Shire of Barrabool

Shire of Barrabool
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population10,470 (1992)[1]
 • Density18.203/km2 (47.146/sq mi)
Established1853
Area575.18 km2 (222.1 sq mi)
Council seatTorquay
RegionBarwon South West
CountyGrant
LGAs around Shire of Barrabool:
Bannockburn Bannockburn Newtown
Winchelsea Shire of Barrabool South Barwon
Winchelsea South Barwon Bass Strait

The Shire of Barrabool was a local government area about 100 kilometres (62 mi) southwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 575.18 square kilometres (222.1 sq mi), and existed from 1853 until 1994.

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