Shire of Bungaree | |||||||||||||
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 Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||
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 The Shire of Bungaree as at its dissolution in 1994 | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
| Region | Grampians | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1863 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Leigh Creek | ||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 228 km2 (88 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 4,900 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 21.49/km2 (55.7/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| County | Grant,Talbot,Grenville,Ripon | ||||||||||||
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TheShire of Bungaree was alocal government area northeast of the regional city ofBallarat,Victoria,Australia. The shire covered an area of 228 square kilometres (88.0 sq mi) and existed from 1863 until 1994.
Bungaree was first incorporated as aroad district on 16 January 1863 and became a shire on 27 January 1871. The shire was originally divided into three ridings in August 1879, but after it lost a small section to theCity of Ballaarat on 31 March 1930, it was redivided into two ridings. All divisions were abolished on 6 August 1988, and the council, from then until its dissolution, had nine councillors.[2]
On 6 May 1994, the Shire of Bungaree was abolished, and along with parts of theShire of Buninyong, was merged into the newly createdShire of Moorabool.
* Council seat.
| Year | Population |
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| 1954 | 1,966 |
| 1958 | 2,090* |
| 1961 | 2,049 |
| 1966 | 2,206 |
| 1971 | 2,514 |
| 1976 | 3,130 |
| 1981 | 3,690 |
| 1986 | 4,087 |
| 1991 | 4,573 |
* Estimate in 1958 Victorian Year Book.
