Shire of Corangamite

The Shire of Corangamite is a local government area in the Barwon South West region of Victoria, Australia, located in the south-western part of the state. It covers an area of 4,408 square kilometres (1,702 sq mi) and in June 2018 had a population of 16,140.[1] It includes the towns of Camperdown, Terang, Cobden, Timboon, Port Campbell and Skipton. It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the Town of Camperdown, Shire of Hampden, Shire of Heytesbury, and parts of the Shire of Otway, Shire of Mortlake and Shire of Warrnambool.[2]

Shire of Corangamite
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population16,115 (2021)[1]
 • Density3.6559/km2 (9.4686/sq mi)
Established1994
Gazetted23 September 1994[2]
Area4,408 km2 (1,701.9 sq mi)[1]
MayorCr Ruth Gstrein
Council seatCamperdown
RegionBarwon South West
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s)Wannon
WebsiteShire of Corangamite
LGAs around Shire of Corangamite:
Ararat Pyrenees Golden Plains
Moyne Shire of Corangamite Colac Otway
Southern Ocean Southern Ocean Southern Ocean

The Shire is governed and administered by the Corangamite Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Camperdown. The Shire is named after the major geographical feature in the region, Lake Corangamite, which is located on the eastern boundary of the LGA.

It came into existence on 23 September 1994 through the amalgamation of the local government areas of Camperdown Town, Hampden Shire (part), Heytesbury Shire (part), Mortlake Shire (part), Otway Shire (part) & Warrnambool Shire (part).

Council

Current composition

The council is composed of five wards and seven councillors, with three councillors elected to represent the Central Ward and one councillor per remaining ward elected to represent each of the other wards.[3]

WardParty CouncillorNotes
Central   IndependentGeraldine Conheady
  IndependentRuth Gstrein
  IndependentLaurie Hickey
Coastal   IndependentJamie Vogels
North   IndependentNicholas Cole
South Central   IndependentJoanne Beard
South-West   IndependentKate Makin

Administration and governance

The Council meets at the Killara Centre in Camperdown while its main Council offices are located at 181 Manifold Street.

Townships and localities

The 2021 census, the shire had a population of 16,115 up from 16,051 in the 2016 census[4]

Population
Locality20162021
Ayrford^4439
Berrybank^4037
Bookaar163159
Boorcan146142
Bostocks Creek8385
Bradvale5946
Brucknell^116127
Bullaharre1719
Camperdown3,3693,354
Carlisle River^135168
Carpendeit^134115
Chapple Vale^3642
Chocolyn6761
Cobden1,8391,804
Cobrico8072
Cooriemungle364311
Cowleys Creek3734
Cressy^175176
Cundare North^910
Curdies River2825
Curdievale^124125
Darlington^10784
Derrinallum415386
Dixie131148
Duverney3323
Population
Locality20162021
Ecklin South^188222
Elingamite5557
Elingamite North78118
Foxhow1931
Garvoc^243248
Gellibrand Lower^1319
Glenfyne135131
Glenormiston North^5663
Glenormiston South108123
Gnotuk99120
Heytesbury Lower5239
Jancourt2916
Jancourt East^188185
Kariah9494
Kennedys Creek4244
Koallah2928
Kolora^142188
Larralea*#
Leslie Manor6466
Lismore420472
Mingay5144
Mount Bute^5861
Naroghid7166
Newfield6959
Nirranda East^1412
Noorat^333318
Noorat East2017
Population
Locality20162021
Paaratte3136
Peterborough^247322
Pirron Yallock^113132
Pittong^1512
Pomborneit6273
Pomborneit East2542
Pomborneit North7148
Port Campbell478440
Princetown241236
Scotts Creek248214
Simpson^569583
Skibo6570
Skipton^586609
South Purrumbete109124
Stonyford^5165
Tandarook1946
Taroon^2225
Terang^2,2882,254
Tesbury112110
Timboon1,2021,250
Timboon West5457
Vite Vite3937
Vite Vite North2832
Waarre150
Wattle Hill611
Weerite117121
Werneth^6066

^ - Territory divided with another LGA
* - Not noted in 2016 Census
# - Not noted in 2021 Census

See also

References
  1. "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
  2. Victoria Government Gazette – Online Archive (1837–1997). "S63 of 1994: Order estg (Part 3) the Shire of Corangamite". State Library of Victoria. State Government of Victoria (published 23 September 1994). pp. 3–4. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  3. "Corangamite Shire Council election results 2020". www.vec.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  4. "Census | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. 11 January 2023.

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