The Shire of Otway was a Local Government Area located about 190 kilometres (118 mi) southwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 1,906.94 square kilometres (736.3 sq mi), and existed from 1919 until 1994.
| Shire of Otway Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 3960 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | Lua error: Unable to convert population "3960 (1992)'"`UNIQ--ref-00000000-QINU`"'" to a number. | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1919 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1,906.94 km2 (736.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Beech Forest | ||||||||||||||
| County | Heytesbury, Polwarth | ||||||||||||||
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History
Otway was first incorporated as a shire on 6 May 1919.<reff name=vmd>Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. p. 799. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.</reff>
On 23 September 1994, the Shire was abolished, and merged with City and most of the Shire of Colac and parts of the Shires of Heytesbury and Winchelsea into the Colac-Otway Shire.<reff>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. 5. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 2008-01-05. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)</reff>
Wards
Otway was divided into four ridings on 1987, each of which elected three councillors:
- Apollo Bay Riding
- Coastal Riding
- Central Riding
- West Riding
Towns and Localities
Population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1954 | 4,197 |
| 1958 | 4,360* |
| 1961 | 4,036 |
| 1966 | 3,902 |
| 1971 | 3,921 |
| 1976 | 3,808 |
| 1981 | 3,820* |
| 1986 | 3,810* |
| 1991 | 3,920 |
* Estimates in 1958, 1983 and 1988 Victorian Year Books.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. p. 49-52. ISSN 0067-1223.