Shire of Bannockburn

This article is about the former local government area in Victoria, Australia. For the former local government area in New South Wales, Australia, see Bannockburn Shire.

Shire of Bannockburn
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population4,560 (1992)[1]
 • Density6.493/km2 (16.817/sq mi)
Established1862
Area702.28 km2 (271.2 sq mi)
Council seatBannockburn
RegionBarwon South West
CountyGrant, Grenville
LGAs around Shire of Bannockburn:
Buninyong Ballan Ballan
Leigh Shire of Bannockburn Corio
Winchelsea Barrabool Geelong West

The Shire of Bannockburn was a local government area about 85 kilometres (53 mi) west-south-west of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 702.28 square kilometres (271.2 sq mi), and existed from 1862 until 1994.

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