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.

LGAs sorted by region

Name	Council seat	Region	Year Estab.	Area (km²)	Pop'n (2006)	Notes	Map
Melbourne, City ofCity of Melbourne	Melbourne	Greater Melbourne (Inner Melbourne)	1842	&1000000000000003800000038	93,105	Capital city of Victoria
Port Phillip, City ofCity of Port Phillip		Greater Melbourne (Inner Melbourne)	1994	&1000000000000002062000020.62	96,110
Stonnington, City ofCity of Stonnington	Malvern	Greater Melbourne (Inner Melbourne)	1994	&1000000000000002562000025.62	99,110
Yarra, City ofCity of Yarra	Richmond	Greater Melbourne (Inner Melbourne)	1994	&1000000000000002000000020	78,041
Banyule, City ofCity of Banyule	Ivanhoe	Greater Melbourne (Metropolitan)	1994	&1000000000000006300000063	123,521
Bayside, City ofCity of Bayside		Greater Melbourne (Metropolitan)	1994	&1000000000000003600000036	96,329	Amalgamation of cities of Brighton and Sandringham and parts of the cities of Mordialloc and Moorabbin.
Boroondara, City ofCity of Boroondara	Camberwell	Greater Melbourne (Metropolitan)	1994	&1000000000000006000000060	168,090
Darebin, City ofCity of Darebin		Greater Melbourne (Metropolitan)	1994	&1000000000000005300000053	139,608
Glen Eira, City ofCity of Glen Eira	Caulfield North	Greater Melbourne (Metropolitan)	1994	&1000000000000003870000038.7	136,354
Hobsons Bay, City ofCity of Hobsons Bay	Altona North	Greater Melbourne (Metropolitan)	1994	&1000000000000006500000065	87,486
Kingston, City ofCity of Kingston		Greater Melbourne (Metropolitan)	1994	&1000000000000009100000091	147,214
Maribyrnong, City ofCity of Maribyrnong	Footscray	Greater Melbourne (Metropolitan)	1994	&1000000000000003119999931.2	71,523
Maroondah, City ofCity of Maroondah		Greater Melbourne (Metropolitan)	1994	&1000000000000006139999961.4	106,224
Monash, City ofCity of Monash	Glen Waverley	Greater Melbourne (Metropolitan)	1994	&1000000000000008150000081.5	176,069
Moonee Valley, City ofCity of Moonee Valley	Moonee Ponds	Greater Melbourne (Metropolitan)	1994	&1000000000000004400000044	111,268
Moreland, City ofCity of Moreland		Greater Melbourne (Metropolitan)	1994	&1000000000000005100000051	149,122
Whitehorse, City ofCity of Whitehorse		Greater Melbourne (Metropolitan)	1994	&1000000000000006400000064	155,725
Brimbank, City ofCity of Brimbank	Sunshine	Greater Melbourne (Outer Metropolitan)	1994	&10000000000000123299999123.3	168,215
Cardinia, Shire ofShire of Cardinia	Pakenham	Greater Melbourne (Outer Metropolitan)	1994	&100000000000012805999991,280.6	68,641
Casey, City ofCity of Casey	Narre Warren	Greater Melbourne (Outer Metropolitan)	1994	&10000000000000409899999409.9	247,357
Frankston, City ofCity of Frankston	Frankston	Greater Melbourne (Outer Metropolitan)	1994	&10000000000000131000000131	128,576
Greater Dandenong, City ofCity of Greater Dandenong		Greater Melbourne (Outer Metropolitan)	1994	&10000000000000130000000130	137,600
Hume, City ofCity of Hume		Greater Melbourne (Outer Metropolitan)	1994	&10000000000000503000000503	147,781
Knox, City ofCity of Knox		Greater Melbourne (Outer Metropolitan)	1963	&10000000000000113799999113.8	155,969
Manningham, City ofCity of Manningham	Doncaster	Greater Melbourne (Outer Metropolitan)	1994	&10000000000000113000000113	118,544
Melton, Shire ofShire of Melton	Melton	Greater Melbourne (Outer Metropolitan)	1994	&10000000000000527299999527.3	78,914
Mornington Peninsula, Shire ofShire of Mornington Peninsula	Rosebud	Greater Melbourne (Outer Metropolitan)	1994	&10000000000000723100000723.1	148,394
Nillumbik, Shire ofShire of Nillumbik		Greater Melbourne (Outer Metropolitan)	1994	&10000000000000435000000435	63,827
Whittlesea, City ofCity of Whittlesea	South Morang	Greater Melbourne (Outer Metropolitan)	1862	&10000000000000489899999489.9	146,132
Wyndham, City ofCity of Wyndham	Werribee	Greater Melbourne (Outer Metropolitan)	1862	&10000000000000541600000541.6	143,879
Yarra Ranges, Shire ofShire of Yarra Ranges	Lilydale	Greater Melbourne (Outer Metropolitan)	1994	&100000000000024699000002,469.9	148,912
Colac Otway Shire, Colac Otway Shire	Colac	Southwest	1994	&100000000000034330000003,433	21,817
Golden Plains Shire, Golden Plains Shire	Bannockburn	Southwest	1994	&100000000000027040000002,704	18,173
Greater Geelong, City ofCity of Greater Geelong	Geelong	Southwest	1993	&100000000000012400000001,240	216,330
Queenscliffe, Borough ofBorough of Queenscliffe	Queenscliff	Southwest	1863	&100000000000000085999998.6	3,318
Surf Coast Shire, Surf Coast Shire	Torquay	Southwest	1994	&100000000000015600000001,560	25,458
Ballarat, City ofCity of Ballarat	Ballarat	Central Highlands and Goldfields	1994	&10000000000000740000000740	94,088
Central Goldfields, Shire ofShire of Central Goldfields	Maryborough	Central Highlands and Goldfields	1995	&100000000000015340000001,534	12,899
Greater Bendigo, City ofCity of Greater Bendigo	Bendigo	Central Highlands and Goldfields	1994	&100000000000030480000003,048	102,373
Hepburn, Shire ofShire of Hepburn	Daylesford	Central Highlands and Goldfields	1995	&100000000000014700000001,470	14,083
Loddon, Shire ofShire of Loddon	Wedderburn	Central Highlands and Goldfields	1995	&100000000000066940000006,694	8,079
Macedon Ranges, Shire ofShire of Macedon Ranges	Kyneton	Central Highlands and Goldfields	1994	&100000000000017470000001,747	42,015
Mitchell, Shire ofShire of Mitchell	Broadford	Central Highlands and Goldfields	1994	&100000000000028620000002,862	34,119
Moorabool, Shire ofShire of Moorabool	Ballan	Central Highlands and Goldfields	1994	&100000000000021100000002,110	27,896
Mount Alexander, Shire ofShire of Mount Alexander	Castlemaine	Central Highlands and Goldfields	1995	&100000000000015290000001,529	18,293
Campaspe, Shire ofShire of Campaspe	Echuca	Goulburn Valley	1994	&100000000000045170000004,517	38,790
Greater Shepparton, City ofCity of Greater Shepparton		Goulburn Valley	1994	&100000000000024200000002,420	62,368
Moira, Shire ofShire of Moira	Cobram	Goulburn Valley	1963	&100000000000040780000004,078	29,127
Strathbogie, Shire ofShire of Strathbogie	Euroa	Goulburn Valley	1994	&100000000000033020000003,302	9,974
Alpine Shire, Alpine Shire	Bright	Northeast	1994	&100000000000050050000005,005	12,795
Benalla, Rural City ofRural City of Benalla	Benalla	Northeast	2002	&100000000000023505900002,350.59	14,208
Falls Creek Alpine Resort, Falls Creek Alpine Resort		Northeast	1997	&1000000000000001600000016
Indigo, Shire ofShire of Indigo	Beechworth	Northeast	1994	&100000000000020440000002,044	15,945
Lake Mountain Alpine Resort, Lake Mountain Alpine Resort		Northeast	1997	&100000000000000040000004
Mansfield, Shire ofShire of Mansfield	Mansfield	Northeast	2002	&100000000000038920000003,892	7,891
Mount Buller Alpine Resort, Mount Buller Alpine Resort		Northeast	1997	&1000000000000002300000023	251
Mount Hotham Alpine Resort, Mount Hotham Alpine Resort		Northeast	1997	&1000000000000002900000029
Mount Stirling Alpine Resort, Mount Stirling Alpine Resort		Northeast	1997	&1000000000000002800000028
Murrindindi, Shire ofShire of Murrindindi	Alexandra	Northeast	1994	&100000000000038890000003,889	13,377
Towong, Shire ofShire of Towong	Tallangatta	Northeast	1994	&100000000000066730000006,673	6,340
Wangaratta, Rural City ofRural City of Wangaratta		Northeast	1994	&100000000000037640000003,764	28,663
Wodonga, City ofCity of Wodonga	Wodonga	Northeast	1876	&10000000000000433000000433	35,733
Bass Coast Shire, Bass Coast Shire		Gippsland	1994	&10000000000000859000000859	29,584
Baw Baw, Shire ofShire of Baw Baw	Warragul	Gippsland	1994	&100000000000040310000004,031	41,325
East Gippsland, Shire ofShire of East Gippsland	Bairnsdale	Gippsland	1994	&1000000000002093100000020,931	43,615
Elizabeth Island, Elizabeth Island		Gippsland		&100000000000000006500000.65
French Island, French Island		Gippsland		&10000000000000170000000170	89
Gabo Island, Gabo Island		Gippsland
Latrobe, City ofCity of Latrobe	Morwell	Gippsland	1994	&100000000000014220000001,422	75,259
Mount Baw Baw Alpine Resort, Mount Baw Baw Alpine Resort		Gippsland	1997	&100000000000000040000004	4
South Gippsland Shire, South Gippsland Shire	Leongatha	Gippsland	1994	&100000000000033050000003,305	27,776
Wellington, Shire ofShire of Wellington	Sale	Gippsland	1994	&1000000000001098900000010,989	43,197
Yallourn Works Area, Yallourn Works Area		Gippsland
Ararat, Rural City ofRural City of Ararat	Ararat	Western District	1994	&100000000000042300000004,230	11,913
Corangamite Shire, Corangamite Shire	Camperdown	Western District	1994	&100000000000044040000004,404	17,500
Glenelg, Shire ofShire of Glenelg	Portland	Western District	1994	&100000000000062130000006,213	21,146
Lady Julia Percy Island, Lady Julia Percy Island		Western District		&100000000000000013300001.33
Moyne, Shire ofShire of Moyne	Port Fairy	Western District	1994	&100000000000054780000005,478	16,684
Pyrenees Shire, Pyrenees Shire	Beaufort	Western District	1994	&100000000000034330000003,433	6,885
Southern Grampians, Shire ofShire of Southern Grampians	Hamilton	Western District	1994	&100000000000066520000006,652	17,564
Warrnambool, City ofCity of Warrnambool	Warrnambool	Western District	1855	&10000000000000120000000120	33,374
Hindmarsh, Shire ofShire of Hindmarsh	Nhill	Wimmera	1995	&100000000000075270000007,527	6,202
Horsham, Rural City ofRural City of Horsham	Horsham	Wimmera	1995	&100000000000042390000004,239	20,042
Northern Grampians, Shire ofShire of Northern Grampians	Stawell	Wimmera	1995	&100000000000059180000005,918	12,340
West Wimmera, Shire ofShire of West Wimmera	Edenhope	Wimmera	1995	&100000000000091070000009,107	4,613
Yarriambiack, Shire ofShire of Yarriambiack	Warracknabeal	Wimmera	1995	&100000000000073100000007,310	7,681
Buloke, Shire ofShire of Buloke	Wycheproof	The Mallee	1995	&100000000000080040000008,004	7,078
Gannawarra, Shire ofShire of Gannawarra	Kerang	The Mallee	1995	&100000000000037320000003,732	11,665
Mildura, Rural City ofRural City of Mildura	Mildura	The Mallee	1995	&1000000000002221400000022,214	53,877
Swan Hill, Rural City ofRural City of Swan Hill	Swan Hill	The Mallee	1995	&100000000000061030000006,103	22,116

External links

• Shires of Australia at statoids.com