| Type: | lga |
| Shire of Birchip | |
| State: | vic |
| Region: | Mallee |
| Area: | 1468 |
| Est: | 1895 |
| Seat: | Birchip |
| Pop: | 1270 |
| Pop Year: | 1992 |
| Pop Footnotes: | [1] |
| County: | Tatchera, Karkarooc, Borung |
| Near-Nw: | Karkarooc |
| Near-N: | Wycheproof |
| Near-Ne: | Wycheproof |
| Near-W: | Karkarooc |
| Near-E: | Wycheproof |
| Near-Sw: | Warracknabeal |
| Near-S: | Donald |
| Near-Se: | Donald |
| Noautocat: | yes |
The Shire of Birchip was a local government area about 170km (110miles) northwest of Bendigo, in northwestern Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 1468km2, and existed from 1895 until 1995.
Birchip was first incorporated as a shire on 6 April 1895. It was originally gazetted as the Shire of Wirmbirchip, with the error being fixed on 8 November 1895. On 22 May 1896, it annexed parts of the Shire of Borung.[2]
On 20 January 1995, the Shire of Birchip was abolished, and along with the Shires of Charlton, Donald and Wycheproof, and parts of the Shire of Kara Kara, was merged into the newly created Shire of Buloke.[3]
The Shire of Birchip was divided into three ridings on 31 May 1988, each of which elected three councillors:
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 1,745 | |
| 1958 | 1,860* | |
| 1961 | 1,899 | |
| 1966 | 1,921 | |
| 1971 | 1,739 | |
| 1976 | 1,555 | |
| 1981 | 1,466 | |
| 1986 | 1,339 | |
| 1991 | 1,249 |