Shire of Buninyong | |||||||||||||
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 Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||
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 The Shire of Buninyong as at its dissolution in 1994 | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
| Region | Grampians | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1858 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Buninyong | ||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 785.1 km2 (303.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 12,760 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 16.253/km2 (42.094/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| County | Grenville,Grant | ||||||||||||
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TheShire of Buninyong was alocal government area south and southeast of the regional city ofBallarat,Victoria,Australia. The shire covered an area of 785.1 square kilometres (303.1 sq mi), and existed from 1858 until 1994.
Buninyong was first incorporated as aroad district on 9 July 1858, and became a shire on 18 February 1864. On 1 October 1915, it absorbed the Borough of Buninyong, which had been created on 15 July 1859.[2]
On 6 May 1994, the Shire of Buninyong was abolished, and was split between the newly createdCity of Ballarat andShire of Moorabool. A small section near Grenville was transferred to the newly createdGolden Plains Shire.
The Shire of Buninyong was divided into three ridings, each of which elected three councillors:
* Council seat.
| Year | Population |
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| 1954 | 3,953 |
| 1958 | 4,190* |
| 1961 | 4,313 |
| 1966 | 4,808 |
| 1971 | 5,124 |
| 1976 | 6,271 |
| 1981 | 8,096 |
| 1986 | 9,959 |
| 1991 | 12,140 |
* Estimate in 1958 Victorian Year Book.
