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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. The sorting of LGAs into regions is for presentation purposes only, and has no legal or administrative significance.
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Map of local government areas in Victoria
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Detail of local government areas in and around Melbourne
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Types of LGAs
Local government areas sorted by region
[edit]Local government area | Council seat | Region | Date established | Land area[1] | Population | Density (2018)[1] | Council composition | Notes | Map | ||||
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km2 | sq mi | (2013)[2] | (2018)[2][1] | km2 | sq mi | Wards | Councillors | ||||||
City of Melbourne | Melbourne city centre | Inner Melbourne | 12 August 1842 | 37 | 14 | 118,357 | 169,961 | 4,593.54 | 11,897 | 1 | 11 | Capital city of Victoria. | |
City of Port Phillip | St Kilda | Inner Melbourne | 22 June 1994 | 21 | 8 | 102,156 | 113,200 | 5,390.48 | 13,961 | 3 | 9 | Amalgamation of the cities of St Kilda, South Melbourne and Port Melbourne. | |
City of Stonnington | Malvern | Inner Melbourne | 22 June 1994 | 26 | 10 | 103,487 | 116,207 | 4,469.5 | 11,576 | 3 | 9 | Amalgamation of the cities of Malvern and Prahran | |
City of Yarra | Richmond | Inner Melbourne | 22 June 1994 | 20 | 8 | 83,962 | 98,521 | 4,926.05 | 12,758 | 3 | 9 | Amalgamation of the cities of Richmond, Collingwood, Fitzroy and Northcote. Parts of Carlton North and Princes Hill were annexed from Melbourne. | |
City of Banyule | Greensborough | Metropolitan Melbourne | 15 December 1994 | 63 | 24 | 125,314 | 130,237 | 2,067.25 | 5,354 | 9 | 9 | Amalgamation of the City of Heidelberg and parts of the shires of the Diamond Valley and Eltham. | |
City of Bayside | Sandringham | Metropolitan Melbourne | 15 December 1994 | 37 | 14 | 98,252 | 105,718 | 2,857.24 | 7,400 | 3 | 7 | Amalgamation of the cities of Brighton and Sandringham and parts of the cities of Mordialloc and Moorabbin. | |
City of Boroondara | Camberwell | Metropolitan Melbourne | 22 June 1994 | 60 | 23 | 170,485 | 181,289 | 3,021.48 | 7,826 | 11 | 11 | Amalgamation of the cities of Camberwell, Kew and Hawthorn. | |
City of Brimbank | Sunshine | Metropolitan Melbourne | 15 December 1994 | 123 | 47 | 196,169 | 208,714 | 1,696.86 | 4,395 | 4 | 11 | Amalgamation of the cities of Keilor and Sunshine | |
City of Darebin | Preston | Metropolitan Melbourne | 22 June 1994 | 54 | 21 | 147,272 | 161,609 | 2,992.76 | 7,751 | 9 | 9 | Amalgamation of the cities of Northcote and Preston. | |
City of Glen Eira | Caulfield North | Metropolitan Melbourne | 15 December 1994 | 39 | 15 | 141,260 | 153,858 | 3,945.08 | 10,218 | 3 | 9 | Amalgamation of the City of Caulfield and parts of the City of Moorabbin. | |
City of Hobsons Bay | Altona | Metropolitan Melbourne | 22 June 1994 | 64 | 25 | 89,188 | 96,470 | 1,507.34 | 3,904 | 3 | 7 | Amalgamation of the cities of Williamstown and Altona | |
City of Kingston | Cheltenham | Metropolitan Melbourne | 15 December 1994 | 91 | 35 | 152,336 | 163,431 | 1,795.95 | 4,651 | 11 | 11 | Amalgamation of the City of Chelsea and parts of the cities of Mordialloc, Moorabbin, Oakleigh and Springvale. | |
City of Manningham | Doncaster | Metropolitan Melbourne | 15 December 1994 | 113 | 44 | 118,357 | 125,508 | 1,110.69 | 2,877 | 9 | 9 | ||
City of Maribyrnong | Footscray | Metropolitan Melbourne | 15 December 1994 | 31 | 12 | 79,782 | 91,387 | 2,947.97 | 7,635 | 3 | 7 | Amalgamation of the City of Footscray and parts of the City of Sunshine. | |
City of Monash | Glen Waverley | Metropolitan Melbourne | 15 December 1994 | 82 | 32 | 183,255 | 200,077 | 2,439.96 | 6,319 | 4 | 11 | Amalgamation of the City of Waverley and parts of the City of Oakleigh. | |
City of Moonee Valley | Moonee Ponds | Metropolitan Melbourne | 15 December 1994 | 43 | 17 | 115,464 | 127,883 | 2,974.02 | 7,703 | 3 | 9 | Amalgamation of the City of Essendon and parts of the City of Keilor | |
City of Moreland | Coburg | Metropolitan Melbourne | 22 June 1994 | 51 | 20 | 160,282 | 181,725 | 3,563.24 | 9,229 | 3 | 11 | Amalgamation of the cities of Brunswick, Coburg and parts of the City of Broadmeadows | |
City of Whitehorse | Nunawading | Metropolitan Melbourne | 15 December 1994 | 64 | 25 | 162,081 | 176,196 | 2,753.06 | 7,130 | 11 | 11 | Amalgamation of the cities of Box Hill and Nunawading | |
Shire of Cardinia | Officer | Outer Metropolitan | 15 December 1994 | 1,283 | 495 | 84,591 | 107,120 | 83.49 | 216 | 9 | 9 | Amalgamation of the Shire of Pakenham and parts of the City of Cranbourne and the Shire of Sherbrooke | |
City of Casey | Narre Warren | Outer Metropolitan | 15 December 1994 | 409 | 158 | 278,023 | 340,419 | 832.32 | 2,156 | 6 | 11 | Amalgamation of the City of Berwick and parts of the City of Cranbourne | |
City of Frankston | Frankston | Outer Metropolitan | 15 December 1994 | 130 | 50 | 134,351 | 141,845 | 1,091.12 | 2,826 | 3 | 9 | ||
City of Greater Dandenong | Dandenong | Outer Metropolitan | 15 December 1994 | 130 | 50 | 148,502 | 166,094 | 1,277.65 | 3,309 | 11 | 11 | Amalgamation of the cities of Dandenong and Springvale | |
City of Hume | Broadmeadows | Outer Metropolitan | 15 December 1994 | 504 | 195 | 184,873 | 224,394 | 445.23 | 1,153 | 3 | 11 | ||
City of Knox | Wantirna South | Outer Metropolitan | 16 October 1963 | 114 | 44 | 156,347 | 163,203 | 1,371.46 | 3,552 | 9 | 9 | ||
City of Maroondah | Ringwood East | Outer Metropolitan | 15 December 1994 | 61 | 24 | 109,781 | 117,498 | 1,926.2 | 4,989 | 9 | 9 | Amalgamation of the cities of Croydon and Ringwood | |
City of Melton | Melton | Outer Metropolitan | 16 September 1862 | 528 | 204 | 123,936 | 156,713 | 296.8 | 769 | 3 | 9 | ||
Shire of Mornington Peninsula | Rosebud | Outer Metropolitan | 15 December 1994 | 724 | 280 | 154,001 | 165,822 | 229.04 | 593 | 6 | 11 | Amalgamation of the shires of Flinders, Hastings and Mornington. | |
Shire of Nillumbik | Greensborough | Outer Metropolitan | 15 December 1994 | 432 | 167 | 63,174 | 64,941 | 150.33 | 389 | 7 | 7 | ||
City of Whittlesea | South Morang | Outer Metropolitan | 12 December 1862 | 490 | 189 | 179,272 | 223,322 | 455.76 | 1,180 | 3 | 11 | ||
City of Wyndham | Werribee | Outer Metropolitan | 6 October 1862 | 542 | 209 | 190,211 | 255,322 | 471.07 | 1,220 | 3 | 11 | ||
Yarra Ranges Shire | Lilydale | Outer Metropolitan | 15 December 1994 | 2,468 | 953 | 150,902 | 158,173 | 64.09 | 166 | 9 | 9 | Amalgamation of the shires of Healesville, Lillydale, Upper Yarra and parts of the Shire of Sherbrooke. |
Regional Victoria
[edit]Local government area | Council seat | Date established | Land area[1] | Population | Density (2018)[1] | Council composition | Notes | Map | ||||
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km2 | sq mi | (2013)[2] | (2018)[2][1] | km2 | sq mi | Wards | Councillors | |||||
Shire of Colac Otway | Colac | 1994 | 3,438 | 1,327 | 21,035 | 21,503 | 7 | |||||
Shire of Corangamite | Camperdown | 1994 | 4,408 | 1,702 | 16,410 | 16,140 | 7 | |||||
Shire of Glenelg | Portland | 1994 | 6,219 | 2,401 | 19,797 | 19,665 | 7 | |||||
City of Greater Geelong | Geelong | 1993 | 1,248 | 482 | 223,357 | 252,217 | 11 | |||||
Shire of Moyne | Port Fairy | 1994 | 5,482 | 2,117 | 16,431 | 16,887 | 7 | |||||
Borough of Queenscliffe | Queenscliff | 1863 | 8.6 | 3 | 3,002 | 2,982 | 5 | |||||
Shire of Southern Grampians | Hamilton | 1994 | 6,654 | 2,569 | 16,355 | 16,135 | 7 | |||||
Surf Coast Shire | Torquay | 1994 | 1,553 | 600 | 28,228 | 32,251 | 9 | |||||
City of Warrnambool | Warrnambool | 1855 | 121 | 47 | 33,423 | 34,862 | 7 |
Local government area | Council seat | Date established | Land area[1] | Population | Density (2018)[1] | Council composition | Notes | Map | ||||
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km2 | sq mi | (2013)[2] | (2018)[2][1] | km2 | sq mi | Wards | Councillors | |||||
Rural City of Ararat | Ararat | 1994 | 4,211 | 1,626 | 11,490 | 11,795 | 7 | |||||
City of Ballarat | Ballarat | 1994 | 739 | 285 | 98,344 | 107,325 | 9 | |||||
Golden Plains Shire | Bannockburn | 1994 | 2,703 | 1,044 | 20,362 | 23,120 | 7 | |||||
Shire of Hepburn | Daylesford | 1995 | 1,473 | 569 | 15,022 | 15,812 | 7 | |||||
Shire of Hindmarsh | Nhill | 1995 | 7,524 | 2,905 | 5,852 | 5,645 | 6 | |||||
Rural City of Horsham | Horsham | 1995 | 4,267 | 1,647 | 19,694 | 19,875 | 7 | |||||
Shire of Moorabool | Ballan | 1994 | 2,111 | 815 | 30,410 | 34,158 | 7 | |||||
Shire of Northern Grampians | Stawell | 1995 | 5,730 | 2,212 | 11,880 | 11,431 | 7 | |||||
Shire of Pyrenees | Beaufort | 1994 | 3,435 | 1,326 | 6,938 | 7,353 | 5 | |||||
Shire of West Wimmera | Edenhope | 1995 | 9,108 | 3,517 | 4,124 | 3,862 | 5 | |||||
Shire of Yarriambiack | Warracknabeal | 1995 | 7,326 | 2,829 | 7,032 | 6,658 | 7 |
Local government area | Council seat | Date established | Land area[1] | Population | Density (2018)[1] | Council composition | Notes | Map | ||||
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km2 | sq mi | (2013)[2] | (2018)[2][1] | km2 | sq mi | Wards | Councillors | |||||
Bass Coast Shire | Wonthaggi | 1994 | 866 | 334 | 31,331 | 35,327 | 7 | |||||
Shire of Baw Baw | Warragul | 1994 | 4,028 | 1,555 | 45,627 | 52,015 | 9 | |||||
Shire of East Gippsland | Bairnsdale | 1994 | 20,940 | 8,085 | 43,809 | 46,818 | 9 | |||||
City of Latrobe | Morwell | 1994 | 1,426 | 551 | 74,124 | 75,211 | 9 | |||||
South Gippsland Shire | Leongatha | 1994 | 3,435 | 1,326 | 28,273 | 29,579 | 9 | |||||
Shire of Wellington | Sale | 1994 | 10,817 | 4,176 | 42,721 | 44,019 | 9 |
Local government area | Council seat | Date established | Land area[1] | Population | Density (2018)[1] | Council composition | Notes | Map | ||||
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km2 | sq mi | (2013)[2] | (2018)[2][1] | km2 | sq mi | Wards | Councillors | |||||
Alpine Shire | Bright | 1994 | 4,788 | 1,849 | 12,283 | 12,730 | 7 | |||||
Rural City of Benalla | Benalla | 2002 | 2,353 | 908 | 13,878 | 14,024 | 7 | |||||
City of Greater Shepparton | Shepparton | 1994 | 2,422 | 935 | 63,244 | 66,007 | 7 | |||||
Shire of Indigo | Beechworth | 1994 | 2,040 | 788 | 15,605 | 16,490 | 7 | |||||
Shire of Mansfield | Mansfield | 2002 | 3,844 | 1,484 | 8,276 | 8,979 | 5 | |||||
Shire of Mitchell | Broadford | 1994 | 2,862 | 1,105 | 37,788 | 44,299 | 9 | |||||
Shire of Moira | Cobram | 1994 | 4,046 | 1,562 | 25,401 | 29,799 | 9 | |||||
Shire of Murrindindi | Alexandra | 1994 | 3,880 | 1,498 | 13,563 | 14,478 | 7 | |||||
Shire of Strathbogie | Euroa | 1994 | 3,303 | 1,275 | 9,119 | 10,645 | 7 | |||||
Shire of Towong | Tallangatta | 1994 | 6,675 | 2,577 | 5,961 | 6,054 | 5 | |||||
Rural City of Wangaratta | Wangaratta | 1997 | 3,645 | 1,407 | 27,650 | 29,087 | 7 | |||||
City of Wodonga | Wodonga | 1876 | 433 | 167 | 37,575 | 41,429 | 7 |
Local government area | Council seat | Date established | Land area[1] | Population | Density (2018)[1] | Council composition | Notes | Map | ||||
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km2 | sq mi | (2013)[2] | (2018)[2][1] | km2 | sq mi | Wards | Councillors | |||||
Shire of Buloke | Wycheproof | 1995 | 8,000 | 3,089 | 6,388 | 6,184 | 7 | |||||
Shire of Campaspe | Echuca | 1994 | 4,519 | 1,745 | 37,213 | 37,592 | 9 | |||||
Shire of Central Goldfields | Maryborough | 1995 | 1,533 | 592 | 12,815 | 13,209 | 7 | |||||
Shire of Gannawarra | Kerang | 1995 | 3,735 | 1,442 | 10,526 | 10,547 | 7 | |||||
City of Greater Bendigo | Bendigo | 1994 | 3,000 | 1,158 | 105,957 | 116,045 | 9 | |||||
Shire of Loddon | Wedderburn | 1995 | 6,696 | 2,585 | 7,518 | 7,513 | 5 | |||||
Shire of Macedon Ranges | Kyneton | 1994 | 1,748 | 675 | 44,595 | 49,388 | 9 | |||||
Rural City of Mildura | Mildura | 1995 | 22,083 | 8,526 | 53,156 | 55,515 | 9 | |||||
Shire of Mount Alexander | Castlemaine | 1995 | 1,530 | 591 | 18,247 | 19,514 | 7 | |||||
Rural City of Swan Hill | Swan Hill | 1995 | 6,115 | 2,361 | 21,003 | 20,759 | 7 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018" (XLS). Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "People: Population: ERP by LGA (ASGS 2018), 2001 to 2018". ABS.Stat. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.