Local government area in Victoria, Australia
| Shire of Walpeup Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 3,310 (1992) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.3019/km (0.7819/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1911 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 10,964 km (4,233.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Ouyen | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Mallee | ||||||||||||||
| County | Karkarooc, Millewa, Weeah | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire of Walpeup was a local government area in northwestern Victoria, Australia, along the South Australian border. The shire covered an area of 10,964 square kilometres (4,233.2 sq mi), and existed from 1911 until 1995.
History
Walpeup was incorporated as a shire on 1 November 1911, created out of parts of the Shires of Mildura, Swan Hill, Lawloit, Lowan, Dimboola and Karkarooc.
On 20 January 1995, the Shire of Walpeup was abolished, and along with the City of Mildura and the Shire of Mildura, was merged into the newly created Rural City of Mildura.
Ridings
The Shire of Walpeup was divided into four ridings in 1986, each of which elected three councillors:
- Ouyen East Riding
- Ouyen West Riding
- Walpeup/Underbool Riding
- Murrayville Riding
Towns and localities
- Big Desert
- Cowangie
- Kattyoong
- Kiamal
- Koonda
- Kulwin
- Mittyack
- Murrayville
- Murray-Sunset (shared with the Shire of Mildura)
- Ngallo
- Ouyen*
- Panitya
- Tiega
- Underbool
- Walpeup
- Wyperfeld National Park (shared with the Shire of Dimboola)
* Council seat.
Population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1954 | 4,310 |
| 1958 | 4,480* |
| 1961 | 4,548 |
| 1966 | 4,429 |
| 1971 | 3,964 |
| 1976 | 3,846 |
| 1981 | 3,594 |
| 1986 | 3,496 |
| 1991 | 3,237 |
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. pp. 49–52. ISSN 0067-1223.
- Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 873–874. 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 (PDF). Commonwealth of Australia. p. 9. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 5 January 2008.