittlesea Yea Yea
Diamond Valley Shire of Eltham Healesville
Heidelberg Doncaster & Templestowe Lillydale

The Shire of Eltham was a local government area about 25 kilometres (16 mi) northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 277.13 square kilometres (107.0 sq mi), and existed from 1856 until 1994.

History

Eltham was first incorporated as a road district on 26 September 1856, and became a shire on 6 April 1871. In 1912, it lost some of its area to the Shire of Healesville.

On 18 June 1958, it lost its 218 km2 (84.2 sq mi) East Riding to the Shire of Healesville. This area comprised Yarra Glen, Dixons Creek and parts of Christmas Hills.[2] It also lost part of its North Riding, near Kinglake, to the Shire of Yea, on 1 October 1972.[3]

On 15 December 1994, the Shire of Eltham was abolished, and, along with parts of the Shire of Diamond Valley, was merged into the newly created Shire of Nillumbik. The Kinglake district was transferred to the Shire of Murrindindi, while Montmorency and Lower Plenty, in the shire's far southwest, were transferred to the City of Banyule.[4]

Wards

The Shire of Eltham was divided into three ridings on 16 March 1955, each of which elected three councillors:

  • Central Riding
  • North Riding
  • West Riding

Suburbs and localities

Population

Year Population
1911 3,423
1947 7,028
1954 11,441
1958 14,660*
1961 16,575
1966 20,213
1971 23,712
1976 28,631
1981 34,648
1986 39,784
1991 42,670

* Estimate in 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. p. 49. ISSN 0067-1223. 
  2. Monash University (1999). "Australian Places - Eltham". Retrieved 2008-01-05. 
  3. Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 666–667.  Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
  4. Australian Bureau of Statistics (1 August 1995). Victorian local government amalgamations 1994-1995: Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification. Commonwealth of Australia. p. 4,10. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 2007-12-16. 

Coordinates: 37°43′S 145°09′E / 37.717°S 145.150°E / -37.717; 145.150

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