Shire of Avoca

The Shire of Avoca was a local government area about 180 kilometres (112 mi) northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 1,124 square kilometres (434.0 sq mi), and existed from 1861 until 1994.

Shire of Avoca Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population	2,320 (1992)[1]
• Density	2.064/km2 (5.346/sq mi)
Established	1861
Area	1,124 km2 (434.0 sq mi)
Council seat	Avoca
Region	Grampians
County	Gladstone, Kara Kara
LGAs around Shire of Avoca: Kara Kara Kara Kara Bet Bet Stawell Shire of Avoca Tullaroop Ararat Lexton Talbot and Clunes

History

Avoca was first incorporated as a road district on 6 December 1861, and became a shire on 28 December 1864. In January 1941, it lost parts of its area to the Shire of Lexton.^[2]

On 23 September 1994, the Shire of Avoca was abolished, and along with the Shires of Lexton and Ripon, was merged into the newly created Shire of Pyrenees. The district surrounding Navarre was transferred to the newly created Shire of Northern Grampians in January 1995.^[3]

Wards

The Shire of Avoca was divided into three ridings, each of which elected three councillors:

• Avoca Township Riding
• East Riding
• West Riding

Towns and localities

• Avoca*
• Barkly
• Crowlands
• Frenchmans
• Glenlofty
• Homebush
• Lamplough
• Landsborough
• Moonambel
• Natte Yallock
• Navarre
• Percydale
• Rathscar
• Rathscar West
• Redbank
• Tanwood
• Warrenmang
• Wattle Creek

* Council seat.

Population

Year	Population
1954	2,381
1958	2,460*
1961	2,153
1966	2,134
1971	1,962
1976	2,022
1981	2,094
1986	2,144
1991	2,190

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.