Shire of Walpeup

Local government area in Victoria, Australia

Shire of Walpeup
Victoria

Location in Victoria

Population

3,310 (1992)^[1]

• Density

0.3019/km² (0.7819/sq mi)

Established

1911

Area

10,964 km² (4,233.2 sq mi)

Council seat

Ouyen

Region

Mallee

County

Karkarooc, Millewa, Weeah

LGAs around Shire of Walpeup:
Loxton (SA)	Mildura	Swan Hill
Pinnaroo (SA)	Shire of Walpeup	Swan Hill Wycheproof
Kaniva Lowan	Dimboola	Karkarooc

The Shire of Walpeup was a local government area in northwestern Victoria, Australia, along the South Australian border. The shire covered an area of 10,964 square kilometres (4,233.2 sq mi), and existed from 1911 until 1995.

History

Walpeup was incorporated as a shire on 1 November 1911, created out of parts of the Shires of Mildura, Swan Hill, Lawloit, Lowan, Dimboola and Karkarooc.^[2]

On 20 January 1995, the Shire of Walpeup was abolished, and along with the City of Mildura and the Shire of Mildura, was merged into the newly created Rural City of Mildura.^[3]

Ridings

The Shire of Walpeup was divided into four ridings in 1986, each of which elected three councillors:

Ouyen East Riding
Ouyen West Riding
Walpeup/Underbool Riding
Murrayville Riding

Towns and localities

Big Desert
Cowangie
Kattyoong
Kiamal
Koonda
Kulwin
Mittyack
Murrayville
Murray-Sunset (shared with the Shire of Mildura)
Ngallo
Ouyen*
Panitya
Tiega
Underbool
Walpeup
Wyperfeld National Park (shared with the Shire of Dimboola)

* Council seat.

Population

Year	Population
1954	4,310
1958	4,480*
1961	4,548
1966	4,429
1971	3,964
1976	3,846
1981	3,594
1986	3,496
1991	3,237

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. pp. 49–52. ISSN 0067-1223.
^ Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 873–874. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (1 August 1995). Victorian local government amalgamations 1994-1995: Changes to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification (PDF). Commonwealth of Australia. p. 9. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 5 January 2008.