| Type: | lga |
| Shire of Minhamite | |
| State: | vic |
| Region: | Barwon South West |
| Area: | 1365.62 |
| Est: | 1871 |
| Seat: | Minhamite |
| Pop: | 1,870 |
| Pop Year: | 1992 |
| Pop Footnotes: | [1] |
| County: | Normanby, Villiers |
| Near-Nw: | Heywood |
| Near-N: | Dundas |
| Near-Ne: | Mount Rouse |
| Near-W: | Heywood |
| Near-E: | Warrnambool |
| Near-Sw: | Belfast |
| Near-S: | Belfast |
| Near-Se: | Warrnambool |
| Noautocat: | yes |
The Shire of Minhamite was a local government area about 270km (170miles) west of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 1365.62km2, and existed from 1871 until 1994.
Minhamite, initially part of the Shire of Belfast, was incorporated as a shire on 13 January 1871.[2]
On 23 September 1994, the Shire of Minhamite was abolished, and along with the Borough of Port Fairy, the Shire of Belfast, parts of the Shires of Dundas, Mortlake, Mount Rouse, Warrnambool, and the Tower Hill Reserve, was merged into the newly created Shire of Moyne.[3]
The Shire of Minhamite was not divided into ridings, and its nine councillors represented the entire shire.
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 2,520 | |
| 1958 | 2,760* | |
| 1961 | 2,907 | |
| 1966 | 2,824 | |
| 1971 | 2,503 | |
| 1976 | 2,229 | |
| 1981 | 2,183 | |
| 1986 | 1,950 | |
| 1991 | 1,747 |