City of Greater Shepparton | |||||||||||||
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 Location in Victoria | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates:36°23′00″S145°24′00″E / 36.38333°S 145.40000°E /-36.38333; 145.40000 | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
| Region | Hume | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1994 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Shepparton | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • Mayor | Shane Sali | ||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 2,422 km2 (935 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 68,409 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 28.245/km2 (73.154/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Gazetted | 18 November 1994[2] | ||||||||||||
| Website | City of Greater Shepparton | ||||||||||||
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TheCity of Greater Shepparton is alocal government area in theHume region ofVictoria, 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 ofShepparton and the towns ofArcadia,Ardmona,Congupna,Dookie,Grahamvale,Kialla,Lemnos,Merrigum,Mooroopna,Murchison,Tallygaroopna,Tatura,Toolamba andUndera.
The city is governed and administered by theGreater Shepparton City Council. Itsseat 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]
The City was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of theCity of Shepparton, theShire of Shepparton, the vast bulk of theShire of Rodney, and parts of theShire of Euroa,Shire of Goulburn,Shire of Tungamah,Shire of Violet Town andShire of Waranga.[2]
The council is composed of nine councillors elected to represent anunsubdivided 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 | ||
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.
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 anotherLGA
* –Not noted in 2016 Census
# –Not noted in 2021 Census
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