Shire of Buninyong

The Shire of Buninyong was a local government area 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.

Shire of Buninyong
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population12,760 (1992)[1]
 • Density16.253/km2 (42.094/sq mi)
Established1858
Area785.1 km2 (303.1 sq mi)
Council seatBuninyong
CountyGrenville, Grant
LGAs around Shire of Buninyong:
Ballaarat Bungaree Bungaree
Grenville Shire of Buninyong Ballan
Grenville Leigh Bannockburn

History

Buninyong was first incorporated as a road 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 of Buninyong was abolished, and was split between the newly created City of Ballarat and Shire of Moorabool. A small section near Grenville was transferred to the newly created Golden Plains Shire.

Wards

The Shire of Buninyong was divided into three ridings, each of which elected three councillors:

  • Centre Riding
  • West Riding
  • Northeast Riding

Towns and localities

Population
Year Population
19543,953
19584,190*
19614,313
19664,808
19715,124
19766,271
19818,096
19869,959
199112,140

* Estimate in 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. pp. 49–52. ISSN 0067-1223.
  2. Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 623–625. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.

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