The Shire of Deakin was a local government area in the Goulburn Valley region, about 200 kilometres (124 mi) north of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia.

The shire covered an area of 961 square kilometres (371.0 sq mi), and existed from 1893 until 1994.

The Echuca Road District extended along the south bank of the Murray River, from Mount Hope Creek in the west to the Ovens River in the east.

Following this, the eastern part of what remained of Echuca Shire (roughly the area east of the Campaspe River) was severed and incorporated on 20 April 1893 as the Shire of Deakin.

[3] The Shire of Deakin was divided into three ridings, each of which elected three councillors: * Council seat.