Shire of Alberton

Shire of Alberton
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population6,430 (1992)[1]
 • Density3.4407/km2 (8.911/sq mi)
Established1855
Area1,868.83 km2 (721.6 sq mi)
Council seatYarram
RegionSouth Gippsland
CountyBuln Buln
LGAs around Shire of Alberton:
Morwell
Traralgon
Rosedale Rosedale
South Gippsland Shire of Alberton Bass Strait
South Gippsland Bass Strait Bass Strait

The Shire of Alberton was a local government area about 220 kilometres (137 mi) southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 1,868.83 square kilometres (721.6 sq mi), and existed from 1855 until 1994.

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. pp. 49–52. ISSN 0067-1223.