Shire of Colac
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| Shire of Colac Victoria |
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 Location in Victoria |
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| Population: | 7230 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1859 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 1458.2 km² (563.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Colac | ||||||||||||
| County: | Polwarth, Grenville | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Colac was a Local Government Area located about 150 kilometres (93 mi) west-southwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 1,458.2 square kilometres (563.0 sq mi), and existed from 1859 until 1994.
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[edit] History
Colac was first incorporated as a district on 11 May 1859, and became a shire on 10 May 1864. On 31 May 1901 it was divided into four ridings, although these were later abolished. A significant portion of the Shire seceded to join parts of Heytesbury and Winchelsea in forming the new Shire of Otway on 6 May 1919. On 19 January 1938 the town of Colac itself split away to form the Borough, later City of Colac.[2]
On 23 September 1994, the Shire was abolished, and merged with City of Colac, most of the Shire of Otway and parts of the Shires of Heytesbury and Winchelsea into the Colac-Otway Shire.[3]
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[edit] Population
| Year | Population |
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| 1954 | 6,963 |
| 1958 | 7,060* |
| 1961 | 7,326 |
| 1966 | 6,956 |
| 1971 | 6,264 |
| 1976 | 6,160 |
| 1981 | 6,161 |
| 1986 | 6,429 |
| 1991 | 6,793 |
* 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, 633-634. 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, 5,11. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved on 2008-01-05.
