| Shire of Deakin Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||||
 The former Deakin Shire Hall in Tongala | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 5,800 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 6.04/km2 (15.63/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1893 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 961 km2 (371.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Tongala | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Goulburn Valley | ||||||||||||||
| County | Rodney | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire of Deakin was a local government area in the Goulburn Valley region, about 200 kilometres (124 mi) north of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 961 square kilometres (371.0 sq mi), and existed from 1893 until 1994.