The Shire of Dunmunkle was a Local Government Area located about 160 kilometres (99 miles) west of Bendigo and 50 kilometres (31 miles) east of Horsham in western Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 1,550 square kilometres (598.5 sq miles), and existed from 1877 until 1995.
Year - Population
1954 - 4,110
1958 - 4,280* * Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.
1961 - 4,086
1966 - 3,945
1971 - 3,544
1976 - 3,370
1981 - 3,071
1986 - 2,878
1991 - 2,683
What on earth has happened?
On 20 January 1995, the Shire was abolished, and merged with most of the Shires of Karkarooc and Shire of Warracknabeal and parts of the Wimmera into the Shire of Yarriambiack. The Avon-Richardson district was transferred to the Shire of Northern Grampians.
Current Yarriambiack Shire Population: 7,520
Covering an area of 7,310sq km
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