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  Loddon Mallee Region The location ofBendigo, a city in the Loddon Mallee region | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates:36°45′S144°16′E / 36.750°S 144.267°E /-36.750; 144.267 | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 58,959 km2 (22,764 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 348,394 (2021 census)[Note 1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 5.90909/km2 (15.30447/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+11 (AEDT) | ||||||||||||
| Website | Loddon Mallee Region | ||||||||||||
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TheLoddon Mallee is aneconomicrural region[1] located in the north-western part ofVictoria,Australia.[2] Occupying more than a quarter of the state, it stretches from Greater Melbourne to the northernmost point of Victoria, sharing a border withSouth Australia andNew South Wales, and has one of the most consistently warm climates in Victoria. It has two major regional citiesBendigo andMildura and also contains the major settlements ofCastlemaine,Echuca,Gisborne,Kerang,Kyneton,Maryborough,Swan Hill,Wedderburn andWycheproof.
Comprising an area in excess of 58,000 square kilometres (22,000 sq mi) this is the largest region in Victoria hosting a population of over 348,000 people. The Loddon Malle region includes theShire of Buloke,Shire of Campaspe,Shire of Central Goldfields,Shire of Gannawarra,City of Greater Bendigo,Shire of Loddon,Shire of Macedon Ranges,Rural City of Mildura,Shire of Mount Alexander andRural City of Swan Hilllocal government areas.
The Loddon Mallee region is located along two major transport corridors, theCalder Highway corridor linkingMelbourne toBendigo andMildura and the interstateSturt Highway corridor linkingSydney to Mildura andAdelaide. The region comprises two distinct and inter-connected sub-regions or districts: Loddon Campaspe andMallee.[3]
For the purposes ofAustralian federal elections for theHouse of Representatives, the Loddon Mallee region is contained within all or part of the electoral divisions ofBendigo,[4]Mallee,[5]McEwen[6] andNicholls.[7]
For the purposes of Victorian elections for theLegislative Assembly, the Loddon Mallee region is contained within all or part of the electoral districts ofBendigo East,Bendigo West,Euroa,Macedon,Mildura,Murray Plains andRipon.
The region contains tenlocal government areas, which are:
| Local government area | Area | Population (2016 census) | Source(s) | Population (2021 census) | Source(s) | |
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| Shire of Buloke | 8,000 | 3,100 | 6,201 | [8] | 6,178 | [9] |
| Shire of Campaspe | 4,519 | 1,745 | 37,061 | [10] | 38,735 | [11] |
| Shire of Central Goldfields | 1,533 | 592 | 12,995 | [12] | 13,483 | [13] |
| Shire of Gannawarra | 3,735 | 1,442 | 10,549 | [14] | 10,683 | [15] |
| City of Greater Bendigo | 3,000 | 1,200 | 110,477 | [16] | 121,470 | [17] |
| Shire of Loddon | 6,696 | 2,585 | 7,516 | [18] | 7,759 | [19] |
| Shire of Macedon Ranges | 1,748 | 675 | 46,100 | [20] | 51,458 | [21] |
| Rural City of Mildura | 22,083 | 8,526 | 53,878 | [22] | 56,972 | [23] |
| Shire of Mount Alexander | 1,530 | 590 | 18,761 | [24] | 20,253 | [25] |
| Rural City of Swan Hill | 6,115 | 2,361 | 20,584 | [26] | 21,403 | [27] |
| Totals | 58,959 | 22,764 | 324,122 | 348,394 | ||
The Loddon Malle region contains theMurray Sunset National Park,Big Desert Wilderness Park,Wyperfeld National Park,Hattah - Kulkyne National Park,Kooyoora State Park andGreater Bendigo National Park.
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