| Type: | lga |
| Shire of Alberton | |
| State: | vic |
| Region: | South Gippsland |
| Area: | 1868.83 |
| Est: | 1855 |
| Seat: | Yarram |
| Pop: | 6430 |
| Pop Year: | 1992 |
| Pop Footnotes: | [1] |
| County: | Buln Buln |
| Near-Nw: | Morwell Traralgon |
| Near-N: | Rosedale |
| Near-Ne: | Rosedale |
| Near-W: | South Gippsland |
| Near-E: | Bass Strait |
| Near-Sw: | South Gippsland |
| Near-S: | Bass Strait |
| Near-Se: | Bass Strait |
| Noautocat: | yes |
The Shire of Alberton was a local government area about 220km (140miles) southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 1868.83km2, and existed from 1855 until 1994.
Alberton was first incorporated as a road district on 6 November 1855, one of the first ten in the colony, and became a shire on 2 February 1864. On 16 February 1894, part of the shire was excised, to become the Shire of South Gippsland. On 20 May 1914, it lost part of its North Riding to the Shire of Rosedale.[2]
On 2 December 1994, the Shire of Alberton was abolished, and along with the City of Sale, the Shires of Avon and Maffra and parts of the Shire of Rosedale, was merged into the newly created Shire of Wellington.[3]
The Shire of Alberton was divided into three ridings, each of which elected three councillors:
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| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 5,602 | |
| 1958 | 5,820* | |
| 1961 | 5,926 | |
| 1966 | 5,846 | |
| 1971 | 5,803 | |
| 1976 | 5,673 | |
| 1981 | 5,922 | |
| 1986 | 5,972 | |
| 1991 | 5,972 |