This article is about local government areas in Victoria. For the history and responsibilities of local government in Victoria, see Local government in Victoria.
Victoria LGAs by largest council faction as of December 2022.
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.
^"2021 Victoria, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
^ abcdefghij"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.
^ abcde"People: Population: ERP by LGA (ASGS 2018), 2001 to 2018". ABS.Stat. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
External links
"Shires of Australia". Statoids.
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This article is about local government areas in Victoria For the history and responsibilities of local government in Victoria see Local government in Victoria This is a list of local government areas LGAs in Victoria sorted by region Types of LGAs Victoria LGAs by largest council faction as of December 2022 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 Contents 1 Greater Melbourne 2 Regional Victoria 2 1 Barwon South West 2 2 Grampians 2 3 Gippsland 2 4 Hume 2 5 Loddon Mallee 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksGreater Melbourne Edit Detail of Local Government Areas in and around Melbourne Local government area Council seat Date established Land area Population 2021 1 Pop density Councillors 2022 MapCity of Melbourne Melbourne 12 August 1842 37 km2 14 sq mi 149 615 11 897 11 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 Yarra Richmond 22 June 1994 20 km2 7 7 sq mi 90 114 12 758 9 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 Darebin Preston 22 June 1994 54 km2 21 sq mi 148 570 7 751 9 City of Glen Eira Caulfield North 15 December 1994 39 km2 15 sq mi 148 908 10 218 9 City of Hobsons Bay Altona 22 June 1994 64 km2 25 sq mi 91 322 3 904 7 City of Kingston Cheltenham 15 December 1994 91 km2 35 sq mi 158 129 4 651 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 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 City of Merri bek Coburg 22 June 1994 51 km2 20 sq mi 171 357 9 229 11 City of Whitehorse Nunawading 15 December 1994 64 km2 25 sq mi 169 346 7 130 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 Frankston Frankston 15 December 1994 130 km2 50 sq mi 139 281 2 826 9 City of Greater Dandenong Dandenong 15 December 1994 130 km2 50 sq mi 158 208 3 309 11 City of Hume Broadmeadows 15 December 1994 504 km2 195 sq mi 243 901 1 153 11 City of Knox Wantirna South 16 November 1963 114 km2 44 sq mi 159 103 3 552 9 City of Maroondah Ringwood 15 December 1994 61 km2 24 sq mi 115 043 4 989 9 City of Melton Melton 16 September 1862 528 km2 204 sq mi 178 960 769 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 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 Shire of Yarra Ranges Lilydale 15 December 1994 2 468 km2 953 sq mi 156 068 166 9 Regional Victoria Edit Map of LGAs in regional Victoria Barwon South West Edit Local government area Council seat Date established Land area 2 Population Councillors 2022 Mapkm2 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 Grampians Edit Local government area Council seat Date established Land area 2 Population Councillors 2022 Mapkm2 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 Gippsland Edit Local government area Council seat Date established Land area 2 Population Councillors 2022 Mapkm2 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 Hume Edit Local government area Council seat Date established Land area 2 Population Councillors 2022 Mapkm2 sq mi 2013 3 2021 2 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 Loddon Mallee Edit Local government area Council seat Date established Land area 2 Population Councillors 2022 Mapkm2 sq mi 2013 3 2021 2 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 See also Edit Australia portalGovernment of Australia Australian Local Government Association Municipal Association of VictoriaReferences Edit 2021 Victoria Census All persons QuickStats Australian Bureau of Statistics www abs gov au 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 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 External links Edit Shires of Australia Statoids Victorian Local Governance Association Retrieved from https 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