Shire of Goulburn

The Shire of Goulburn was a local government area about 120 kilometres (75 mi) north of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 1,016 square kilometres (392.3 sq mi), and existed from 1868 until 1994.

Shire of Goulburn
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Former Shire Hall and Courthouse in Nagambie
Population2,680 (1992)[1]
 • Density2.638/km2 (6.832/sq mi)
Established1868
Area1,016 km2 (392.3 sq mi)
Council seatNagambie
CountyMoira, Delatite, Rodney, Dalhousie
LGAs around Shire of Goulburn:
Waranga Rodney Euroa
McIvor Shire of Goulburn Euroa
McIvor Seymour Yea

History

Goulburn was first incorporated as a road district on 24 November 1868, and became a shire on 24 March 1871. On 16 May 1956, Goulburn annexed land from the Shire of Waranga.[2]

On 18 November 1994, the Shire of Goulburn was abolished, and, along with the Shires of Euroa and Violet Town, and some neighbouring districts, was merged into the newly created Shire of Strathbogie.[3]

Wards

The Shire of Goulburn was divided into three ridings on 16 May 1956, each of which elected three councillors:

  • Central Riding
  • East Riding
  • North Riding

Towns and localities

Population
Year Population
19541,760
19582,200*
19611,900
19661,837
19712,004
19762,060
19812,113
19862,205
19912,535

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. p. 52. ISSN 0067-1223.
  2. Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 686–687. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
  3. Australian Bureau of Statistics (1 August 1995). Victorian local government amalgamations 1994-1995: Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification (PDF). Commonwealth of Australia. p. 7,11. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 5 January 2008.
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