Shire of Avoca Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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![]() Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||||
Population | 2,320 (1992)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 2.064/km2 (5.346/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1861 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 1,124 km2 (434.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Avoca | ||||||||||||||
Region | Grampians | ||||||||||||||
County | Gladstone, Kara Kara | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire of Avoca was a local government area about 180 kilometres (112 mi) northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 1,124 square kilometres (434.0 sq mi), and existed from 1861 until 1994.