| Type: | lga |
| Shire of Traralgon | |
| State: | vic |
| Region: | Latrobe Valley |
| Area: | 4650 |
| Est: | 1879 |
| Seat: | Traralgon |
| Pop: | 4810 |
| Pop Year: | 1992 |
| Pop Footnotes: | [1] |
| County: | Buln Buln, Tanjil |
| Near-Nw: | Narracan |
| Near-N: | Rosedale |
| Near-Ne: | Rosedale |
| Near-W: | Morwell |
| Near-E: | Rosedale |
| Near-Sw: | Morwell |
| Near-S: | Alberton |
| Near-Se: | Alberton |
| Noautocat: | yes |
The Shire of Traralgon was a local government area about 160km (100miles) east-southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 4650km2, and existed from 1879 until 1994. From 1961 onwards, it did not actually administer the town of Traralgon, which was the responsibility of a separate authority.
Traralgon was incorporated as a shire on 24 October 1879. On 27 May 1892, it lost its Western Riding, which formed the Shire of Morwell. The town of Traralgon was incorporated separately as a borough on 31 May 1961, becoming the City of Traralgon three years later.[2]
On 2 December 1994, the Shire of Traralgon was abolished, and along with the Cities of Moe, Morwell and Traralgon, and parts of the Shires of Narracan and Rosedale, was merged into the newly created City of Latrobe.[3]
The Shire of Traralgon was divided into two ridings, each of which elected three councillors:
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 10,036 | |
| 1958 | 11,180* | |
| 1961 | 1,229 | |
| 1966 | 1,265 | |
| 1971 | 1,336 | |
| 1976 | 1,775 | |
| 1981 | 3,324 | |
| 1986 | 4,228 | |
| 1991 | 4,659 |