Borough Of Wonthaggi
History
Wonthaggi was constituted under the Wonthaggi Borough Act 1910, by the Government of Victoria on 26 January 1911. The Local Government Act 1903 stipulated that boroughs could not exceed 23 square kilometres (9 sq mi) in size, and that the longest straight-line distance between boundaries could not exceed 9.6 kilometres (6.0 mi) – neither was true of Wonthaggi. However, it did meet the stipulation of a minimum of 500 householders, and a minimum rate revenue of £300.
The borough was subdivided into wards in 1924, and again in 1975. In 1977, it absorbed North Wonthaggi from the Shire of Bass, and in August 1978, the ward system was abolished, after which all nine councillors represented the entire borough.
On 2 December 1994, the Borough of Wonthaggi was abolished, and along with the Shires of Bass and Phillip Island, and parts of the City of Cranbourne and the Shires of Korumburra and Woorayl, was merged into the newly created Bass Coast Shire.
Towns and localities
Towns
Suburbs
* Council seat.
Population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1954 | 4,461 |
| 1958 | 4,560* |
| 1961 | 4,190 |
| 1966 | 4,022 |
| 1971 | 3,825 |
| 1976 | 4,021 |
| 1981 | 5,165 |
| 1986 | 5,931 |
| 1991 | 6,446 |
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. pp. 49–52. ISSN 0067-1223.
- ^ Local Government Act 1903 (Vic.), Section 16(2), as cited in Victorian Municipal Directory (1915), p.293.
- ^ Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 555, 592–593. 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. 4. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 5 January 2008.
- ^ 1976 census population was 4,889 after the 1977 redistribution.