Shire of Bungaree

The Shire of Bungaree was a local government area northeast of the regional city of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 228 square kilometres (88.0 sq mi) and existed from 1863 until 1994.

Shire of Bungaree
Local government area
Location in Victoria
The Shire of Bungaree as at its dissolution in 1994
Country	Australia
State	Victoria
Region	Grampians
Established	1863
Council seat	Leigh Creek
Area
• Total	228 km2 (88 sq mi)
Population
• Total	4,900 (1992)
• Density	21.49/km2 (55.7/sq mi)
County	Grant, Talbot, Grenville, Ripon
LGAs around Shire of Bungaree Ballarat Creswick Daylesford and Glenlyon Ballarat Shire of Bungaree Ballan Ballaarat Buninyong Ballan

History

Bungaree was first incorporated as a road 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 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 of Bungaree was abolished, and along with parts of the Shire of Buninyong, was merged into the newly created Shire of Moorabool.

Towns and localities

• Brown Hill
• Bullarook
• Bungaree
• Chapel Flat
• Claretown
• Clarkes Hill
• Glen Park
• Gong Gong
• Invermay
• Leigh Creek*
• Nerrina
• Pootilla
• Wallace

* Council seat.

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.

External links

• Interactive map of Victorian local government areas (pre-1994 vs present) - Victorian Government - Digital Twin Victoria
• Victorian Places - Bungaree and Bungaree Shire