Shire of Goulburn

Shire of Goulburn
Shire of Goulburn
Local government area
	Former Shire Hall and Courthouse in Nagambie
	The Shire of Goulburn as at its dissolution in 1994
Country	Australia
State	Victoria
Established	1868
Council seat	Nagambie
Area
• Total	1,016 km2 (392 sq mi)
Population
• Total	2,680 (1992)
• Density	2.638/km2 (6.832/sq mi)
County	Moira, Delatite, Rodney, Dalhousie
	LGAs around 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.

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

* Council seat.

Population

Year	Population
1954	1,760
1958	2,200*
1961	1,900
1966	1,837
1971	2,004
1976	2,060
1981	2,113
1986	2,205
1991	2,535

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. p. 52. ISSN 0067-1223.
^ Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 686–687. 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 (PDF). Commonwealth of Australia. p. 7,11. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 5 January 2008.

External links

Interactive map of Victorian local government areas (pre-1994 vs present) - Victorian Government - Digital Twin Victoria
Victorian Places - Goulburn Shire

[1] Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. p. 52. ISSN 0067-1223.

[vmd-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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