Shire of Mornington (Victoria)

This article is about a local government area in Victoria which existed prior to the 1994 amalgamation. For the current entity, see Shire of Mornington Peninsula. For the current local government area in Queensland, see Shire of Mornington (Queensland).

Shire of Mornington
Victoria
Location in Melbourne
Population32,800 (1992)[1]
 • Density107.68/km2 (278.9/sq mi)
Established1893
Area304.6 km2 (117.6 sq mi)
Council seatMornington
RegionMornington Peninsula
CountyMornington
LGAs around Shire of Mornington:
Port Phillip Port Phillip Frankston
Port Phillip Shire of Mornington Hastings
Flinders Flinders Hastings

The Shire of Mornington was a local government area about 50 kilometres (30 mi) south of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia, encompassing the western extremity of the Mornington Peninsula. The shire covered an area of 90.65 square kilometres (35.0 sq mi) immediately to the south of Frankston, and existed from 1860 until 1994.

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