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Revision as of 07:09, 9 October 2010
| Shire of Upper Yarra Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 15,950 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | Lua error: Unable to convert population "15950 (1992)'"`UNIQ--ref-00000000-QINU`"'" to a number. | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1888 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1,732 km2 (668.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Yarra Junction | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Yarra Valley | ||||||||||||||
| County | Evelyn | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire of Upper Yarra was a Local Government Area centred on the Yarra Valley about 60 kilometres (37 mi) east of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia, and extending eastwards into Victoria's interior. The shire covered an area of 1,732 square kilometres (668.7 sq mi), and existed from 1888 until 1994.
History
Upper Yarra was incorporated as a Shire on 19 October 1888. On 30 May 1919, it annexed the Lauraville Riding of the defunct Howqua Shire (the Howqua riding itself was annexed by the Shire of Mansfield), and on 4 December 1923 and 15 February 1984 it annexed parts of the Shire of Healesville.[2]
On 15 December 1994, the Shire was abolished and merged with the Shires of Lillydale, Healesville and most of Sherbrooke to form the Shire of Yarra Ranges. [3]
Wards
The shire was divided into three ridings on 31 March 1909, each of which elected three councillors:
- Centre Riding
- East Riding
- West Riding
Suburbs and Localities
The Shire included the Yarra Valley district and towns along the Warburton Highway, extending east through the Yarra Ranges National Park to a line between the Baw Baw plateau and Matlock, 170 kilometres (106 mi) from Melbourne's central business district.[4]
- Beenak
- Big Pats Creek
- Cambarville
- Don Valley
- Gilderoy
- Gladysdale
- Hoddles Creek
- Launching Place
- McMahons Creek
- Millgrove
- Powelltown
- Reefton
- Upper Yarra Dam
- Warburton
- Warburton East
- Wesburn
- Woori Yallock
- Yarra Junction
- Yellingbo
Population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 800 |
| 1911 | 3,644 |
| 1947 | 5,444 |
| 1954 | 6,952 |
| 1958 | 6,460* |
| 1961 | 5,692 |
| 1966 | 5,458 |
| 1971 | 6,014 |
| 1976 | 7,858 |
| 1981 | 10,107 |
| 1986 | 13,637 |
| 1991 | 15,032 |
* Estimates in 1958 and 1988 Victorian Year Books.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. p. 49. ISSN 0067-1223.
- ^ Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 867–868. 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. 11. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 2007-12-16.
- ^ Monash University (1999). "Australian Places - Upper Yarra Shire". Retrieved 2008-01-04.