Shire of Corio

Shire of Corio
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population57,720 (1992)[1]
 • Density81.912/km2 (212.151/sq mi)
Established1861
Area704.66 km2 (272.1 sq mi)
Council seatGeelong North
RegionBarwon South West
CountyGrant
LGAs around Shire of Corio:
Ballan Bacchus Marsh Werribee
Bannockburn Shire of Corio Werribee
Bannockburn Geelong Corio Bay

The Shire of Corio was a local government area located between Geelong and Werribee, about 60 kilometres (37 mi) southwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire, which included all of Geelong's northern suburbs, covered an area of 704.66 square kilometres (272.1 sq mi), and existed from 1861 until 1993.

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