Shire of Hastings

This article is about the former Victorian local government area. For the former New South Wales local government area, see Hastings Shire.

Shire of Hastings
Victoria
Location in Melbourne
Population30,600 (1992)[1]
 • Density100.46/km2 (260.2/sq mi)
Established1960
Area304.6 km2 (117.6 sq mi)
Council seatHastings
RegionMornington Peninsula
CountyMornington
LGAs around Shire of Hastings:
Frankston Cranbourne Cranbourne
Mornington Shire of Hastings Western Port
Flinders Western Port Western Port

The Shire of Hastings was a local government area about 60 kilometres (37 mi) south-southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia, encompassing the eastern extremity of the Mornington Peninsula. The shire covered an area of 304.6 square kilometres (117.6 sq mi), and existed from 1960 until 1994.

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