Shire of Traralgon | |||||||||||||
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 Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||
 The Shire of Traralgon as at its dissolution in 1994 | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
| Region | Latrobe Valley | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1879 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Traralgon | ||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 4,650 km2 (1,800 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 4,810 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.0344/km2 (2.679/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| County | Buln Buln,Tanjil | ||||||||||||
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TheShire of Traralgon was alocal government area about 160 kilometres (99 mi) east-southeast ofMelbourne, the state capital ofVictoria,Australia. The shire covered an area of 4,650 square kilometres (1,795.4 sq mi), and existed from 1879 until 1994. From 1961 onwards, it did not actually administer the town ofTraralgon, which was the responsibility of aseparate authority.
Traralgon was incorporated as a shire on 24 October 1879. On 27 May 1892, it lost its Western Riding, which formed theShire of Morwell. The town of Traralgon was incorporated separately as a borough on 31 May 1961, becoming the City of Traralgon three years later.[2]
On 2 December 1994, the Shire of Traralgon was abolished, and along with the Cities ofMoe, Morwell and Traralgon, and parts of the Shires ofNarracan andRosedale, was merged into the newly createdCity of Latrobe.[3]
The Shire of Traralgon was divided into two ridings, each of which elected three councillors:
| Year | Population |
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| 1954 | 10,036 |
| 1958 | 11,180* |
| 1961 | 1,229 |
| 1966 | 1,265 |
| 1971 | 1,336 |
| 1976 | 1,775 |
| 1981 | 3,324 |
| 1986 | 4,228 |
| 1991 | 4,659 |
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.