City of Greater Shepparton

City of Greater Shepparton
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Population68,409 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density28.245/km2 (73.154/sq mi)
Established1994
Gazetted18 November 1994[2]
Area2,422 km2 (935.1 sq mi)[1]
MayorShane Sali
Council seatShepparton
RegionHume
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s)Nicholls
WebsiteCity of Greater Shepparton
LGAs around City of Greater Shepparton:
Moira Moira Moira
Campaspe City of Greater Shepparton Benalla
Campaspe Strathbogie Strathbogie

The City of Greater Shepparton is a local government area in the Hume region of Victoria, Australia, located in the north-east part of the state. It covers an area of 2,422 square kilometres (935 sq mi) and, in August 2021, had a population of 68,409.[1] It includes the city of Shepparton and the towns of Arcadia, Ardmona, Congupna, Dookie, Grahamvale, Kialla, Lemnos, Merrigum, Mooroopna, Murchison, Tallygaroopna, Tatura, Toolamba and Undera. It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the City of Shepparton, Shire of Shepparton, and parts of the Shire of Rodney, Shire of Euroa, Shire of Goulburn, Shire of Tungamah, Shire of Violet Town and Shire of Waranga.[2]

The city is governed and administered by the Greater Shepparton City Council. Its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Shepparton; it also has a service centre located in Tatura. The city is named after the main urban settlement located in the centre of the LGA, that is Shepparton, which together with adjoining Mooroopna form the LGA's most populous urban area with a population of 51,903.[3]

Council

Current composition

The council is composed of nine councillors elected to represent an unsubdivided municipality.[4] The last council election was in 2020. The elected councillors of Greater Shepparton in 2022 are:[5]

Ward Councillor Notes
Unsubdivided   Shane Sali Mayor
  Anthony Brophy
  Seema Abdullah
  Geoff Dobson
  Greg James
  Ben Ladson[6]
  Fern Summer
  Dinny Adem[7]
  Sam Spinks Deputy Mayor,[8] Greens

Administration and governance

The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Shepparton Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at both its administrative centre in Shepparton, and its service centre in Tatura.

Townships and localities

In the 2021 census, the city had a population of 68,409, up from 63,837 in the 2016 census.[9]

Population
Locality 2016 2021
Arcadia 217 212
Ardmona 487 497
Boxwood^ 20 19
Bunbartha 276 313
Byrneside 158 161
Caniambo 74 82
Congupna 605 620
Cooma 108 94
Coomboona 131 134
Cosgrove 54 50
Cosgrove South 58 53
Dhurringile 445 369
Dookie 328 333
Dookie College 44 51
Gillieston 60 45
Girgarre East 121 143
Population
Locality 2016 2021
Goulburn Weir^ 82 90
Gowangardie 16 18
Grahamvale 682 685
Harston 174 167
Karramomus 37 40
Katandra 113 120
Katandra West 476 492
Kialla 6,817 8,667
Kialla East 137 170
Kialla West 431 415
Kyabram^ 7,331 7,416
Kyabram South 80 69
Lancaster^ 393 398
Lemnos 246 251
Major Plains^ 37 36
Marionvale 91 116
Population
Locality 2016 2021
Marungi^ 111 98
Merrigum 679 679
Moorilim^ 25 25
Mooroopna 7,942 8,312
Mooroopna North 123 144
Mooroopna North West 74 67
Mount Major 6 10
Murchison 925 884
Murchison East 135 140
Murchison North 187 185
Nalinga^ 25 22
Orrvale 438 450
Pine Lodge 241 267
Shepparton 31,197 32,067
Shepparton East 1,138 1,192
Population
Locality 2016 2021
Shepparton North 1,033 2,048
St Germains 75 75
Stanhope South * #
Stewarton^ 116 118
Tallygaroopna 579 600
Tamleugh North 34 24
Tatura 4,669 4,955
Tatura East 143 135
Toolamba 769 822
Toolamba West 112 110
Undera 442 450
Violet Town^ 874 936
Waranga * #
Wyuna^ 262 278
Zeerust 149 147

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

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Greater Shepparton (Local Government Area)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 November 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Order Constituting ... the City of Greater Shepparton ...(part 12)". Victoria Government Gazette (S87). State Government of Victoria: 5. 18 November 1994. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  3. ^ "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Significant Urban Area, 2008 to 2018". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
  4. ^ Greater Shepparton City Council. "Greater Shepparton City Council". Greater Shepparton City Council. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  5. ^ Greater Shepparton Council. "Mayor and Councillors". Greater Shepparton. Greater Shepparton Council. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  6. ^ "City council at full strength after countback elects new councillor". Shepparton News. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  7. ^ Greater Shepparton. "Dinny Adem elected to Council in countback". Greater Shepparton Council. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Spinks elected new deputy mayor". Shepparton News. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  9. ^ "Census | Australian Bureau of Statistics". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 11 January 2023.

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