Shire of Bulla
| Shire of Bulla Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 42,500 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | Lua error: Unable to convert population "42500 (1992)'"`UNIQ--ref-00000000-QINU`"'" to a number. | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1862 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 422.17 km2 (163.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Sunbury | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Northwest Melbourne | ||||||||||||||
| County | Bourke | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire of Bulla was a Local Government Area located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 422.17 square kilometres (163.0 sq mi), and existed from 1862 until 1994.
History
The Bulla Roads District was first created on 16 September 1862 and became a Shire on 9 March 1866. It gained some territory from Broadmeadows in 1955, including then-rural areas such as Craigieburn.[2] The Shire Offices were transferred from Bulla to Sunbury in 1956.[3]
On 15 December 1994, the Shire was abolished and merged with those sections of the City of Broadmeadows north of the Western Ring Road to form the City of Hume.[4]
Council formerly met at the Shire Offices in Sunbury. The facility is used today by the City of Hume, Western Water and VicRoads.
Wards
The shire was divided into four ridings on 1 April 1985, each of which elected three councillors:
- Bulla Riding
- Craigieburn Riding
- Sunbury East Riding
- Sunbury West Riding
Suburbs and Localities
- Attwood
- Bulla
- Craigieburn (split with City of Whittlesea)
- Diggers Rest
- Greenvale
- Kalkallo
- Melbourne Airport (split with City of Keilor)
- Mickleham
- Oaklands Junction
- Roxburgh Park
- Somerton (split with City of Whittlesea)
- Sunbury
- Wildwood
- Yuroke
Population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,234 |
| 1947 | 2,656 |
| 1954 | 3,232 |
| 1958 | 4,020*+ |
| 1961 | 4,824 |
| 1966 | 5,711 |
| 1971 | 8,243 |
| 1976 | 13,399 |
| 1981 | 18,624 |
| 1986 | 28,347 |
| 1991 | 39,301 |
* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
+ Includes population gained from City of Broadmeadows in 1955.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. p. 49. ISSN 0067-1223.
- ^ Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 612–613. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
- ^ Monash University (1999). "Australian Places - Bulla". Retrieved 2008-01-04.
- ^ 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. 7. ISBN 0-642-23117-6. Retrieved 2007-12-16.