The Shire of Bungaree was a Local Government Area located northeast of the regional city of Ballarat

Ballarat, Victoria

Ballarat is a city in the state of Victoria, Australia, approximately west-north-west of the state capital Melbourne situated on the lower plains of the Great Dividing Range and the Yarrowee River catchment. It is the largest inland centre and third most populous city in the state and the fifth...

, Victoria

Victoria (Australia)

Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....

, Australia

Australia

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. The shire covered an area of 228 square kilometres (88 sq mi), and existed from 1863 until 1994.

History

Bungaree was first incorporated as a district on 16 January 1863, and became a shire on 27 January 1871. The shire was originally divided into three ridings in August 1879, but after it lost a small section to the City of Ballaarat

City of Ballaarat

The City of Ballaarat was a Local Government Area which managed the inner suburbs of the regional city of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1855 until 1994.-History:...

 on 31 March 1930, it was redivided into two ridings. All divisions were abolished on 6 August 1988 and the council from then until its dissolution had nine councillors.

On 6 May 1994, the Shire was abolished, and merged with Shires of Bacchus Marsh

Shire of Bacchus Marsh

The Shire of Bacchus Marsh was a Local Government Area located about west of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1862 until 1994.-History:...

, Ballan

Shire of Ballan

The Shire of Ballan was a Local Government Area located about west of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1862 until 1994.-History:...

 and parts of Buninyong

Shire of Buninyong

The Shire of Buninyong was a Local Government Area located south and southeast of the regional city of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1858 until 1994.-History:...

 into the Shire of Moorabool

Shire of Moorabool

The Shire of Moorabool is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. It is located in the southwestern part of the state. It has an area of 2,110 square kilometres. In 2006 it had a population of 25,474....

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Towns and localities

• Bungaree
  Bungaree, Victoria
  Bungaree is a town in Victoria, Australia. The town is located west of the state capital, Melbourne and east of the regional centre of Ballarat, on the Western Freeway and in the Shire of Moorabool local government area. At the 2006 census, Bungaree and the surrounding area had a population of...
  
  
• Brown Hill
  Brown Hill, Victoria
  Brown Hill is a suburb of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia on the eastern rural-urban fringe of the city. The population at the 2006 census was 2,057....
  
  
• Bullarook
• Chapel Flat
• Claretown
• Clarkes Hill
• Glen Park
• Gong Gong
• Invermay
• Leigh Creek
• Nerrina
• Pootilla
• Wallace
  Wallace, Victoria
  Wallace is a town in Victoria, Australia. The town is located in the Shire of Moorabool Local Government Area, north west of the state capital, Melbourne.The township was established in the 1880s, the Post Office opening on 22 February 1885....
  
  

Population

Year	Population
1954	1,966
1958	2,090*
1961	2,049
1966	2,206
1971	2,514
1976	3,130
1981	3,690
1986	4,087
1991	4,573

* Estimate in 1958 Victorian Year Book.