Shire of Wannon
Local government area in Victoria, Australia
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The Shire of Wannon was a local government area about 330 kilometres (205 mi) west of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 1,977 square kilometres (763.3 sq mi), and existed from 1872 until 1994.
Shire of Wannon | |||||||||||||
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Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||
 The Shire of Wannon as at its dissolution in 1994 | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
| Region | Barwon South West | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1872 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Coleraine | ||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 1,977 km2 (763 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 2,750 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.3910/km2 (3.603/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| County | Dundas | ||||||||||||
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History
Wannon was first incorporated as a shire on 15 March 1872.[2]
On 23 September 1994, the Shire of Wannon was abolished, and along with the City of Hamilton and parts of the Shires of Mount Rouse and Dundas, was merged into the newly created Shire of Southern Grampians.[3]
Wards
Wannon was divided into three ridings, each of which elected three councillors:
- Balmoral Riding
- Coleraine Riding
- Konongwootong Riding
Towns and localities
The shire also contained the localities of Brit Brit, Carapook, Englefield, Gringegalgona, Hilgay, Konongwootong, Melville Forest, Moree, Muntham, Nareen, Parkwood, Pigeon Ponds, Tarrenlea, Tarrayoukyan, Vasey and Wootong Vale.
* Council seat.
Population
| Year | Population |
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| 1954 | 3,949 |
| 1958 | 4,200* |
| 1961 | 4,154 |
| 1966 | 4,060 |
| 1971 | 3,646 |
| 1976 | 3,363 |
| 1981 | 3,093 |
| 1986 | 2,856 |
| 1991 | 2,685 |
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.