Shire of Flinders Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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Population | 40,000 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 123/km2 (320/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1858 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 324 km2 (125.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Rosebud | ||||||||||||||
Region | Mornington Peninsula | ||||||||||||||
County | Mornington | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire of Flinders was a local government area encompassing the extremity of the Mornington Peninsula, about 65 kilometres (40 mi) south of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 324 square kilometres (125.1 sq mi), and existed from 1874 until 1994.