Local government areas of Victoria
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This is a list of local government areas (LGAs) in Victoria, sorted by region.
Also referred to as municipalities, the 79 Victorian LGAs are classified as cities (34), shires (38), rural cities (6) and boroughs (1). In general, an urban or suburban LGA is called a city and is governed by a city council, while a rural LGA covering a larger rural area is usually called a shire and is governed by a shire council. Local councils have the same administrative functions and similar political structures, regardless of their classification.
Local elections are held in Victoria every four years with the most recent elections being held in 2020.
Current local government areas
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Local government area | Council seat | Date established | Land area | Population (2021)[1] | Pop. density | Councillors (2022) | Map |
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City of Banyule | Greensborough | 15 December 1994 | 63 km2 (24 sq mi) | 126,236 | 5,354 | 9 | ![]() |
City of Bayside | Sandringham | 15 December 1994 | 37 km2 (14 sq mi) | 101,306 | 7,400 | 7 | ![]() |
City of Boroondara | Camberwell | 22 June 1994 | 60 km2 (23 sq mi) | 167,900 | 7,826 | 11 | ![]() |
City of Brimbank | Sunshine | 15 December 1994 | 123 km2 (47 sq mi) | 194,618 | 4,395 | 11 | ![]() |
Shire of Cardinia | Officer | 15 December 1994 | 1,283 km2 (495 sq mi) | 118,194 | 216 | 9 | ![]() |
City of Casey | Narre Warren | 15 December 1994 | 409 km2 (158 sq mi) | 365,239 | 2,156 | 11 | ![]() |
City of Darebin | Preston | 22 June 1994 | 54 km2 (21 sq mi) | 148,570 | 7,751 | 9 | ![]() |
City of Frankston | Frankston | 15 December 1994 | 130 km2 (50 sq mi) | 139,281 | 2,826 | 9 | ![]() |
City of Glen Eira | Caulfield North | 15 December 1994 | 39 km2 (15 sq mi) | 148,908 | 10,218 | 9 | ![]() |
City of Greater Dandenong | Dandenong | 15 December 1994 | 130 km2 (50 sq mi) | 158,208 | 3,309 | 11 | ![]() |
City of Hobsons Bay | Altona | 22 June 1994 | 64 km2 (25 sq mi) | 91,322 | 3,904 | 7 | ![]() |
City of Hume | Broadmeadows | 15 December 1994 | 504 km2 (195 sq mi) | 243,901 | 1,153 | 11 | ![]() |
City of Kingston | Cheltenham | 15 December 1994 | 91 km2 (35 sq mi) | 158,129 | 4,651 | 9 | ![]() |
City of Knox | Wantirna South | 16 November 1963 | 114 km2 (44 sq mi) | 159,103 | 3,552 | 9 | ![]() |
City of Manningham | Doncaster | 15 December 1994 | 113 km2 (44 sq mi) | 124,700 | 2,877 | 9 | ![]() |
City of Maribyrnong | Footscray | 15 December 1994 | 31 km2 (12 sq mi) | 85,209 | 7,635 | 7 | ![]() |
City of Maroondah | Ringwood | 15 December 1994 | 61 km2 (24 sq mi) | 115,043 | 4,989 | 9 | ![]() |
City of Melbourne | Melbourne | 12 August 1842 | 37 km2 (14 sq mi) | 149,615 | 11,897 | 11 | ![]() |
City of Melton | Melton | 16 September 1862 | 528 km2 (204 sq mi) | 178,960 | 769 | 9 | ![]() |
City of Merri-bek | Coburg | 22 June 1994 | 51 km2 (20 sq mi) | 171,357 | 9,229 | 11 | ![]() |
City of Monash | Glen Waverley | 15 December 1994 | 82 km2 (32 sq mi) | 190,397 | 6,319 | 11 | ![]() |
City of Moonee Valley | Moonee Ponds | 15 December 1994 | 43 km2 (17 sq mi) | 121,851 | 7,703 | 9 | ![]() |
Shire of Mornington Peninsula | Rosebud | 15 December 1994 | 724 km2 (280 sq mi) | 168,948 | 593 | 11 | ![]() |
Shire of Nillumbik | Greensborough | 15 December 1994 | 432 km2 (167 sq mi) | 62,895 | 389 | 7 | ![]() |
City of Port Phillip | St Kilda | 22 June 1994 | 21 km2 (8.1 sq mi) | 101,942 | 13,961 | 9 | ![]() |
City of Stonnington | Malvern | 22 June 1994 | 26 km2 (10 sq mi) | 104,703 | 11,576 | 9 | ![]() |
City of Whitehorse | Nunawading | 15 December 1994 | 64 km2 (25 sq mi) | 169,346 | 7,130 | 11 | ![]() |
City of Whittlesea | South Morang | 12 December 1862 | 490 km2 (190 sq mi) | 229,396 | 1,180 | 11 | ![]() |
City of Wyndham | Werribee | 6 October 1862 | 542 km2 (209 sq mi) | 292,011 | 1,220 | 11 | ![]() |
City of Yarra | Richmond | 22 June 1994 | 20 km2 (7.7 sq mi) | 90,114 | 12,758 | 9 | ![]() |
Yarra Ranges Shire | Lilydale | 15 December 1994 | 2,468 km2 (953 sq mi) | 156,068 | 166 | 9 | ![]() |
Regional Victoria
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Local government area | Council seat | Date established | Land area[2] | Population | Councillors (2022) | Map | ||
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km2 | sq mi | (2013)[3] | (2021)[2] | |||||
Colac Otway Shire | Colac | 1994 | 3,438 | 1,327 | 21,035 | 22,423 | 7 | ![]() |
Corangamite Shire | Camperdown | 1994 | 4,408 | 1,702 | 16,410 | 16,115 | 7 | ![]() |
Shire of Glenelg | Portland | 1994 | 6,219 | 2,401 | 19,797 | 20,152 | 7 | ![]() |
City of Greater Geelong | Geelong | 1993 | 1,248 | 482 | 223,357 | 271,057 | 11 | ![]() |
Shire of Moyne | Port Fairy | 1994 | 5,482 | 2,117 | 16,431 | 17,374 | 7 | ![]() |
Borough of Queenscliffe | Queenscliff | 1863 | 8.6 | 3 | 3,002 | 3,276 | 5 | ![]() |
Shire of Southern Grampians | Hamilton | 1994 | 6,654 | 2,569 | 16,355 | 16,588 | 7 | ![]() |
Surf Coast Shire | Torquay | 1994 | 1,553 | 600 | 28,228 | 37,694 | 9 | ![]() |
City of Warrnambool | Warrnambool | 1855 | 121 | 47 | 33,423 | 35,406 | 7 | ![]() |
Local government area | Council seat | Date established | Land area[2] | Population | Councillors (2022) | Map | ||
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km2 | sq mi | (2013)[3] | (2021)[2] | |||||
Rural City of Ararat | Ararat | 1994 | 4,211 | 1,626 | 11,490 | 11,880 | 7 | ![]() |
City of Ballarat | Ballarat | 1994 | 739 | 285 | 98,344 | 113,763 | 9 | ![]() |
Golden Plains Shire | Bannockburn | 1994 | 2,703 | 1,044 | 20,362 | 24,985 | 7 | ![]() |
Shire of Hepburn | Daylesford | 1995 | 1,473 | 569 | 15,022 | 16,604 | 7 | ![]() |
Shire of Hindmarsh | Nhill | 1995 | 7,524 | 2,905 | 5,852 | 5,698 | 6 | ![]() |
Rural City of Horsham | Horsham | 1995 | 4,267 | 1,647 | 19,694 | 20,429 | 7 | ![]() |
Shire of Moorabool | Ballan | 1994 | 2,111 | 815 | 30,410 | 37,632 | 7 | ![]() |
Shire of Northern Grampians | Stawell | 1995 | 5,730 | 2,212 | 11,880 | 11,948 | 7 | ![]() |
Pyrenees Shire | Beaufort | 1994 | 3,435 | 1,326 | 6,938 | 7,671 | 5 | ![]() |
Shire of West Wimmera | Edenhope | 1995 | 9,108 | 3,517 | 4,124 | 4,006 | 5 | ![]() |
Shire of Yarriambiack | Warracknabeal | 1995 | 7,326 | 2,829 | 7,032 | 6,556 | 7 | ![]() |
Local government area | Council seat | Date established | Land area[2] | Population | Councillors (2022) | Map | ||
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km2 | sq mi | (2013)[3] | (2021)[2] | |||||
Bass Coast Shire | Wonthaggi | 1994 | 866 | 334 | 31,331 | 40,789 | 9 | ![]() |
Shire of Baw Baw | Warragul | 1994 | 4,028 | 1,555 | 45,627 | 57,626 | 9 | ![]() |
Shire of East Gippsland | Bairnsdale | 1994 | 20,940 | 8,085 | 43,809 | 48,715 | 9 | ![]() |
City of Latrobe | Morwell | 1994 | 1,426 | 551 | 74,124 | 77,318 | 9 | ![]() |
South Gippsland Shire | Leongatha | 1994 | 3,435 | 1,326 | 28,273 | 30,577 | 9 | ![]() |
Shire of Wellington | Sale | 1994 | 10,817 | 4,176 | 42,721 | 45,639 | 9 | ![]() |
Local government area | Council seat | Date established | Land area[2] | Population | Councillors (2022) | Map | ||
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Alpine Shire | Bright | 1994 | 4,788 | 1,849 | 12,283 | 13,235 | 7 | ![]() |
Rural City of Benalla | Benalla | 2002 | 2,353 | 908 | 13,878 | 14,528 | 7 | ![]() |
City of Greater Shepparton | Shepparton | 1994 | 2,422 | 935 | 63,244 | 68,409 | 9 | ![]() |
Shire of Indigo | Beechworth | 1994 | 2,040 | 788 | 15,605 | 17,368 | 7 | ![]() |
Shire of Mansfield | Mansfield | 2002 | 3,844 | 1,484 | 8,276 | 10,178 | 5 | ![]() |
Shire of Mitchell | Broadford | 1994 | 2,862 | 1,105 | 37,788 | 49,460 | 9 | ![]() |
Shire of Moira | Cobram | 1994 | 4,046 | 1,562 | 25,401 | 30,522 | 9 | ![]() |
Shire of Murrindindi | Alexandra | 1994 | 3,880 | 1,498 | 13,563 | 15,197 | 7 | ![]() |
Shire of Strathbogie | Euroa | 1994 | 3,303 | 1,275 | 9,119 | 11,455 | 7 | ![]() |
Shire of Towong | Tallangatta | 1994 | 6,675 | 2,577 | 5,961 | 6,223 | 5 | ![]() |
Rural City of Wangaratta | Wangaratta | 1997 | 3,645 | 1,407 | 27,650 | 29,808 | 7 | ![]() |
City of Wodonga | Wodonga | 1876 | 433 | 167 | 37,575 | 43,253 | 7 | ![]() |
Local government area | Council seat | Date established | Land area[2] | Population | Councillors (2022) | Map | ||
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Shire of Buloke | Wycheproof | 1995 | 8,000 | 3,089 | 6,388 | 6,178 | 7 | ![]() |
Shire of Campaspe | Echuca | 1994 | 4,519 | 1,745 | 37,213 | 38,735 | 9 | ![]() |
Shire of Central Goldfields | Maryborough | 1995 | 1,533 | 592 | 12,815 | 13,483 | 7 | ![]() |
Shire of Gannawarra | Kerang | 1995 | 3,735 | 1,442 | 10,526 | 10,683 | 7 | ![]() |
City of Greater Bendigo | Bendigo | 1994 | 3,000 | 1,158 | 105,957 | 121,470 | 9 | ![]() |
Shire of Loddon | Wedderburn | 1995 | 6,696 | 2,585 | 7,518 | 7,759 | 5 | ![]() |
Shire of Macedon Ranges | Kyneton | 1994 | 1,748 | 675 | 44,595 | 51,458 | 9 | ![]() |
Rural City of Mildura | Mildura | 1995 | 22,083 | 8,526 | 53,156 | 56,972 | 9 | ![]() |
Shire of Mount Alexander | Castlemaine | 1995 | 1,530 | 591 | 18,247 | 20,253 | 7 | ![]() |
Rural City of Swan Hill | Swan Hill | 1995 | 6,115 | 2,361 | 21,003 | 21,403 | 7 | ![]() |
Former local government areas
[edit]This is a list of former local government areas in Victoria. Many of these existed from the 19th century until the 1994 statewite local government amalgamations.[4]
This is a list of former Greater Melbourne local government areas. These local government areas were considered part of Greater Melbourne at the time of their dissolution.
Regional Victoria
[edit]This is a list of former regional local government areas around Geelong and surrounding the Greater Melbourne area. These local government areas were not considered part of Greater Melbourne at the time of their dissolution.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "2021 Victoria, Census All persons QuickStats". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018" (XLS). Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
- ^ a b c d e "People: Population: ERP by LGA (ASGS 2018), 2001 to 2018". ABS.Stat. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ^ Royce Millar & Jason Dowling (25 April 2004). "Kennett's blitz a decade on". The Age. Melbourne. Retrieved 24 July 2010.
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