| Type: | lga |
| Shire of Wannon | |
| State: | vic |
| Region: | Barwon South West |
| Area: | 1977 |
| Est: | 1872 |
| Seat: | Coleraine |
| Pop: | 2750 |
| Pop Year: | 1992 |
| Pop Footnotes: | [1] |
| County: | Dundas |
| Near-Nw: | Kowree |
| Near-N: | Kowree |
| Near-Ne: | Kowree |
| Near-W: | Glenelg |
| Near-E: | Dundas |
| Near-Sw: | Glenelg |
| Near-S: | Heywood |
| Near-Se: | Dundas |
| Noautocat: | yes |
The Shire of Wannon was a local government area about 330km (210miles) west of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 1977km2, and existed from 1872 until 1994.
Wannon was first incorporated as a shire on 15 March 1872.[2]
On 23 September 1994, the Shire of Wannon was abolished, and along with the City of Hamilton and parts of the Shires of Mount Rouse and Dundas, was merged into the newly created Shire of Southern Grampians.[3]
Wannon was divided into three ridings, each of which elected three councillors:
The shire also contained the localities of Brit Brit, Carapook, Englefield, Gringegalgona, Hilgay, Konongwootong, Melville Forest, Moree, Muntham, Nareen, Parkwood, Pigeon Ponds, Tarrenlea, Tarrayoukyan, Vasey and Wootong Vale.
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 3,949 | |
| 1958 | 4,200* | |
| 1961 | 4,154 | |
| 1966 | 4,060 | |
| 1971 | 3,646 | |
| 1976 | 3,363 | |
| 1981 | 3,093 | |
| 1986 | 2,856 | |
| 1991 | 2,685 |