| Type: | lga |
| Shire of Newham and Woodend | |
| State: | vic |
| Region: | North Central Victoria |
| Area: | 246.05 |
| Est: | 1861 |
| Seat: | Woodend |
| Pop: | 5560 |
| Pop Year: | 1992 |
| Pop Footnotes: | [1] |
| County: | Bourke, Dalhousie |
| Near-Nw: | Kyneton |
| Near-N: | Kyneton |
| Near-Ne: | Pyalong |
| Near-W: | Kyneton |
| Near-E: | Romsey |
| Near-Sw: | Bacchus Marsh |
| Near-S: | Gisborne |
| Near-Se: | Romsey |
| Noautocat: | yes |
The Shire of Newham and Woodend was a local government area about 70km (40miles) northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 246.05km2, and existed from 1861 until 1995.
The Woodend, Newham and Rochford Road District was incorporated on 3 December 1861, and became the Shire of Newham on 6 April 1871. Following its union with the Borough of Woodend on 11 January 1905, it became the Shire of Newham and Woodend.[2]
On 19 January 1995, the Shire of Newham and Woodend was abolished, and along with the Shires of Gisborne, Kyneton and Romsey, was merged into the newly created Shire of Macedon Ranges.[3]
Newham and Woodend was divided into three ridings on 7 May 1953, each of which elected three councillors:
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 2,058 | |
| 1958 | 2,150* | |
| 1961 | 2,102 | |
| 1966 | 1,995 | |
| 1971 | 2,092 | |
| 1976 | 2,394 | |
| 1981 | 3,404 | |
| 1986 | 4,346 | |
| 1991 | 5,238 |