Shire of Swan Hill

This article is about the Victorian local government area prior to 1995. For the local government area after 1995, see Rural City of Swan Hill. For the council encompassing the town itself prior to 1995, see City of Swan Hill.

Shire of Swan Hill
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population12,070 (1992)[1]
 • Density1.8427/km2 (4.773/sq mi)
Established1893
Area6,550 km2 (2,529.0 sq mi)
Council seatSwan Hill
RegionMallee
CountyTatchera, Karkarooc
LGAs around Shire of Swan Hill:
Mildura Balranald (NSW) Balranald (NSW)
Walpeup Shire of Swan Hill Murray River Council (NSW)
Wycheproof Wycheproof Kerang

The Shire of Swan Hill was a local government area in north-western Victoria, Australia, along the Murray River. The shire covered an area of 6,550 square kilometres (2,529.0 sq mi), and existed from 1893 until 1995. From 1939 onwards, Swan Hill itself was managed by a separate entity; the City of Swan Hill. After a large-scale statewide amalgamation program by the Victorian Government in 1994–1995, they were reunited under the Rural City of Swan Hill.

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