Shire of Warrnambool

Shire of Warrnambool
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population8,940 (1992)[1]
 • Density5.570/km2 (14.426/sq mi)
Established1854
Area1,605 km2 (619.7 sq mi)
Council seatWarrnambool
RegionBarwon South West
CountyVilliers, Heytesbury, Hampden
LGAs around Shire of Warrnambool:
Mount Rouse Mortlake Hampden
Minhamite Shire of Warrnambool Heytesbury
Belfast Southern Ocean Southern Ocean

The Shire of Warrnambool was a local government area located about 260 kilometres (162 mi) west-southwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 1,605 square kilometres (619.7 sq mi), and existed from 1854 until 1994.

Warrnambool itself was managed by a separate entity; the City of Warrnambool.

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