| Type: | lga |
| Shire of Bungaree | |
| State: | vic |
| Region: | Grampians |
| Area: | 228 |
| Est: | 1863 |
| Seat: | Leigh Creek |
| Pop: | 4900 |
| Pop Year: | 1992 |
| Pop Footnotes: | [1] |
| Logo Upright: | 0.6 |
| County: | Grant, Talbot, Grenville, Ripon |
| Near-Nw: | Ballarat |
| Near-N: | Creswick |
| Near-Ne: | Daylesford and Glenlyon |
| Near-W: | Ballarat |
| Near-E: | Ballan |
| Near-Sw: | Ballaarat |
| Near-S: | Buninyong |
| Near-Se: | Ballan |
| Noautocat: | yes |
The Shire of Bungaree was a local government area northeast of the regional city of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 228km2 and existed from 1863 until 1994.
Bungaree was first incorporated as a road district on 16 January 1863 and became a shire on 27 January 1871. The shire was originally divided into three ridings in August 1879, but after it lost a small section to the City of Ballaarat on 31 March 1930, it was redivided into two ridings. All divisions were abolished on 6 August 1988, and the council, from then until its dissolution, had nine councillors.[2]
On 6 May 1994, the Shire of Bungaree was abolished, and along with parts of the Shire of Buninyong, was merged into the newly created Shire of Moorabool.
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 1,966 | |
| 1958 | 2,090* | |
| 1961 | 2,049 | |
| 1966 | 2,206 | |
| 1971 | 2,514 | |
| 1976 | 3,130 | |
| 1981 | 3,690 | |
| 1986 | 4,087 | |
| 1991 | 4,573 |