Shire of Healesville

The Shire of Healesville was a local government area about 60 kilometres (37 mi) northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 466.20 square kilometres (180.0 sq mi), and existed from 1887 until 1994.

Shire of Healesville Victoria
Location in outer Melbourne
Population	12,300 (1992)[1]
• Density	26.38/km2 (68.33/sq mi)
Established	1887
Area	466.20 km2 (180.0 sq mi)
Council seat	Healesville
Region	Yarra Valley
County	Evelyn, Anglesey
LGAs around Shire of Healesville: Eltham Yea Alexandra Eltham Shire of Healesville Upper Yarra Eltham Lillydale Lillydale Upper Yarra

History

Healesville was first incorporated as a shire on 30 September 1887. It annexed parts of the Shire of Yea on 21 April 1925, and parts of the Shire of Eltham on 18 June 1958, while losing land to the Shire of Alexandra on two occasions; 1 October 1963 and 1 October 1984.^[2]

On 15 December 1994, the Shire of Healesville was abolished, and along with the Shires of Lillydale and Upper Yarra, and parts of the Shire of Sherbrooke, was merged into the newly created Shire of Yarra Ranges.^[3]

Wards

The Shire of Healesville was divided into three ridings, each of which elected three councillors:

• Badger Riding
• Sugarloaf Riding
• Watts Riding

Suburbs and localities

• Badger Creek
• Bend of Islands
• Castella
• Christmas Hills (shared with the Shire of Eltham)
• Chum Creek
• Dixons Creek
• Healesville*
• Narbethong
• Steels Creek
• Tarrawarra
• Toolangi
• Yarra Glen
• Yering

* Council seat.

Population

Year	Population
1954	5,168
1958	5,510*
1961	5,941
1966	6,433
1971	6,410
1976	7,747
1981	9,418
1986	10,708
1991	11,755

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.