Rural City of Warragul
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| Rural City of Warragul Victoria |
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 Location in Victoria |
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| Population: | 13540 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1881 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 352.2 km² (136.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Warragul | ||||||||||||
| County: | Buln Buln | ||||||||||||
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The Rural City of Warragul was a Local Government Area located about 100 kilometres (62 mi) east-southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 352.2 square kilometres (136.0 sq mi), and existed from 1881 until 1994.
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[edit] History
Originally part of the Buln Buln district, Warragul was first incorporated as a shire on 9 December 1881. It annexed part of the Western Riding of Shire of Narracan on 30 May 1906. On 17 August 1990 Warragul was proclaimed a Rural City, one of the first in Victoria under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1989.[2]
On 2 December 1994, the City was abolished, and merged with Shire of Buln Buln, Shire of Narracan and parts of Upper Yarra into the Shire of Baw Baw.[3]
[edit] Wards
Warragul was divided into four wards , each of which elected three councillors:
- North Ward
- South Ward
- Central East Ward
- Central West Ward
[edit] Towns and Localities
- Bona Vista
- Brandy Creek
- Bull Swamp
- Buln Buln
- Cloverlea
- Darnum
- Ellinbank
- Ferndale
- Gainsborough
- Lillico
- Nilma
- Rokeby
- Seaview
- Tetoora Road
- Warragul
- Warragul South
[edit] Population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1954 | 8,605 |
| 1958 | 9,450* |
| 1961 | 9,925 |
| 1966 | 9,925 |
| 1971 | 10,010 |
| 1976 | 10,377 |
| 1981 | 10,892 |
| 1986 | 11,748 |
| 1991 | 12,924 |
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book, 49-52. ISSN 0067-1223.
- ^ (1992) Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson, 514-515. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (1 August 1995). Victorian local government amalgamations 1994-1995: Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification. Commonwealth of Australia, 4. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved on 2008-01-05.
