| Type: | lga |
| Shire of Glenelg | |
| State: | vic |
| Region: | Barwon South West |
| Area: | 3576 |
| Est: | 1863 |
| Seat: | Casterton |
| Pop: | 4270 |
| Pop Year: | 1992 |
| Pop Footnotes: | [1] |
| County: | Dundas, Follett, Normanby |
| Near-Nw: | Lucindale (SA) |
| Near-N: | Kowree |
| Near-Ne: | Wannon |
| Near-W: | Penola (SA) |
| Near-E: | Wannon |
| Near-Sw: | Mount Gambier (SA) |
| Near-S: | Heywood |
| Near-Se: | Heywood |
| Noautocat: | yes |
The Shire of Glenelg was a local government area about 360km (220miles) west of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 3576km2, and existed from 1863 until 1994.
Glenelg was first incorporated as a road district on 2 September 1863, and became a shire on 30 June 1864.[2]
On 23 September 1994, the Shire of Glenelg was abolished, and along with the City of Portland and parts of the Shire of Heywood, was merged into the new Shire of Glenelg.[3]
Glenelg was not subdivided into ridings, and its 12 councillors represented the entire shire.
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 5,949 | |
| 1958 | 6,300* | |
| 1961 | 5,887 | |
| 1966 | 5,838 | |
| 1971 | 5,148 | |
| 1976 | 4,840 | |
| 1981 | 4,462 | |
| 1986 | 4,237 | |
| 1991 | 4,060 |