Local government areas of Victoria

This is a list of local government areas (LGAs) in Victoria, sorted by region.

This article is about local government areas in Victoria. For the history and responsibilities of local government in Victoria, see Local government in Victoria.

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.

Local elections are held in Victoria every four years with the most recent elections being held in 2020.

Greater Melbourne
Detail of Local Government Areas in and around Melbourne.
Local government areaCouncil seatDate establishedLand area Population

(2021) [1]

 Pop. density Councillors
(2022)		Map Council / Shire Icon
City of MelbourneMelbourne12 August 184237 km2 (14 sq mi)149,61511,897 11
City of Port PhillipSt Kilda22 June 199421 km2 (8.1 sq mi)101,94213,961 9
City of StonningtonMalvern22 June 199426 km2 (10 sq mi)104,70311,576 9
City of YarraRichmond22 June 199420 km2 (7.7 sq mi)90,11412,758 9
City of BanyuleGreensborough15 December 199463 km2 (24 sq mi)126,2365,354 9
City of BaysideSandringham15 December 199437 km2 (14 sq mi)101,3067,400 7
City of BoroondaraCamberwell22 June 199460 km2 (23 sq mi)167,9007,826 11
City of DarebinPreston22 June 199454 km2 (21 sq mi)148,5707,751 9
City of Glen EiraCaulfield North15 December 199439 km2 (15 sq mi)148,90810,218 9
City of Hobsons BayAltona22 June 199464 km2 (25 sq mi)91,3223,904 7
City of KingstonCheltenham15 December 199491 km2 (35 sq mi)158,1294,651 9
City of ManninghamDoncaster15 December 1994113 km2 (44 sq mi)124,7002,877 9
City of MaribyrnongFootscray15 December 199431 km2 (12 sq mi)85,2097,635 7
City of MonashGlen Waverley15 December 199482 km2 (32 sq mi)190,3976,319 11
City of Moonee ValleyMoonee Ponds15 December 199443 km2 (17 sq mi)121,8517,703 9
City of Merri-bekCoburg22 June 199451 km2 (20 sq mi)171,3579,229 11
City of WhitehorseNunawading15 December 199464 km2 (25 sq mi)169,3467,130 11
City of BrimbankSunshine15 December 1994123 km2 (47 sq mi)194,6184,395 11
Shire of CardiniaOfficer15 December 19941,283 km2 (495 sq mi)118,194216 9
City of CaseyNarre Warren15 December 1994409 km2 (158 sq mi)365,2392,156 11
City of FrankstonFrankston15 December 1994130 km2 (50 sq mi)139,2812,826 9
City of Greater DandenongDandenong15 December 1994130 km2 (50 sq mi)158,2083,309 11
City of HumeBroadmeadows15 December 1994504 km2 (195 sq mi)243,9011,153 11
City of KnoxWantirna South16 November 1963114 km2 (44 sq mi)159,1033,552 9
City of MaroondahRingwood15 December 199461 km2 (24 sq mi)115,0434,989 9
City of MeltonMelton16 September 1862528 km2 (204 sq mi)178,960769 9
Shire of Mornington PeninsulaRosebud15 December 1994724 km2 (280 sq mi)168,948593 11
Shire of NillumbikGreensborough15 December 1994432 km2 (167 sq mi)62,895389 7
City of WhittleseaSouth Morang12 December 1862490 km2 (190 sq mi)229,3961,180 11
City of WyndhamWerribee6 October 1862542 km2 (209 sq mi)292,0111,220 11
Shire of Yarra RangesLilydale15 December 19942,468 km2 (953 sq mi)156,068166 9

Regional Victoria
Map of LGAs in regional Victoria.

Barwon South West
Local government areaCouncil seatDate establishedLand area[2]PopulationCouncillors
(2022)		Map
km2sq mi(2013)[3](2021)[2]
Colac Otway ShireColac19943,438 1,32721,03522,4237
Corangamite ShireCamperdown19944,408 1,70216,41016,1157
Shire of GlenelgPortland19946,219 2,40119,79720,1527
City of Greater GeelongGeelong19931,248 482223,357271,05711
Shire of MoynePort Fairy19945,482 2,11716,43117,3747
Borough of QueenscliffeQueenscliff18638.6 33,0023,2765
Shire of Southern GrampiansHamilton19946,654 2,56916,35516,5887
Surf Coast ShireTorquay19941,553 60028,22837,6949
City of WarrnamboolWarrnambool1855121 4733,42335,4067

Grampians
Local government areaCouncil seatDate establishedLand area[2]PopulationCouncillors
(2022)		Map
km2sq mi(2013)[3](2021)[2]
Rural City of AraratArarat19944,211 1,62611,49011,8807
City of BallaratBallarat1994739 28598,344113,7639
Golden Plains ShireBannockburn19942,703 1,04420,36224,9857
Shire of HepburnDaylesford19951,473 56915,02216,6047
Shire of HindmarshNhill19957,524 2,9055,8525,6986
Rural City of HorshamHorsham19954,267 1,64719,69420,4297
Shire of MooraboolBallan19942,111 81530,41037,6327
Shire of Northern GrampiansStawell19955,730 2,21211,88011,9487
Pyrenees ShireBeaufort19943,435 1,3266,9387,6715
Shire of West WimmeraEdenhope19959,108 3,5174,1244,0065
Shire of YarriambiackWarracknabeal19957,326 2,8297,0326,5567

Gippsland
Local government areaCouncil seatDate establishedLand area[2]PopulationCouncillors
(2022)		Map
km2sq mi(2013)[3](2021)[2]
Bass Coast ShireWonthaggi1994866 33431,33140,7899
Shire of Baw BawWarragul19944,028 1,55545,62757,6269
Shire of East GippslandBairnsdale199420,940 8,08543,80948,7159
City of LatrobeMorwell19941,426 55174,12477,3189
South Gippsland ShireLeongatha19943,435 1,32628,27330,5779
Shire of WellingtonSale199410,817 4,17642,72145,6399

Hume
Local government areaCouncil seatDate establishedLand area[2]PopulationCouncillors
(2022)		Map
km2sq mi(2013)[3](2021)[2]
Alpine ShireBright19944,788 1,84912,28313,2357
Rural City of BenallaBenalla20022,353 90813,87814,5287
City of Greater SheppartonShepparton19942,422 93563,24468,4099
Shire of IndigoBeechworth19942,040 78815,60517,3687
Shire of MansfieldMansfield20023,844 1,4848,27610,1785
Shire of MitchellBroadford19942,862 1,10537,78849,4609
Shire of MoiraCobram19944,046 1,56225,40130,5229
Shire of MurrindindiAlexandra19943,880 1,49813,56315,1977
Shire of StrathbogieEuroa19943,303 1,2759,11911,4557
Shire of TowongTallangatta19946,675 2,5775,9616,2235
Rural City of WangarattaWangaratta19973,645 1,40727,65029,8087
City of WodongaWodonga1876433 16737,57543,2537

Loddon Mallee
Local government areaCouncil seatDate establishedLand area[2]PopulationCouncillors
(2022)		Map
km2sq mi(2013)[3](2021)[2]
Shire of BulokeWycheproof19958,000 3,0896,3886,1787
Shire of CampaspeEchuca19944,519 1,74537,21338,7359
Shire of Central GoldfieldsMaryborough19951,533 59212,81513,4837
Shire of GannawarraKerang19953,735 1,44210,52610,6837
City of Greater BendigoBendigo19943,000 1,158105,957121,4709
Shire of LoddonWedderburn19956,696 2,5857,5187,7595
Shire of Macedon RangesKyneton19941,748 67544,59551,4589
Rural City of MilduraMildura199522,083 8,52653,15656,9729
Shire of Mount AlexanderCastlemaine19951,530 59118,24720,2537
Rural City of Swan HillSwan Hill19956,115 2,36121,00321,4037

See also

References
  1. "2021 Victoria, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics". www.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  2. "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.
  3. "People: Population: ERP by LGA (ASGS 2018), 2001 to 2018". ABS.Stat. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
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