The Borough of Port Fairy was a local government area about 290 kilometres (180 mi) west-southwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The borough covered an area of 22.72 square kilometres (8.8 sq mi), and existed from 1856 until 1994. Its area was surrounded by the Shire of Belfast and the Southern Ocean.

Borough of Port Fairy Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population	2,680 (1992)[1]
• Density	117.96/km2 (305.5/sq mi)
Established	1856
Area	22.72 km2 (8.8 sq mi)
Council seat	Port Fairy
County	Normanby

History

Port Fairy was incorporated as the Belfast Municipal District on 1 July 1856, becoming a borough on 1 October 1863. On 27 May 1887 it was renamed Port Fairy.[2]

On 23 September 1994, the Borough was abolished, and merged with Tower Hill Reserve, the Shires of Belfast and Minhamite, most of Warrnambool and Mortlake and parts of Dundas and Mount Rouse into the Shire of Moyne.[3]

The Borough of Port Fairy was not subdivided into wards, and the seven councillors represented the entire area.

Population

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

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