| Type: | lga |
| Shire of Kara Kara | |
| State: | vic |
| Region: | Wimmera |
| Area: | 2292.79 |
| Est: | 1861 |
| Seat: | St Arnaud |
| Pop: | 1160 |
| Pop Year: | 1992 |
| Pop Footnotes: | [1] |
| County: | Kara Kara |
| Near-Nw: | Donald |
| Near-N: | Charlton |
| Near-Ne: | Charlton |
| Near-W: | Dunmunkle |
| Near-E: | Korong |
| Near-Sw: | Stawell |
| Near-S: | Avoca |
| Near-Se: | Bet Bet |
| Noautocat: | yes |
The Shire of Kara Kara was a local government area about 240km (150miles) northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 2292.79km2, and existed from 1861 until 1995.
Kara Kara was first incorporated as the St Arnaud Road District on 25 June 1861, which became a shire on 14 November 1864. It was renamed as Kara Kara on 20 October 1884.[2]
On 20 January 1995, the Shire of Kara Kara was abolished, and along with the City of Stawell, the Town of St Arnaud, and parts of the Shires of Ararat, Avoca, Donald, Dunmunkle, Stawell and the Grampians National Park section of the Shire of Wimmera, was merged into the newly created Shire of Northern Grampians. The Cope Cope district was transferred to the newly created Shire of Buloke.[3]
The Shire of Kara Kara was divided into three ridings, each of which elected three councillors:
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 1,663 | |
| 1958 | 1,680* | |
| 1961 | 1,421 | |
| 1966 | 1,360 | |
| 1971 | 1,193 | |
| 1976 | 1,099 | |
| 1981 | 1,069 | |
| 1986 | 1,142 | |
| 1991 | 1,123 |