Shire of Wangaratta (Victoria)

The Shire of Wangaratta was a local government area about 260 kilometres (162 mi) northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 919.24 square kilometres (354.9 sq mi), and existed from 1863 until 1994. The Shire did not include Wangaratta itself, which was governed by a separate local government.

This article is about a former local government area in Victoria. For the current area, see Rural City of Wangaratta.

Shire of Wangaratta
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population3,180 (1992)[1]
 • Density3.459/km2 (8.960/sq mi)
Established1863
Area919.24 km2 (354.9 sq mi)
Council seatWangaratta
CountyBogong, Moira
LGAs around Shire of Wangaratta:
Yarrawonga Rutherglen Chiltern
Tungamah Shire of Wangaratta Beechworth
Benalla Oxley Oxley

History

Wangaratta was first incorporated as the North Ovens Road District on 10 June 1863, which became a shire on 17 September 1867. Part of the Mokoan Riding of the Shire of Benalla was annexed as the Killawarra Riding on 31 May 1906. The shire was renamed Wangaratta on 22 November 1916.[2]

On 18 November 1994, the Shire was abolished, and merged with the City of Wangaratta, the Shire of Oxley and various surrounding districts into the Rural City of Wangaratta.[3]

Wards

Wangaratta was divided into four ridings, each of which elected three councillors:

  • Boorhaman Riding
  • Central Riding
  • Killawarra Riding
  • Tallawingee Riding

Towns and localities

Population
Year Population
19542,267
19582,320*
19612,140
19661,952
19711,866
19762,266
19812,475
19863,039
19913,150

* 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. p. 876. 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. 9. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 5 January 2008.

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