Shire of Avon

Shire of Avon
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population4,360 (1992)[1]
 • Density1.7213/km2 (4.458/sq mi)
Established1864
Area2,533 km2 (978.0 sq mi)
Council seatStratford
RegionCentral Gippsland
CountyTanjil, Dargo, Wonnangatta
LGAs around Shire of Avon:
Maffra Bright Omeo
Maffra Shire of Avon Bairnsdale
Sale (C) Rosedale Rosedale

The Shire of Avon was a local government area about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Sale, the major regional centre in central Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 2,533 square kilometres (978.0 sq mi), and existed from 1864 until 1994.

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