Shire of Mount Rouse

The Shire of Mount Rouse was a local government area about 270 kilometres (168 mi) west of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 1,407 square kilometres (543.2 sq mi), and existed from 1860 until 1994.

Shire of Mount Rouse
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population2,350 (1992)[1]
 • Density1.670/km2 (4.326/sq mi)
Established1860
Area1,407 km2 (543.2 sq mi)
Council seatPenshurst
CountyVilliers
LGAs around Shire of Mount Rouse:
Dundas Ararat Ararat
Dundas Shire of Mount Rouse Mortlake
Minhamite Warrnambool Mortlake
Former council chambers, Penshurst

History

Mount Rouse was incorporated as a road district on 2 October 1860 and became a shire on 26 January 1864.[2]

On 23 September 1994, the Shire was abolished, and merged with City of Hamilton, Shire of Wannon and most of Dundas into the Shire of Southern Grampians.[3]

Wards

Mount Rouse was divided into three ridings, each of which elected three councillors:

  • Dunkeld Riding
  • Glenthompson Riding
  • Penshurst Riding

Towns and localities

Population
Year Population
19542,859
19583,010*
19613,056
19663,044
19712,693
19762,569
19812,474
19862,263
19912,250

* Estimate in the 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. 774–775. 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. 10,11. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 5 January 2008.

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