Local government areas of Victoria

Map of LGAs

This is a list of local government areas (LGAs) in Victoria, sorted by region. For the history and responsibilities of local government in that state, see Local government in Victoria.

LGAs sorted by region

Name	Council seat	Region	Year Estab.	Area (km²)	Pop'n (2011)	Notes	Map
Melbourne, City ofCity of Melbourne	Melbourne	Greater Melbourne (Inner Melbourne)	12 August 1842	&&&&&&&&&&&&&037.40000037.4	93,625	Capital city of Victoria
Port Phillip, City ofCity of Port Phillip	St Kilda	Greater Melbourne (Inner Melbourne)	22 June 1994	&&&&&&&&&&&&&020.70000020.7	91,372
Stonnington, City ofCity of Stonnington	Malvern	Greater Melbourne (Inner Melbourne)	22 June 1994	&&&&&&&&&&&&&025.60000025.6	93,145
Yarra, City ofCity of Yarra	Richmond	Greater Melbourne (Inner Melbourne)	22 June 1994	&&&&&&&&&&&&&020.&&&&&020	74,090
Banyule, City ofCity of Banyule	Ivanhoe	Greater Melbourne (Metropolitan)	15 December 1994	&&&&&&&&&&&&&062.50000062.5	118,306	Created from the merger of the City of Heidelberg and parts of Shire of Diamond Valley and the Shire of Eltham.
Bayside, City ofCity of Bayside	Sandringham	Greater Melbourne (Metropolitan)	15 December 1994	&&&&&&&&&&&&&036.&&&&&036	91,814	Amalgamation of cities of Brighton and Sandringham and parts of the cities of Mordialloc and Moorabbin.
Boroondara, City ofCity of Boroondara	Camberwell	Greater Melbourne (Metropolitan)	22 June 1994	&&&&&&&&&&&&&060.&&&&&060	159,184	Amalgamation of the cities of Camberwell, Kew and Hawthorn.
Brimbank, City ofCity of Brimbank	Sunshine	Greater Melbourne (Metropolitan)	15 December 1994	&&&&&&&&&&&&0123.300000123.3	182,735
Darebin, City ofCity of Darebin	Preston	Greater Melbourne (Metropolitan)	22 June 1994	&&&&&&&&&&&&&053.&&&&&053	136,474
Glen Eira, City ofCity of Glen Eira	Caulfield North	Greater Melbourne (Metropolitan)	15 December 1994	&&&&&&&&&&&&&038.70000038.7	131,013
Hobsons Bay, City ofCity of Hobsons Bay	Altona	Greater Melbourne (Metropolitan)	22 June 1994	&&&&&&&&&&&&&065.&&&&&065	83,863
Kingston, City ofCity of Kingston	Cheltenham	Greater Melbourne (Metropolitan)	15 December 1994	&&&&&&&&&&&&&091.&&&&&091	142,425
Manningham, City ofCity of Manningham	Doncaster	Greater Melbourne (Metropolitan)	15 December 1994	&&&&&&&&&&&&0113.&&&&&0113	111,300
Maribyrnong, City ofCity of Maribyrnong	Footscray	Greater Melbourne (Metropolitan)	15 December 1994	&&&&&&&&&&&&&031.20000031.2	71,635
Monash, City ofCity of Monash	Glen Waverley	Greater Melbourne (Metropolitan)	15 December 1994	&&&&&&&&&&&&&081.50000081.5	169,280	The city was formed from the merger of the City of Oakleigh and the City of Waverley
Moonee Valley, City ofCity of Moonee Valley	Moonee Ponds	Greater Melbourne (Metropolitan)	15 December 1994	&&&&&&&&&&&&&044.&&&&&044	107,443
Moreland, City ofCity of Moreland	Coburg	Greater Melbourne (Metropolitan)	22 June 1994	&&&&&&&&&&&&&051.&&&&&051	147,241
Whitehorse, City ofCity of Whitehorse	Box Hill	Greater Melbourne (Metropolitan)	15 December 1994	&&&&&&&&&&&&&064.&&&&&064	151,334
Cardinia, Shire ofShire of Cardinia	Pakenham	Greater Melbourne (Outer Metropolitan)	15 December 1994	&&&&&&&&&&&01280.6000001,280.6	74,176
Casey, City ofCity of Casey	Narre Warren	Greater Melbourne (Outer Metropolitan)	15 December 1994	&&&&&&&&&&&&0409.900000409.9	252,382
Frankston, City ofCity of Frankston	Frankston	Greater Melbourne (Outer Metropolitan)	15 December 1994	&&&&&&&&&&&&0131.&&&&&0131	126,458
Greater Dandenong, City ofCity of Greater Dandenong	Dandenong	Greater Melbourne (Outer Metropolitan)	15 December 1994	&&&&&&&&&&&&0130.&&&&&0130	135,605
Hume, City ofCity of Hume	Broadmeadows	Greater Melbourne (Outer Metropolitan)	15 December 1994	&&&&&&&&&&&&0503.&&&&&0503	167,562
Knox, City ofCity of Knox	Wantirna South	Greater Melbourne (Outer Metropolitan)	16 November 1963	&&&&&&&&&&&&0113.800000113.8	149,300
Maroondah, City ofCity of Maroondah	RIngwood East	Greater Melbourne (Outer Metropolitan)	15 December 1994	&&&&&&&&&&&&&061.40000061.4	103,839
Melton, City ofCity of Melton	Melton	Greater Melbourne (Outer Metropolitan)	16 September 1862	&&&&&&&&&&&&0527.300000527.3	109,259
Mornington Peninsula, Shire ofShire of Mornington Peninsula	Rosebud	Greater Melbourne (Outer Metropolitan)	15 December 1994	&&&&&&&&&&&&0723.100000723.1	144,608
Nillumbik, Shire ofShire of Nillumbik	Eltham	Greater Melbourne (Outer Metropolitan)	15 December 1994	&&&&&&&&&&&&0435.&&&&&0435	60,342\
Whittlesea, City ofCity of Whittlesea	South Morang	Greater Melbourne (Outer Metropolitan)	12 December 1862	&&&&&&&&&&&&0489.900000489.9	154,880
Wyndham, City ofCity of Wyndham	Werribee	Greater Melbourne (Outer Metropolitan)	6 October 1862	&&&&&&&&&&&&0541.600000541.6	161,575
Yarra Ranges, Shire ofShire of Yarra Ranges	Lilydale	Greater Melbourne (Outer Metropolitan)	15 December 1994	&&&&&&&&&&&02469.9000002,469.9	144,541
Colac Otway Shire, Colac Otway Shire	Colac	Southwest	1994	&&&&&&&&&&&03433.&&&&&03,433	20,345
Golden Plains Shire, Golden Plains Shire	Bannockburn	Southwest	1994	&&&&&&&&&&&02704.&&&&&02,704	18,770
Greater Geelong, City ofCity of Greater Geelong	Geelong	Southwest	1993	&&&&&&&&&&&01240.&&&&&01,240	210,875
Queenscliffe, Borough ofBorough of Queenscliffe	Queenscliff	Southwest	1863	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&08.6000008.6	3,000
Surf Coast Shire, Surf Coast Shire	Torquay	Southwest	1994	&&&&&&&&&&&01560.&&&&&01,560	25,870
Ballarat, City ofCity of Ballarat	Ballarat	Central Highlands and Goldfields	1994	&&&&&&&&&&&&0740.&&&&&0740	93,501
Central Goldfields, Shire ofShire of Central Goldfields	Maryborough	Central Highlands and Goldfields	1995	&&&&&&&&&&&01534.&&&&&01,534	12,496
Greater Bendigo, City ofCity of Greater Bendigo	Bendigo	Central Highlands and Goldfields	1994	&&&&&&&&&&&03048.&&&&&03,048	100,617
Hepburn, Shire ofShire of Hepburn	Daylesford	Central Highlands and Goldfields	1995	&&&&&&&&&&&01470.&&&&&01,470	14,367
Loddon, Shire ofShire of Loddon	Wedderburn	Central Highlands and Goldfields	1995	&&&&&&&&&&&06694.&&&&&06,694	7,459
Macedon Ranges, Shire ofShire of Macedon Ranges	Kyneton	Central Highlands and Goldfields	1994	&&&&&&&&&&&01747.&&&&&01,747	41,860
Mitchell, Shire ofShire of Mitchell	Broadford	Central Highlands and Goldfields	1994	&&&&&&&&&&&02862.&&&&&02,862	34,637
Moorabool, Shire ofShire of Moorabool	Ballan	Central Highlands and Goldfields	1994	&&&&&&&&&&&02110.&&&&&02,110	28,124
Mount Alexander, Shire ofShire of Mount Alexander	Castlemaine	Central Highlands and Goldfields	1995	&&&&&&&&&&&01529.&&&&&01,529	17,591
Campaspe, Shire ofShire of Campaspe	Echuca	Goulburn Valley	1994	&&&&&&&&&&&04517.&&&&&04,517	36,365
Greater Shepparton, City ofCity of Greater Shepparton	Shepparton	Goulburn Valley	1994	&&&&&&&&&&&02420.&&&&&02,420	60,449
Moira, Shire ofShire of Moira	Cobram	Goulburn Valley	1963	&&&&&&&&&&&04078.&&&&&04,078	28,124
Strathbogie, Shire ofShire of Strathbogie	Euroa	Goulburn Valley	1994	&&&&&&&&&&&03302.&&&&&03,302	9,486
Alpine Shire, Alpine Shire	Bright	Northeast	1994	&&&&&&&&&&&05005.&&&&&05,005	11,881
Benalla, Rural City ofRural City of Benalla	Benalla	Northeast	2002	&&&&&&&&&&&02350.5900002,350.59	13,647
Falls Creek Alpine Resort, Falls Creek Alpine Resort	Unincorporated Area	Northeast	1997	&&&&&&&&&&&&&016.&&&&&016	225
Indigo, Shire ofShire of Indigo	Beechworth	Northeast	1994	&&&&&&&&&&&02044.&&&&&02,044	15,178
Lake Mountain Alpine Resort, Lake Mountain Alpine Resort	Unincorporated Area	Northeast	1997	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.&&&&&04	0
Mansfield, Shire ofShire of Mansfield	Mansfield	Northeast	2002	&&&&&&&&&&&03892.&&&&&03,892	7,893
Mount Buller Alpine Resort, Mount Buller Alpine Resort	Unincorporated Area	Northeast	1997	&&&&&&&&&&&&&023.&&&&&023	242
Mount Hotham Alpine Resort, Mount Hotham Alpine Resort	Unincorporated Area	Northeast	1997	&&&&&&&&&&&&&029.&&&&&029	161
Mount Stirling Alpine Resort, Mount Stirling Alpine Resort	Unincorporated Area	Northeast	1997	&&&&&&&&&&&&&028.&&&&&028	0
Murrindindi, Shire ofShire of Murrindindi	Alexandra	Northeast	1994	&&&&&&&&&&&03889.&&&&&03,889	13,058
Towong, Shire ofShire of Towong	Tallangatta	Northeast	1994	&&&&&&&&&&&06673.&&&&&06,673	5,891
Wangaratta, Rural City ofRural City of Wangaratta	Wangaratta	Northeast	1994	&&&&&&&&&&&03764.&&&&&03,764	26,815
Wodonga, City ofCity of Wodonga	Wodonga	Northeast	1876	&&&&&&&&&&&&0433.&&&&&0433	35,519
Bass Coast Shire, Bass Coast Shire	Wonthaggi	Gippsland	1994	&&&&&&&&&&&&0859.&&&&&0859	29,614
Baw Baw, Shire ofShire of Baw Baw	Warragul	Gippsland	1994	&&&&&&&&&&&04031.&&&&&04,031	42,864
East Gippsland, Shire ofShire of East Gippsland	Bairnsdale	Gippsland	1994	&&&&&&&&&&020931.&&&&&020,931	42,196
Latrobe, City ofCity of Latrobe	Morwell	Gippsland	1994	&&&&&&&&&&&01422.&&&&&01,422	72,396
Mount Baw Baw Alpine Resort, Mount Baw Baw Alpine Resort	Unincorporated Area	Gippsland	1997	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.&&&&&04	22
South Gippsland Shire, South Gippsland Shire	Leongatha	Gippsland	1994	&&&&&&&&&&&03305.&&&&&03,305	27,208
Wellington, Shire ofShire of Wellington	Sale	Gippsland	1994	&&&&&&&&&&010989.&&&&&010,989	41,440
Ararat, Rural City ofRural City of Ararat	Ararat	Western District	1994	&&&&&&&&&&&04230.&&&&&04,230	11,183
Corangamite Shire, Corangamite Shire	Camperdown	Western District	1994	&&&&&&&&&&&04404.&&&&&04,404	16,376
Glenelg, Shire ofShire of Glenelg	Portland	Western District	1994	&&&&&&&&&&&06213.&&&&&06,213	19,575
Moyne, Shire ofShire of Moyne	Port Fairy	Western District	1994	&&&&&&&&&&&05478.&&&&&05,478	15,955
Pyrenees Shire, Pyrenees Shire	Beaufort	Western District	1994	&&&&&&&&&&&03433.&&&&&03,433	6,669
Southern Grampians, Shire ofShire of Southern Grampians	Hamilton	Western District	1994	&&&&&&&&&&&06652.&&&&&06,652	16,359
Warrnambool, City ofCity of Warrnambool	Warrnambool	Western District	1855	&&&&&&&&&&&&0120.&&&&&0120	32,029
Hindmarsh, Shire ofShire of Hindmarsh	Nhill	Wimmera	1995	&&&&&&&&&&&07527.&&&&&07,527	5,798
Horsham, Rural City ofRural City of Horsham	Horsham	Wimmera	1995	&&&&&&&&&&&04239.&&&&&04,239	19,279
Northern Grampians, Shire ofShire of Northern Grampians	Stawell	Wimmera	1995	&&&&&&&&&&&05918.&&&&&05,918	11,845
West Wimmera, Shire ofShire of West Wimmera	Edenhope	Wimmera	1995	&&&&&&&&&&&09107.&&&&&09,107	4,251
Yarriambiack, Shire ofShire of Yarriambiack	Warracknabeal	Wimmera	1995	&&&&&&&&&&&07310.&&&&&07,310	7,088
Buloke, Shire ofShire of Buloke	Wycheproof	The Mallee	1995	&&&&&&&&&&&08004.&&&&&08,004	6,384
Gannawarra, Shire ofShire of Gannawarra	Kerang	The Mallee	1995	&&&&&&&&&&&03732.&&&&&03,732	10,366
Mildura, Rural City ofRural City of Mildura	Mildura	The Mallee	1995	&&&&&&&&&&022214.&&&&&022,214	50,979
Swan Hill, Rural City ofRural City of Swan Hill	Swan Hill	The Mallee	1995	&&&&&&&&&&&06103.&&&&&06,103	20,449

External links

• Shires of Australia at Statoids

Victorian Local Governance Association