Local government areas of Victoria

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.

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

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.

Greater Melbourne

Detail of Local Government Areas in and around Melbourne.

Local government area	Council seat	Date established	Land area	Population (2021)	Pop. density	Councillors (2022)	Map
City of Melbourne	Melbourne	12 August 1842 (1842-08-12)	37 km2 (14 sq mi)	149,615	11,897	11
City of Port Phillip	St Kilda	22 June 1994 (1994-06-22)	21 km2 (8.1 sq mi)	101,942	13,961	9
City of Stonnington	Malvern	22 June 1994 (1994-06-22)	26 km2 (10 sq mi)	104,703	11,576	9
City of Yarra	Richmond	22 June 1994 (1994-06-22)	20 km2 (7.7 sq mi)	90,114	12,758	9
City of Banyule	Greensborough	15 December 1994 (1994-12-15)	63 km2 (24 sq mi)	126,236	5,354	9
City of Bayside	Sandringham	15 December 1994 (1994-12-15)	37 km2 (14 sq mi)	101,306	7,400	7
City of Boroondara	Camberwell	22 June 1994 (1994-06-22)	60 km2 (23 sq mi)	167,900	7,826	11
City of Darebin	Preston	22 June 1994 (1994-06-22)	54 km2 (21 sq mi)	148,570	7,751	9
City of Glen Eira	Caulfield North	15 December 1994 (1994-12-15)	39 km2 (15 sq mi)	148,908	10,218	9
City of Hobsons Bay	Altona	22 June 1994 (1994-06-22)	64 km2 (25 sq mi)	91,322	3,904	7
City of Kingston	Cheltenham	15 December 1994 (1994-12-15)	91 km2 (35 sq mi)	158,129	4,651	9
City of Manningham	Doncaster	15 December 1994 (1994-12-15)	113 km2 (44 sq mi)	124,700	2,877	9
City of Maribyrnong	Footscray	15 December 1994 (1994-12-15)	31 km2 (12 sq mi)	85,209	7,635	7
City of Monash	Glen Waverley	15 December 1994 (1994-12-15)	82 km2 (32 sq mi)	190,397	6,319	11
City of Moonee Valley	Moonee Ponds	15 December 1994 (1994-12-15)	43 km2 (17 sq mi)	121,851	7,703	9
City of Merri-bek	Coburg	22 June 1994 (1994-06-22)	51 km2 (20 sq mi)	171,357	9,229	11
City of Whitehorse	Nunawading	15 December 1994 (1994-12-15)	64 km2 (25 sq mi)	169,346	7,130	11
City of Brimbank	Sunshine	15 December 1994 (1994-12-15)	123 km2 (47 sq mi)	194,618	4,395	11
Shire of Cardinia	Officer	15 December 1994 (1994-12-15)	1,283 km2 (495 sq mi)	118,194	216	9
City of Casey	Narre Warren	15 December 1994 (1994-12-15)	409 km2 (158 sq mi)	365,239	2,156	11
City of Frankston	Frankston	15 December 1994 (1994-12-15)	130 km2 (50 sq mi)	139,281	2,826	9
City of Greater Dandenong	Dandenong	15 December 1994 (1994-12-15)	130 km2 (50 sq mi)	158,208	3,309	11
City of Hume	Broadmeadows	15 December 1994 (1994-12-15)	504 km2 (195 sq mi)	243,901	1,153	11
City of Knox	Wantirna South	16 October 1963 (1963-22-16)	114 km2 (44 sq mi)	159,103	3,552	9
City of Maroondah	Ringwood East	15 December 1994 (1994-12-15)	61 km2 (24 sq mi)	115,043	4,989	9
City of Melton	Melton	16 September 1862 (1862-09-16)	528 km2 (204 sq mi)	178,960	769	9
Shire of Mornington Peninsula	Rosebud	15 December 1994 (1994-12-15)	724 km2 (280 sq mi)	168,948	593	11
Shire of Nillumbik	Greensborough	15 December 1994 (1994-12-15)	432 km2 (167 sq mi)	62,895	389	7
City of Whittlesea	South Morang	12 December 1862 (1862-12-12)	490 km2 (190 sq mi)	229,396	1,180	11
City of Wyndham	Werribee	6 October 1862 (1862-10-06)	542 km2 (209 sq mi)	292,011	1,220	11
Shire of Yarra Ranges	Lilydale	15 December 1994 (1994-12-15)	2,468 km2 (953 sq mi)	156,068	166	9

Regional Victoria

Map of LGAs in regional Victoria.

Barwon South West

Local government area	Council seat	Date established	Land area		Population		Councillors (2022)	Map
			km2	sq mi	(2013)	(2021)
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

Local government area	Council seat	Date established	Land area		Population		Councillors (2022)	Map
			km2	sq mi	(2013)	(2021)
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

Local government area	Council seat	Date established	Land area		Population		Councillors (2022)	Map
			km2	sq mi	(2013)	(2021)
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

Local government area	Council seat	Date established	Land area		Population		Councillors (2022)	Map
			km2	sq mi	(2013)	(2021)
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

Local government area	Council seat	Date established	Land area		Population		Councillors (2022)	Map
			km2	sq mi	(2013)	(2021)
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

• Government of Australia
• Australian Local Government Association
• Municipal Association of Victoria

External links

• "Shires of Australia". Statoids.
• Victorian Local Governance Association