Local government areas of Victoria

Map of LGAs

This is a list of local government areas (LGAs) in Victoria, sorted by region. For the history and responsibilities of local government in that state, see Local government in Victoria.

Local government areas sorted by region

Greater Melbourne

Local government area	Council seat	Region	Year est.	Land area			Population (2015[1])	Councillors (2012)	Notes	Map
				km²	sq mi	Density
Melbourne, City ofCity of Melbourne	Melbourne	Inner Melbourne	12 August 1842	37	14	3,486	128,980	11	Capital city of Victoria.
Port Phillip, City ofCity of Port Phillip	St Kilda	Inner Melbourne	22 June 1994	21	8	5,101	107,127	7
Stonnington, City ofCity of Stonnington	Malvern	Inner Melbourne	22 June 1994	26	10	4,152	107,941	9	Amalgamation of the cities of Malvern and Prahran
Yarra, City ofCity of Yarra	Richmond	Inner Melbourne	22 June 1994	20	8	4,458	89,151	9	Amalgamation of the cities of Richmond, Collingwood, Fitzroy and Northcote.
Banyule, City ofCity of Banyule	Ivanhoe	Metropolitan Melbourne	15 December 1994	63	24	2,004	126,232	7	Created from the merger of the City of Heidelberg and parts of Shire of Diamond Valley and the Shire of Eltham.
Bayside, City ofCity of Bayside	Sandringham	Metropolitan Melbourne	15 December 1994	36	14	2,814	101,321	7	Amalgamation of cities of Brighton and Sandringham and parts of the cities of Mordialloc and Moorabbin.
Boroondara, City ofCity of Boroondara	Camberwell	Metropolitan Melbourne	22 June 1994	60	23	2,913	174,787	10	Amalgamation of the cities of Camberwell, Kew and Hawthorn.
Brimbank, City ofCity of Brimbank	Sunshine	Metropolitan Melbourne	15 December 1994	123	47	1,621	199,432	11	Amalgamation of the cities of Keilor and Sunshine
Darebin, City ofCity of Darebin	Preston	Metropolitan Melbourne	22 June 1994	53	20	2,847	150,881	9	Amalgamation of the cities of Northcote and Preston.
Glen Eira, City ofCity of Glen Eira	Caulfield North	Metropolitan Melbourne	15 December 1994	39	15	3,751	146,303	9	Amalgamation of the city of Caulfield and parts of the city of Morabbin.
Hobsons Bay, City ofCity of Hobsons Bay	Altona	Metropolitan Melbourne	22 June 1994	65	25	1,427	92,761	7
Kingston, City ofCity of Kingston	Cheltenham	Metropolitan Melbourne	15 December 1994	91	35	1,698	154,477	9
Manningham, City ofCity of Manningham	Doncaster	Metropolitan Melbourne	15 December 1994	113	44	1,057	119,442	9
Maribyrnong, City ofCity of Maribyrnong	Footscray	Metropolitan Melbourne	15 December 1994	31	12	2,694	83,515	7
Monash, City ofCity of Monash	Glen Waverley	Metropolitan Melbourne	15 December 1994	82	32	2,284	187,286	11	The city was formed from the merger of the City of Oakleigh and the City of Waverley.
Moonee Valley, City ofCity of Moonee Valley	Moonee Ponds	Metropolitan Melbourne	15 December 1994	44	17	2,718	119,583	9
Moreland, City ofCity of Moreland	Coburg	Metropolitan Melbourne	22 June 1994	51	20	3,270	166,770	11
Whitehorse, City ofCity of Whitehorse	Nunawading	Metropolitan Melbourne	15 December 1994	64	25	2,587	165,557	10
Cardinia, Shire ofShire of Cardinia	Officer	Outer Metropolitan	15 December 1994	1,281	495	71	90,884	9
Casey, City ofCity of Casey	Narre Warren	Outer Metropolitan	15 December 1994	410	158	713	292,211	11
Frankston, City ofCity of Frankston	Frankston	Outer Metropolitan	15 December 1994	131	51	1,038	135,971	9
Greater Dandenong, City ofCity of Greater Dandenong	Dandenong	Outer Metropolitan	15 December 1994	130	50	1,175	152,739	11
Hume, City ofCity of Hume	Broadmeadows	Outer Metropolitan	15 December 1994	503	194	386	194,006	11
Knox, City ofCity of Knox	Wantirna South	Outer Metropolitan	16 October 1963	114	44	1,366	155,681	9
Maroondah, City ofCity of Maroondah	Ringwood East	Outer Metropolitan	15 December 1994	61	24	1,841	112,310	9
Melton, City ofCity of Melton	Melton	Outer Metropolitan	16 September 1862	527	203	184	132,752	7
Mornington Peninsula, Shire ofShire of Mornington Peninsula	Rosebud	Outer Metropolitan	15 December 1994	723	279	214	155,015	11
Nillumbik, Shire ofShire of Nillumbik	Eltham	Outer Metropolitan	15 December 1994	435	168	144	62,602	7
Whittlesea, City ofCity of Whittlesea	South Morang	Outer Metropolitan	12 December 1862	490	189	399	195,397	11
Wyndham, City ofCity of Wyndham	Werribee	Outer Metropolitan	6 October 1862	542	209	387	209,847	11
Yarra Ranges, Shire ofShire of Yarra Ranges	Lilydale	Outer Metropolitan	15 December 1994	2,470	954	61	150,661	9

Southwest

Local government area	Council seat	Region	Year est.	Land area		Pop'n (2015[1])	Councillors 2012	Notes	Map
				km²	sq mi
Colac Otway Shire, Colac Otway Shire	Colac	Southwest	1994	3,433	1,325	20,255	7
Golden Plains Shire, Golden Plains Shire	Bannockburn	Southwest	1994	2,704	1,044	20,809	7
Greater Geelong, City ofCity of Greater Geelong	Geelong	Southwest	1993	1,240	479	229,420	13
Queenscliffe, Borough ofBorough of Queenscliffe	Queenscliff	Southwest	1863	9	3	3,017	5
Surf Coast Shire, Surf Coast Shire	Torquay	Southwest	1994	1,560	602	28,941	9

Central Highlands and Goldfields

Local government area	Council seat	Region	Year est.	Land area		Pop'n (2015[1])	Councillors 2012	Notes	Map
				km²	sq mi
Ballarat, City ofCity of Ballarat	Ballarat	Central Highlands and Goldfields	1994	740	286	101,578	9
Central Goldfields, Shire ofShire of Central Goldfields	Maryborough	Central Highlands and Goldfields	1995	1,534	592	12,575	7
Greater Bendigo, City ofCity of Greater Bendigo	Bendigo	Central Highlands and Goldfields	1994	3,048	1,177	108,437	9
Hepburn, Shire ofShire of Hepburn	Daylesford	Central Highlands and Goldfields	1995	1,470	568	14,794	7
Loddon, Shire ofShire of Loddon	Wedderburn	Central Highlands and Goldfields	1995	6,694	2,585	7,283	5
Macedon Ranges, Shire ofShire of Macedon Ranges	Kyneton	Central Highlands and Goldfields	1994	1,747	675	45,308	9
Mitchell, Shire ofShire of Mitchell	Broadford	Central Highlands and Goldfields	1994	2,862	1,105	39,143	9
Moorabool, Shire ofShire of Moorabool	Ballan	Central Highlands and Goldfields	1994	2,110	815	31,496	7
Mount Alexander, Shire ofShire of Mount Alexander	Castlemaine	Central Highlands and Goldfields	1995	1,529	590	18,130	7

Goulburn Valley

Local government area	Council seat	Region	Year est.	Land area		Pop'n (2015[1])	Councillors 2012	Notes	Map
				km²	sq mi
Campaspe, Shire ofShire of Campaspe	Echuca	Goulburn Valley	1994	4,517	1,744	36,747	9
Greater Shepparton, City ofCity of Greater Shepparton	Shepparton	Goulburn Valley	1994	2,420	934	63,366	7
Moira, Shire ofShire of Moira	Cobram	Goulburn Valley	1963	4,078	1,575	28,820	9
Strathbogie, Shire ofShire of Strathbogie	Euroa	Goulburn Valley	1994	3,302	1,275	9,826	7

Northeast

Local government area	Council seat	Region	Year est.	Land area		Pop'n (2015[1])	Councillors 2012	Notes	Map
				km²	sq mi
Alpine Shire, Alpine Shire	Bright	Northeast	1994	5,005	1,932	11,858	7
Benalla, Rural City ofRural City of Benalla	Benalla	Northeast	2002	2,351	908	13,496	7
Indigo, Shire ofShire of Indigo	Beechworth	Northeast	1994	2,044	789	15,431	7
Mansfield, Shire ofShire of Mansfield	Mansfield	Northeast	2002	3,892	1,503	8,300	5
Murrindindi, Shire ofShire of Murrindindi	Alexandra	Northeast	1994	3,889	1,502	13,693	7
Towong, Shire ofShire of Towong	Tallangatta	Northeast	1994	6,673	2,576	5,762	5
Wangaratta, Rural City ofRural City of Wangaratta	Wangaratta	Northeast	1997	3,764	1,453	27,065	7
Wodonga, City ofCity of Wodonga	Wodonga	Northeast	1876	433	167	38,559	7

Gippsland

Local government area	Council seat	Region	Year est.	Land area		Pop'n (2015[1])	Councillors 2012	Notes	Map
				km²	sq mi
Bass Coast Shire, Bass Coast Shire	Wonthaggi	Gippsland	1994	859	332	32,033	7
Baw Baw, Shire ofShire of Baw Baw	Warragul	Gippsland	1994	4,031	1,556	46,638	9
East Gippsland, Shire ofShire of East Gippsland	Bairnsdale	Gippsland	1994	20,931	8,082	43,995	9
Latrobe, City ofCity of Latrobe	Morwell	Gippsland	1994	1,422	549	73,548	9
South Gippsland Shire, South Gippsland Shire	Leongatha	Gippsland	1994	3,305	1,276	27,706	9
Wellington, Shire ofShire of Wellington	Sale	Gippsland	1994	10,989	4,243	41,965	9

Western District

Local government area	Council seat	Region	Year est.	Land area		Pop'n (2015[1])	Councillors 2012	Notes	Map
				km²	sq mi
Ararat, Rural City ofRural City of Ararat	Ararat	Western District	1994	4,230	1,633	11,028	7
Corangamite Shire, Corangamite Shire	Camperdown	Western District	1994	4,404	1,700	15,671	7
Glenelg, Shire ofShire of Glenelg	Portland	Western District	1994	6,213	2,399	19,158	7
Moyne, Shire ofShire of Moyne	Port Fairy	Western District	1994	5,478	2,115	16,229	7
Pyrenees Shire, Pyrenees Shire	Beaufort	Western District	1994	3,433	1,325	6,822	5
Southern Grampians, Shire ofShire of Southern Grampians	Hamilton	Western District	1994	6,652	2,568	15,751	7
Warrnambool, City ofCity of Warrnambool	Warrnambool	Western District	1855	120	46	33,644	7

Wimmera

Local government area	Council seat	Region	Year est.	Land area		Pop'n (2015[1])	Councillors 2012	Notes	Map
				km²	sq mi
Hindmarsh, Shire ofShire of Hindmarsh	Nhill	Wimmera	1995	7,527	2,906	5,494	6
Horsham, Rural City ofRural City of Horsham	Horsham	Wimmera	1995	4,239	1,637	19,774	7
Northern Grampians, Shire ofShire of Northern Grampians	Stawell	Wimmera	1995	5,918	2,285	11,509	7
West Wimmera, Shire ofShire of West Wimmera	Edenhope	Wimmera	1995	9,107	3,516	3,879	5
Yarriambiack, Shire ofShire of Yarriambiack	Warracknabeal	Wimmera	1995	7,310	2,822	6,759	7

The Mallee

Local government area	Council seat	Region	Year est.	Land area		Pop'n (2015[1])	Councillors 2012	Notes	Map
				km²	sq mi
Buloke, Shire ofShire of Buloke	Wycheproof	The Mallee	1995	8,004	3,090	5,952	7
Gannawarra, Shire ofShire of Gannawarra	Kerang	The Mallee	1995	3,732	1,441	10,019	7
Mildura, Rural City ofRural City of Mildura	Mildura	The Mallee	1995	22,214	8,577	53,015	9
Swan Hill, Rural City ofRural City of Swan Hill	Swan Hill	The Mallee	1995	6,103	2,356	20,409	7

See also

• Government of Australia
• Australian Local Government Association

References

1. "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2014–15". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 29 September 2016.

External links

• "Shires of Australia". Statoids.

Victorian Local Governance Association