Mansfield Shire | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Location in Victoria  Council offices in Mansfield | |||||||||||||
 | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
| Region | Hume | ||||||||||||
| Established | 17 October 2002[1] | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Mansfield | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • Mayor | Cr Steve Rabie | ||||||||||||
| • State electorate | |||||||||||||
| • Federal division | |||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 3,844 km2 (1,484 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 10,178 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 2.6478/km2 (6.8577/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Website | Mansfield Shire | ||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
TheShire of Mansfield is alocal government area in theHume region ofVictoria,Australia, located in the north-east part of the state. It covers an area of 3,844 square kilometres (1,484 sq mi) and in August 2021, had a population of 10,178.[2]
It includes the towns ofMansfield,Maindample,Mount Buller,Bonnie Doon,Jamieson,Kevington,Merrijig,Tolmie andWoods Point. It was formed in 2002 from the de-amalgamation of theDelatite Shire into the current shire and theRural City of Benalla.[1]
The de-amalgamation was the only successful de-amalgamation following the Kennett Government's policy of local government mergers. It was the result of organised political activity, with parallels to other autonomy movements.[3]
The Shire is governed and administered by Mansfield Shire Council, itsseat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Mansfield. The Shire is named after the main urban settlement located in the north of the LGA, that is Mansfield, which is also the LGA's most populous urban centre with a population of 4,360.[4]
The Shire is bordered by theRural City of Benalla, theShire of Baw Baw, theShire of Murrindindi, theShire of Yarra Ranges, theShire of Strathbogie and theShire of Wellington. There are twounincorporated areas within the shire; the areas aroundMount Buller andMount Stirling.
The Shire has an unsubdivided structure, with five councillors elected to represent the community across the shire.
The council meets in the council chambers at the council headquarters in the Mansfield Municipal Offices, which is also the location of the council's administrative activities. It also provides customer services at its administrative centre in Mansfield.
According to the 2021 census, the shire had a population of 10,178, compared to 8,584 in the 2016 census.[6]
| Population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
| Ancona | 84 | 99 |
| Barjarg | 132 | 141 |
| Barwite | 228 | 269 |
| Bonnie Doon | 570 | 666 |
| Boorolite | 143 | 166 |
| Bridge Creek^ | 97 | 117 |
| Creek Junction^ | 16 | 34 |
| Delatite | 15 | 13 |
| Enochs Point^ | 0 | 3 |
| Gaffneys Creek | 10 | 3 |
| Goughs Bay | 261 | 328 |
| Howes Creek | 70 | 67 |
| Population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
| Howqua | 110 | 158 |
| Howqua Hills | 4 | 5 |
| Howqua Inlet | 56 | 63 |
| Jamieson | 301 | 382 |
| Kanumbra^ | 59 | 53 |
| Kevington | 43 | 36 |
| Knockwood | 0 | 0 |
| Lake Eildon | 7 | 3 |
| Macs Cove | 91 | 121 |
| Maindample | 212 | 239 |
| Mansfield | 4,787 | 5,541 |
| Matlock^ | 4 | 7 |
| Population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Locality | 2016 | 2021 |
| Merrijig | 549 | 721 |
| Merton^ | 190 | 216 |
| Mirimbah^ | * | 0 |
| Mount Buller^ | 243 | 333 |
| Mountain Bay | 43 | 54 |
| Piries | 58 | 66 |
| Reynard^ | 0 | 0 |
| Sawmill Settlement | 88 | 86 |
| Tolmie^ | 447 | 547 |
| Woods Point | 37 | 33 |
| Woodfield | 36 | 62 |
^ -Territory divided with anotherLGA
* -Not noted in 2016 Census
37°03′00″S146°05′00″E / 37.05000°S 146.08333°E /-37.05000; 146.08333
Localities in theShire of Mansfield | ||
|---|---|---|
| Town |  | |
| Locality | ||
^ -Territory divided with anotherLGA | ||