| Buloke Shire Council Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 6,201 (2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.78/km2 (2.01/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1995 | ||||||||||||||
| Gazetted | 20 January 1995[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 8,000 km2 (3,088.8 sq mi)[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Cr Alan Getley | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Wycheproof | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Loddon Mallee | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Mildura | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Mallee | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Buloke Shire Council | ||||||||||||||
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TheShire of Buloke is alocal government area inVictoria,Australia, located in the western part of the state. It covers an area of 8,000 square kilometres (3,100 sq mi) and, in August 2021, had a population of 6,201.[3] It includes the towns ofBirchip,Charlton,Tittybong,Donald,Sea Lake andWycheproof. It was formed in 1995 from the amalgamation of theShire of Wycheproof,Shire of Birchip,Shire of Charlton,Shire of Donald, and parts of theShire of Kara Kara.[2]
The Shire is governed and administered by theBuloke Shire Council; itsseat of local government and administrative centre is located at the Council headquarters in Wycheproof, it also has service centres located in Birchip, Charlton, Donald and Sea Lake. The Shire is named after a major geographical feature in the region,Lake Buloke, which is located in the south of the LGA; the name also comes from the "buloke" or "bulloak" treeAllocasuarina luehmannii, which is common in the region.[4]
Within the Shire, agriculture, particularly grain production, is the predominant source of income and employment.[4]
The Council is composed of three wards and six Councillors, with two Councillors elected to represent each of the wards.[5]
| Ward | Councillor | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Avoca | Bruce Stafford | ||
| Stephen Barratt | |||
| Mallee | Bernadette Hogan | ||
| Alan Getley | Mayor 2024-25 | ||
| Mount Jeffcott | Graeme Milne | Deputy Mayor 2024-25 | |
| Charmaine Delaney | |||
The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Wycheproof Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at its administrative centre in Wycheproof.
| Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | 2,589 | 100.00 | 0.00 | 6 |  | ||
| Formal votes | 2,589 | 98.18 | |||||
| Informal votes | 48 | 1.82 | |||||
| Total | 2,637 | 100.00 | |||||
| Registered voters / turnout | 3,085 | 85.48 | |||||
| Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | 1,346 | 100.0 | 7 | | |||
| Formal votes | 1,346 | 99.12 | |||||
| Informal votes | 12 | 0.88 | |||||
| Total | 1,358 | 100.00 | |||||
In the 2021 census, the shire's population was 6,178, down from 6,201 in the 2016 census.[8]
| Population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
| Ballapur | 10 | 19 |
| Banyan | 25 | 22 |
| Barrakee | 18 | 22 |
| Berriwillock | 184 | 180 |
| Bimbourie | 9 | 11 |
| Birchip | 702 | 694 |
| Birchip West | 3 | 9 |
| Boigbeat | 8 | 19 |
| Buckrabanyule^ | 51 | 52 |
| Bunguluke | 21 | 18 |
| Carron | 18 | 18 |
| Charlton | 1,050 | 1,095 |
| Chirrip | 8 | 8 |
| Cokum | 3 | 0 |
| Coonooer Bridge^ | 31 | 30 |
| Cope Cope^ | 58 | 42 |
| Corack | 23 | 33 |
| Corack East | 22 | 10 |
| Culgoa | 101 | 86 |
| Curyo | 26 | 20 |
| Donald | 1,498 | 1,472 |
| Dooboobetic | 9 | 13 |
| Population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
| Dumosa | 24 | 18 |
| Gil Gil | 12 | 23 |
| Glenloth | 6 | 7 |
| Glenloth East^ | 13 | 14 |
| Granite Flat | * | # |
| Jeffcott | 34 | 34 |
| Jeffcott North | 9 | 18 |
| Jeruk | 14 | 6 |
| Jil Jil | 18 | 17 |
| Kalpienung | 28 | 28 |
| Karyrie | 20 | 15 |
| Kinnabulla | 32 | 26 |
| Laen^ | * | 4 |
| Laen East | 11 | 6 |
| Laen North | 15 | 14 |
| Lake Marmal^ | 21 | 21 |
| Lake Tyrrell | 0 | 0 |
| Lawler^ | 19 | 16 |
| Litchfield | 51 | 36 |
| Marlbed | 0 | 6 |
| Massey | 10 | 23 |
| Morton Plains | 9 | 10 |
| Population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
| Myall | 10 | 17 |
| Nandaly | 39 | 30 |
| Nareewillock | 23 | 24 |
| Narraport | 46 | 50 |
| Ninda | 14 | 9 |
| Nine Mile^ | 22 | 19 |
| Nullawil | 93 | 92 |
| Nyarrin | 24 | 17 |
| Pier Milan | 8 | 6 |
| Reedy Dam | 24 | 28 |
| Rich Avon | 3 | 3 |
| Richmond Plains^ | 3 | 9 |
| Sea Lake | 640 | 619 |
| Springfield | 3 | 9 |
| Straten | 4 | 11 |
| Sutton | 3 | 3 |
| Teddywaddy | 17 | 23 |
| Teddywaddy West | 15 | 12 |
| Terrappee^ | 22 | 20 |
| Thalia | 10 | 4 |
| Tittybong^ | 3 | 3 |
| Towaninny^ | 11 | 4 |
| Population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
| Towaninny South | 0 | 0 |
| Turriff East | 3 | 7 |
| Tyenna | 3 | 4 |
| Tyrrell^ | 13 | 16 |
| Tyrrell Downs | 11 | 9 |
| Wangie | 5 | 11 |
| Warmur | 16 | 31 |
| Warne | 4 | 13 |
| Watchem | 114 | 124 |
| Watchem West^ | 18 | 29 |
| Watchupga | 41 | 43 |
| Whirily | 30 | 25 |
| Wilkur^ | 49 | 28 |
| Willangie | 35 | 35 |
| Wooroonook | 20 | 26 |
| Woosang^ | 11 | 12 |
| Wycheproof | 635 | 610 |
| Wycheproof South | 12 | 6 |
| Yawong Hills | 0 | 5 |
| Yeungroon | 31 | 34 |
| Yeungroon East^ | 16 | 11 |
^ -Territory divided with anotherLGA
* -Not noted in 2016 Census
# -Not noted in 2021 Census
Thetraditional owners of this area are theWotjobaluk, Jaadwa, Jadawadjali,Wergaia andJupagalk andDja Dja Wurrung.
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