Shire of Flinders (Victoria)

Shire of Flinders Victoria
Location in Melbourne
Population	40,000 (1992)[1]
• Density	123/km2 (320/sq mi)
Established	1858
Area	324 km2 (125.1 sq mi)
Council seat	Rosebud
Region	Mornington Peninsula
County	Mornington
LGAs around Shire of Flinders: Port Phillip Mornington Mornington Port Phillip Shire of Flinders Hastings Bass Strait Western Port Western Port

The Shire of Flinders was a local government area encompassing the extremity of the Mornington Peninsula, about 65 kilometres (40 mi) south of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 324 square kilometres (125.1 sq mi), and existed from 1874 until 1994.