| Type: | lga |
| Shire of Daylesford and Glenlyon | |
| State: | vic |
| Region: | Grampians |
| Area: | 609.3 |
| Est: | 1860 |
| Seat: | Daylesford |
| Pop: | 5,980 |
| Pop Year: | 1992 |
| Pop Footnotes: | [1] |
| County: | Talbot |
| Near-Nw: | Newstead |
| Near-N: | Newstead |
| Near-Ne: | Metcalfe |
| Near-W: | Creswick |
| Near-E: | Kyneton |
| Near-Sw: | Bungaree |
| Near-S: | Ballan |
| Near-Se: | Ballan |
| Noautocat: | yes |
The Shire of Daylesford and Glenlyon was a local government area about 110km (70miles) northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 609.3km2, and existed from 1966 until 1995.
What became the Shire of Daylesford and Glenlyon had its origins in several different local authorities:
On 3 May 1966, an Order in Council united the Borough of Daylesford with the Shire of Glenlyon, to create the new Shire of Daylesford and Glenlyon.[3]
On 20 January 1995, the Shire of Daylesford and Glenlyon was abolished, and along with the Shire of Creswick and parts of the Shires of Kyneton and Talbot and Clunes, was merged into the newly created Shire of Hepburn.[4]
The Shire of Daylesford and Glenlyon was divided into four ridings on 31 May 1966, each of which elected three councillors:
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| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 5,489 | |
| 1958 | 5,670* | |
| 1961 | 4,645 | |
| 1966 | 4,396 | |
| 1971 | 4,105 | |
| 1976 | 3,971 | |
| 1981 | 4,300 | |
| 1986 | 4,988 | |
| 1991 | 5,679 |